Contest Website (15/18m) Contestants (15/18m) Contestants (Open Nationals) SPOT Tracking Well, this isn’ t going to be much of a post tonight, as I have to go back to the micro-castle soon and sharpen the knives I plan to use later for my ritual suicide. However, since I only have plastic cutlery, I suspect this will work about…
Tag Archive for Uvalde
TEX has a New Strategy
by Bill Elliott •
Mark Huffstutler (TEX) has a new strategy. He has mounted 50 cal machine guns on his ASH-25 and he does know to use them. Watch out SS, DB and W he will be taking the lead today if he finds you out on course!
Updated: 2011 PWGC/UvaldeGlide Photo Galleries
by Bill Elliott •
Day by day photos for the contest. Visit each day for more great photos.
WE Report, Day 5 PWGC, Uvalde
by SC Admin •
We have had the day off today as a rest day. I arrived 3 days early: drove two days, flew two days, repaired a flat tire on the main gear on the next day, and then competed five days — I guess I was ready for a rest day. Today’s chores included laundry, lots of…
Aussie team invades Uvalde
by Bill Elliott •
Usually only a few of the Aussie WGC team elect to go to the pre-worlds – the prohibitive costs of shipping to/hiring in Europe & the less than ideal conditions are not huge attractions … but for Uvalde, with its reputation for Aussie-like conditions & being the site of the only Aussie born world champion’s…
Uvalde Weather, Day 5
by Bill Elliott •
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Day 5 at Uvalde
by Bill Elliott •
Contest Website (15/18m) Contestants (15/18m) Contestants (Open Nationals) SPOT Tracking At the morning meeting, CD Ken Sorenson announced that tomorrow (Thursday) would be a rest day. I, for one, am more than ready for a rest day, and I have a three-turnpoint task already called. The first turnpoint is at the micro-castle with a chance to sleep past…
Uvalde Weather – Day 4, 9 Aug 11
by Bill Elliott •
Dan Gudgel’s professionally prepared weather forecast (and afternoon report) for contest day 4, Monday, August 4, 2011.
WE Report, Day 4 PWGC/UvaldeGlide
by SC Admin •
Our wonderful weatherman, Dan Gudgel, provided us with a new weather term yesterday. As he was summing up the forecast, he said, “We will have plenty of Cu at the start, then the few Cu my mid afternoon and then ‘Poof’!” He then turned and walked off the stage. Not sure about the spelling of…
Dave Nadler’s Uvalde Blog
by Bill Elliott •
Dave just sent us a note about his blogging activities related to his UvaldeGlide experiences. Uvalde is one of the great soaring sites in the world. Classic Uvalde weather features fabulous cloudstreets, energy lines you can follow for literally hundreds of miles without stopping to thermal – you circle you lose. Evil days can feature…
