Condor Racing
Today was a repeat of the Salzburg task from last week as not many of the Regulars had been available just before Christmas and others were keen to improve speeds second time around, and it was the first Alpine adventure for Simon Leeson.
All kitted out with Discus 2a's and several litres of water, it was a race along the ridges on the first leg, with some thermals to find after the first turnpoint. Those that had flown the task last week had a better feel for heights route and speeds required and made good progress. We lost Geoff Lawrence half way round due to internet dropout, but Geoff carried on in stealth mode with position reports.
It was a really close finish with everyone within a couple of minutes despite using slightly different routes, but Chris Warnes clinched the 1000pts by taking one extra thermal to cloudbase just before final glide. And Simon was blown away with the Alpine scenery - just wait till he gets the VR working!
Come and join us - it's great fun and the sun is always shining in Condor. - J&P
