Winners announced for Drop Zone competition
Thank you to everyone who entered the Drop Zone competition to estimate where Felix would land following his freefall from the edge of space.
His final landing position was 43.8 miles or 70.5km from the capsule's original launch site at the following coordinates: Latitude: 33° 21' 28.84" Longitude: -103° 47' 5.38"
Red Bull Stratos is delighted to announce the winner who received a Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback watch and the five runner-up prize winners who will each take home an official Mission backpack.
RED BULL STRATOS DROP ZONE COMPETITION WON BY AMSTERDAM MAN
Dave Sertons was crowned winner of the Red Bull Stratos Drop
Zone competition. His estimation of Felix Baumgartner's precise
landing spot was 303 meters off target. How in heaven's name do you
calculate where Felix will touch down? Let's ask the expert
himself…
How did you determine the Drop Zone?
"It wasn't really rocket science you know. I watched two previous
test jumps that Felix Baumgartner did. I looked up the data and
also researched the direction of the wind in the stratosphere on
those days. I then looked at the weather forecast for the day of
the jump and was pretty certain what the direction of the wind
would be. I also figured he would have some influence on where he
landed, so I looked for a logical landing spot near a road
crossing. And I wasn't far off."
What did you think of Red Bull Stratos?
"Fantastic to watch. I followed the whole thing with great
enjoyment. It is special that so many people were watching online
at the same time and also special that Red Bull made something like
that possible. It wasn't only Felix who broke all those records,
Red Bull also set a record for most live views on YouTube."
And now you are the proud owner of an El Primero Zenith
wristwatch, the same one Baumgartner has…
"I am really happy with that. I am quite the watch aficionado, so
for me this is a fantastic prize."
During his record breaking jump Felix Baumgartner wore a brand new El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking wristwatch. It can handle extreme heights, extreme speeds and it doesn't matter if you break the sound barrier. So Dave, go for it!
Runner-up prize winners:
2nd prize: Geoff Waye from Newfoundland, Canada
Estimate was 548 meters from final landing position
3rd prize: Jonathan Dorman from Wisconsin, USA
Estimate was 708 meters from final landing position
4th prize: awaiting participant's response to notification
Estimate was 909 meters from final landing position
5th prize: awaiting participant's response to notification
Estimate was 945 meters from final landing position
6th prize: Sam Williams from Arizona, USA
Estimate was 1050 meters from final landing position
If you weren't lucky enough to win there is still a chance to purchase Red Bull Stratos memorabilia by clicking on the merchandise link.
