Condor Racing
An expedition to South Island, New Zealand with Condor Cafe, with David, Chris, Stewart and Pete with John and Dan spectating. It was a 184kms zigzag course over the Southern Alps.
The clouds were a bit tricky being a bit close to the mountain tops and the ridges weren't working as well as the European Alps.
Chris pressed on as usual with Stewart catching him up, Pete got stuck just short of the third turnpoint which was on top of the mountain, but eventually found a short into-wind ridge which enabled him to get high enough to get to a thermal, and then an easy run to the finish. David got a bit lost and low and had to recover the situation spurred on by encouragement from the spectators.
Stewart won the task at 157kph, with Chris 6th at 138kph and Pete 9th at 115kph. - One of the more difficult tasks we have attempted.
In the evening, Dan and Stewart took part in the Condor World Cup task in Italy. Another very large field with some tactical decision-making required. Stewart managed to hit the thermals at the right time and raced away to finish 11th overall with 903 points. Only 8 minutes behind Dan scored 778 points but was placed 74th out of the 195 competitors. After 3 races, overall placings: Stewart is 15th and Dan is 53rd. - J&P
