Condor Racing
Wednesday's task took us to New Zealand with seven Duo Discus' and spectators lining up on the grid at Omarama for 205kms.
It was a ridge run to the south initially and then back north with some ridge jumping and passes to negotiate.
Pete set the early pace in his favourite glider, but was caught by Chris and Stewart as he couldn't resist a climb in an 8 knot thermal. With the additional height Pete caught them up again across the valley, but he let them lead the difficult upwind tracks through the pass to the final turn.
By this time Dan had arrived and was spectating and providing coaching for Rob (first time in VR) and David Cottingham (first time joining). Dan had completed (and won) this task in the UK Junior Gliding comp day 1.
Simon had made a good start with the task, but unfortunately had to go onto autopilot to attend the dentist, amazingly the autopilot got him 40kms in vaguely the right direction before it caught the hillside, Simon was able to retrieve/repair the glider and finish the task.
Meanwhile David Clements (DC) had a steady run round the task finishing mid-table. Stewart completed the task at 173kph. - It's great to see more members joining in, fly, watch a stream or just join in the banter - regular flights Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday 14:00 - J&P
