Condor Racing
Today's task was a 219kms rerun of Day 4 from the UKJG eWinter Series in New Zealand which Dan won a couple of weeks ago, so could he beat his competition time of 1:10:12? Could anyone else beat his time?
9 gliders lined up on the grid at Omarama for an aerotow, most were in Discus2a or Genesis full of water. The wind was a moderate southwesterly breeze, and thermals were a little tricky low down, so it was just a case of gaining some height to make a full energy start and then it was along the ridges to the south for the first leg.
The field quickly spread out with Pete leading the way down the Hawkdun range, and both Stewart and Dan hanging back to get a late start. After the turn at Pisgah Peak, it was return along the same ridge along the Kakanui mountains until a jump back over a col to the ridge running along the Otematata River.
There was another col to jump from the Benmore Range to get to the northern turnpoint at Clearburn before a final glide back to Omarama via the west control point.
Dan's time was 6 seconds slower, but Stewart completed in 01:09:37 and nearly all completed in a faster than 160kph. Dan went back after the finish to look for and assist David Cott to get out of the Otematata valley where he had got stuck. Great fun again come and join us. - J&P
