2009-2011 WBC Sponsors Announcement

[sjames]

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I asked David Makin the other day if hed heard any hints from his connections.
He said that nobody knows yet, and any speculation is just that - speculation.
He also pointed out that if its a new espresso machine sponsor, it will be interesting getting practice time on one because, unless its LM or one of the other more popular manufacturers, there wont be enough to go around, and it will be ages before the manufacturer can build enough to go around the world to satisfy the demand of competing Baristas.
As for HX versus dual boiler, I love working on FB80s, but I also love the results I get from HX machines. As a competing Barista, the challenge is to use a coffee that shines in the competition equipment - dual boiler or HX.
The more interesting news will be the new rules!

Cheers,
Simon.

[GrindOnDemand]

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P.S. Sunbeam Andy?  Maybe the techs are madly working on a thermoblock 2 group for the 2009 round.

Yes, I believe that its in the testing phase now. 2 x 6910 and some packing tape  ;D

Nice one Chris ;D

[yeeza]

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P.S. Sunbeam Andy?  Maybe the techs are madly working on a thermoblock 2 group for the 2009 round.

Yes, I believe that its in the testing phase now. 2 x 6910 and some packing tape  ;D

;D ;D Thats a lot of thermoblocks!!!

[TC]

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P.S. Sunbeam Andy?  Maybe the techs are madly working on a thermoblock 2 group for the 2009 round.

Yes, I believe that its in the testing phase now. 2 x 6910 and some packing tape ;D

[GrindOnDemand]

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I dont like the steam wand control of the Nuova Simonellis. Was seriously considering one for the shop but couldnt get use to the ON or OFF flip switch of the NS.

Like all machinery, just a matter of familiarising yourself matey

Ive had my NS Mac 2000v (affectionately known as "Sizzling Simmo" - yeah, yeah, the HX groups need a good flush before extraction to return to optimal temp ... just to pre-empt the flood of derogatory comments from the LM fanatics out there!) for the past 5 years, & still love it.

I like the lever switch of the steam wand - sure, it produces a fairly powerful regulated stream of steam that I cant control, but thats honed my texturing over the years because I have to be on the ball.

Dunno why, but NS decided last year to phase out the Mac - flip-side is that mines now a collectors item .

The Aurelia is a sexy looking beast (blue neon lights happening, with computerised digital read-outs), & Im with Jasons (Pioneer Roaster) sentiments above ... bring on the classy HXs to the WBC! A 2 group NS Aurelia is getting pretty darn close cost-wise to a LM anyway.

Hope this hasnt re-sparked the whole HX versus dual-boiler debate ... :

BTW, Ive been told that the Aurelia is basically a Mac, but with groovier look & saturated heads.

hmmm, saturated heads ... now that may be a topical discussion to debate the relative merits, rather than pitching HXs against dual-boilers :-?

Cheers,
Tony

(... no, Im not sponsored in any shape or manner by Nuova Simonelli ;D Wish I were though!)

P.S. Sunbeam Andy? Maybe the techs are madly working on a thermoblock 2 group for the 2009 round.

[pie_in_ear]

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I dont like the steam wand control of the Nuova Simonellis. Was seriously considering one for the shop but couldnt get use to the ON or OFF flip switch of the NS.

True, but the espresso from them is something else.

[E-Gene]

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I dont like the steam wand control of the Nuova Simonellis. Was seriously considering one for the shop but couldnt get use to the ON or OFF flip switch of the NS.

[andy]

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Yep, my money is on the Nuova Simonelli Aurelia

...although I would love it to be the Victoria Arduino that Javaphile took pictures of at SCAA this year... such a cool looking "alien" machine.

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lots of gossip sugests the nuova simenelli aurelia is a big front runner, but at the end of the day gossip is just that. Cant wait to see though!

Oh, and yeah, whatever the sponser, those machines will be made available for all official comps world-wide.

[yeeza]

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Lets make it really interesting.
Everyone on a Breville Cafe Roma with Supermarket coffee and a blade grinder.

;D ;D ;D - I might have a chance if this were the case ... now where are those pressurised filter baskets.... :-/

[yeeza]

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Dalle Corte would be interesting. Everyone would be buying 53mm tamps!

And laptops to program them... :

[fatboy_1999]

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Lets make it really interesting.
Everyone on a Breville Cafe Roma with Supermarket coffee and a blade grinder.

[Wushoes]

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Dalle Corte would be interesting. Everyone would be buying 53mm tamps!

[yeeza]

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Havent read B-Ex yet, but when I was chatting to the guys at Dalla Corte at CafeBiz earlier this year, they said that I might be seeing their machines at the WBCs. I thought they were just talking themselves up, but....

[Koffee_Kosmo]

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Will that change the machines used for comps here as well?

The contestants would need to practice and familiarize themselves with the equipment that is to be used
Otherwise they could come undone

KK