2-seater Nationals in Lake Keepit.

With a few challenging days to go, the 2022 dual- seat- NATIONAL competition from beautiful Lake Keepit ended with a win for Bruce and Kel in the Duo Discus. You surely read their stories already on Adam Woolley’s Gliding Adventures or Taylor’s Gliding Page
“A fantastic competition where the first 3 place holders all landed out on 2 days each. Only 107 points between first and third.” is what Adam ended with
Task 5 on February 3 a 2 hour AAT, was cancelled, so 2 days to go.
Task 6 ….3 hour AAT; had 8 “starters” and 3 finishers and the best was Bruce/Kel with 338 km in time 3.54, so a VERY challenging flight!!!!
Runner up … Allan/Harry with 348 km in time 4.04. Adam/Keith was out.
Task 7 …2 hour AAT; 2 finishers …the day was won by Keith/Adam…216 km. in time 22.5 . Only one more team that finished; The Duo Discus [ Sportavia owned that Duo in the past and the Hunter Valley bought it for a nice price at the auction] with Paul/Ian, who were one of the 3 finishers the day before.
So NATIONAL CHAMPION and other toppers;
1. Bruce Taylor & Kel Burgess in Duo Discus with 3.257 points, winning 2 days from 4 flyable ones out of 7.
2. Allan Barnes & Harry Medlicott in ARCUS M with 3.244 p….13 points
3. Adam Woolley & Keith Gateley in ARCUS M with 3.153 p.
4. Paul Jacobsohn & Ian Steventon in Duo Discus with 3.036 p. They put on a great final spurt.

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The Aussie comps still continue and one of the nicest family and “topper”-comps is the one at Horsham….the Horsham week from February 5 till 12.
They fly in 3 classes club [10 pilots] , standard/15 m [10] and open/18m.[9]
The West also the SW has been good ALL year and it still is good now.
Great tasks….great weather.
Club;
They started with a 3.30 AAT and all the “good old” gliders finished and flew between 412 in the Janus [team Thomas/ Buelter]for 1000 points and 258 in the KA 6E.[Jennefer Goldsmith]
Task 2…. 259 km; 121 km./h for Steve Jinks in the Mosquito.
Task 3….380 km; good day for Steve again with another 1000 points. Jennefer unfortunately did not start .
Task 4 was another 4.30 set distance….AND it is Steve Jinks time. He bought this Mosquito and has extra wings with it; 116 km./h.
Runner up David Meredith in a St Jantar flew with a peed of 106 km./h.
11 Started and 7 finished.
Task 5 was a 2 hour AAT and other pilots like this better than others. Jaroslaw Mosiejewski in his PIK 20B was the daily winner with 208 km. in time 2.02. He was the only one with a speed over 100 km./h. AND he leads the overall scores at this stage with more than 400 points.
Late starts between 15.15 and 15.36
6 Started and 6 finished.

15m./standard;
Task 1…349 km; and Jack Hart in the Ventus c was the fastest with 127 km./h. Followed by Gordon Trollip in the LS 6;121 km./h.
Task 2….304 km. and Jack was the best again now with 132 km./.h. 8 Started and 1 was out.
Task 3…. 562.73 km; great challenge for the pilots ; 10 flew the task but only 5 finished and Gordon in the LS 6 won again .
Task 4 ….540 km...In this class it is Jack-time!!!! He won the 3 day as he did on the first and second. Good on him. 137 km./h was 10 km. faster than runner up David Nugent.
10 Started 7 finished.
Task 5 …2.15 AAT and also here a new face at the podium; Neil Campbell with 265 km in time 2.29.
9 Starters ,9 finishers.
Jack leads with 3 days to go.

Open/18 m;
Task 1…367 km; 9 started and finished. Daily winner Ryan Driscoll in Nimbus 3T/25.5 m. with 140 km./h. John Orton in the ASG 29 was runner up with 142 km./h.
Task 2…434 km; a 1000 points day and good for Ryan. Terry [Cubley] in Ventus 2cxT/18m was runner up.
Task 3….572 km; another great day for the long-winged-Nimbus 3T.;118 km./h for again 1000 points. 8 Started 1 was out after 243 km.
“Just about maxed out the day with this task I think. Bit of a struggle and the climbs far apart really brought the long wings into their own. Horsham day 3.” was the comment from Ryan.
Task 4 ….553 km...Ryan this time “lost” from Arnold Niewand in his ASG 29/18m.speed 140 and 136 km./h.
8 Started ,5 finished.
Task 5 …2.30 AAT and won by the Nimbus 3T …long wings bring you further…pilots Ryan who already won day 1.;305 km. in time 2.33.
Pretty clear Ryan leads at this stage with more than 500 points.

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Worcester in South Africa still has some good flights as well so late in the season. Andreas Spielmann from Switzerland flew 956 km in his JS 3.
Tocumwal had a few late strong ones as well; Grant with a 500 FAI triangle and a total of 618 km in his St Jantar, John 708 in his JS 1 [ a nearly 700 triangle] and Swiss Chris in his ASW 27 with 576.
And Atilla who converted from hang-gliding to gliding flew in his ASW 20 from Narromine 734 km.flying to the N and S. of Narromine. They have this week coaching as well and according to Bruce on his Taylor’s Gliding Page it’s “progressing well. There is a great turnout of very keen and capable cross-country pilots working at improving their game, with guidance from some of Australia’s best coaches.”

The 24th Olympic Games have started with 91 different countries and for us, The Netherlands of course the most important “subject’ these weeks is speed skating and short track.
A pity Sven Kramer was not on his best on his very last 5 km during his 5th participation, but Irene Wuest , got on het 5th Olympics her 6th gold medal. What a HERO…35 years old!!!!The 6th now in 2022 on the 1500 m. Before in 2006 on the 3000 m. then in 2010 on the 1500 m , again in 2014 on the team pursuit, AND on the 3000 m.
This NEVER happened before so I can say without chauvinism ; history is written!!!
For about 10 minutes The Netherlands topped the medal list, which is fabulous but also astonishing as we are not a real winter sport country. WE CAN SKATE however.

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Still not totally fit from my booster jab on December 19. A nuisance!!!!

CU next week
Cheers Ritz