5.30: Back home from Amsterdam, but TOO late to see the finishes; they were early today! I noticed that Graham had won by a nose on Mike. He won by a hair’s breadth. EXCITING! In points the difference is more–TWO!
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SGP-Sisteron Day 4 Winners
by Rand Baldwin •
This just in from the SGP … Graham Parker, Mike Young, and Geogio Galetto captured the top three spots in today’s race. Check in later for Ritz’s race blog. Update: @faisgp: Latest news from @Briansgp: It’s currently a dead heat between Parker and Young. Will need a bit more time to come up with today’s…
Day 3@ Sisteron
by Bill Elliott •
FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix 2014
by Bill Elliott •
Exciting Soaring News from Some Comps
by Bill Elliott •
… and awesome weather in parts of Europe! This blog is a bit long, but there is SO much news. ENJOY it! Great weather, but also disappointing weather, comps and Nationals,… With a HIGH over the North sea the predictions for this weekend were more than hopeful. Yesterday it proved to be true, now in…
Updating the Caesar Creek Soaring Club Waypoint Database
by Bill Elliott •
Perry (Wagener, SC) Airstrip Review, Part II
by Bill Elliott •
Perry (Wagener, SC) Airstrip Review, Part I
by Bill Elliott •
Authors Preface: As many of you have already discovered, I password-protected this post so I could show it to Al Tyler and get his input before making the review public. This turned out to be an epic mistake, as Bill Elliott was apparently deluged with complaints and/or requests for access (sorry Bill!). So … I’m…
2014 GTA Race Series Kicks Off in March
by Bill Elliott •
Region 5 West at Chilhowee
by Bill Elliott •
This Region V West contest was a very demanding one. It required the best of every pilot. My congratulations to those who topped the field, they did an exceptional job of reading the weather and finding the energy lines. Fernando Silva came in first, Frank Paynter second, and Mamad Takallu third. All very experienced contest…