Condor Racing
Friday's entertainment for the regulars was advertised as an Interlaken Loop Ridge Race, and it was short and fast enabling a number of attempts to improve the technical skill and speed.
At just 62 kms it was only expected to take 15-20 mins for the loop, but there were some twists and turns and 13 tiny gates to get through. It also involved some steep climbs and big descents with tight turns in the mountains. Appropriate use of flaps, flight at Vne (without fluttering) and high speed manoeuvring was necessary to successfully negotiate the turnpoint windows.
After the first reconnaissance attempt in Antares, everyone had learnt what to expect and by the third loop the race was on. Stewart and Dan decided that the JS1 would provide a better chance of beating the fastest times, whilst everyone else was just content to achieve a clean run.
Well done to Stewart who was fastest on the day and has gone to the top of the Condor leaderboard for the task with a time of 14:36, Dan was just 5 secs slower but is likely to try to improve his time. Best of the rest was Chris at 16:30. - J&P
