Day 2 18 Meter Nationals

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The day is looking great for racing, better soaring than Tuesday is forecast but the pilots will have to keep an eye out for isolated over development and thunderstorms.

The task called is

TASK A – Duration 3:30

Modified Assigned Speed Task

ID         Name                                        Distance (Miles)            Radius

52     52 Start B                                   0.00                               5.0

17     17 Kenna                                   78.35

26     26 Muleshoe                             146.85

6     06 CaprckSt.                             225.81

43     43 Refinery                               260.52          Mandatory final TP

50     50 START FIN                           270.12

The pilots have to do the first three (3) turnpoints first after starting (17, 26,43).  After that they can do as many more as they like.  TP 43 is a mandatory last (steering) point and then home.  If they average 80 MPH thy will have approximatley 40 minutes to do more TP to make it back at 3:30.  Of course if they are smoking and they can stay out longer.

All pilots have launched and start times are started to be called in starting at 1:35.

Spot Tracking

The URL's for the various tracking sites:
Google Maps: http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/tracking.htm
Google Maps Large: http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/trackinglarge.htm
Mobile: http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/mobile.htm

RACE ON

Ron Gleason