Day 7 wrap up and start of Day 8

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Sorry for the late post, too many tasks!  Anyway Day 7 is done and all ships made it home safely.  A cool front had draped over the area and make for uncertain weather and anxiety for the task committee.  The day saw lower speeds and lower TOL than all earlier days.  Gary Intner, P7, won the day with 263 miles at 75 MPH.  A few low saves were accomplished in the weaker areas caused by shading and smoke.

Day 8 dawned with more consistent weather and soaring forecasts, though many contestants are skeptical.  The task is

18 Meter Class

Turn Area Task
ID    Name    Distance (Miles)    Radius
54    54 Start D                0.00       5.0
28    28 Plains                36.27      20.0
37    37 Tahoka                94.78      20.0
25    25 Morton               160.20      30.0
15    15 Int.180+3            232.71      20.0
50    50 START FIN            278.36

Distance (Miles)- 278.36 (Min: 157.00, Max: 432.41

Duration is 3.5 hours. The CD, John Godfrey really wanted a 4 hour or longer task but the forecast was too uncertain and the terrain around Hobbs can be unforgiving.

All pilots are launched moving along the course line at a decent pace.

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

There also is a Google Earth Network Link file that can be accessed at:
Google Earth: http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/tracking.kml
It's normally easiest to just download the kml file and then you can
double-click on it anytime you want to connect.

Ron Gleason