Condor Racing
The Sunday afternoon task was a rerun of the South coast cliffs 70kms, with 3 double circuits from Pin Rock to Beer Head. With wind 170/20knots, it was a challenging ground run on the aerotow at North Hill for the fleet of 10 Diana2's that lined up on the grid.
After a quick recce circuit to help the newbies, the race was on, with all successfully completing the course, and avoiding the 500ft penalty zone over Sidmouth, that Stewart had modelled. Stewart achieved the fastest time for the 3 laps at a speed of 226kph.
It was then a case of getting as high as possible on the cliffs, before heading back with a good tailwind towards Farway Common. Fortunately there were some thermals popping up, which enabled everyone to get enough height to climb and make the return to North Hill, although some did take the circuitous route round Dunkeswell.
The last couple of gliders were just able to clear the A30 to the north before the request to vacate the area by 'Exeter Radar'. - J&P
