Alphen aan den Rijn       Saturday July 23 2011     ritzdeluy@hotmail.com

9.00 AM; Have to start with Norway today. No soaring, but about young under 25 “kids”,  who lost their lives due to a lunatic of 32, an extreme right extremist, dressed as a policeman,  who killed/executed  more then 80 people and caused a blast in the center of Oslo, killing 7 there.
I feel sad with the parents who lost their children. Young democratic socialists on a camp!!!!! Young engaged people with a view for live. Poor parents, family and friends, poor young ones who had to be part of this.
WHAT A TRAGEDY!!!

What’s soaring news then?? But as always life continues so it does today! Will there be soaring again in Nitra and who will win the Tour de France!?
From now on I will be busy with guests till Friday, but if I find a few minutes I continue my analyzes.

No gridding before briefing…..so still not the real Nitra weather.

Today also starts the FINAL of the GRAND Prix at Wasserkuppe with a race task with regatta start and 175 km. .
They had 2 practise days, one fell in the water the other one , yesterday, was difficult , more then difficult but the 2 Polish pilots managed to fly over 100 km in their ASG 29, while the others did not start or just flew around at the field.

12.AM ; Day cancelled in Nitra,  but at this stage not yet for world class. Tonight is the international party, a great social happening for everybody, pilots , crew, officials and organisers. And ….one day, there will be good weather , only hope it will not be there on the prizegiving day, though at this stage there would be only winners as you need more then 2 days to call it a [WGC ]competition.

At the Wasserkuppe; no further news yet!