Condor Racing
The regular Sunday Condor racers had a large turn out with 10 pilots lined up on the grid at North Hill for a local task NH2-MUD-TAU-KNO-NHL of 140kms. The conditions were a light northwesterly wind with good thermals up to a high cloudbase. The point of the exercise was to take full advantage of the high cloudbases but taking care with the bottom of the airway.
With Simon Leeson now hooked on Condor, it was Oscar's turn to join in the fun. Also lining up were Dan, Matt, Stewart, Chris, Pete, David, John (and Geoff in stealth mode).
Apart from a bit of help before the start locating thermals, it was a good race, with everyone completing the task successfully, 5 without any penalties and 4 with some point deductions.
First as usual was boy racer Dan Hender who was slightly slower than Stewart, but won on handicap with a standard Cirrus. Well done also to Matt who was 3rd and also over 100kph. David and Oscar were 4th and 5th respectively. Thanks to Stewart for setting the task and modelling the airway penalty zones.
Come and join us - fly or spectate in Condor, watch a live stream or just listen to the banter. Regular local tasks on Sunday, and expeditions to the mountains - Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays, and on Mondays and Thursdays -join in with the Condor cafe tasks.
In the evening, Stewart and Dan flew in the Condor World Cup, with a race in New Zealand, another close result for the large field with Stewart 43rd and Dan 54th, but the points are very close with all to play for, with many races still to come. - J&P
