Post 1.427 on June 7 2023.

GERMAN NATIONALS at BAYREUTH
28 May 2023 – 9 June 2023

In “my time,” even a WGC, stopped sometimes after 6 days for a rest day. Not in Bayreuth, they started with day 8, without rest. AND,…those days were pretty long with 3 and 4 hour AAT’s and over 500 k racing tasks. Maybe getting older makes me “weaker”. Though…. maybe a 2 hour AAT for open class, “sounds/feels ” like rest.
Anyhow they hope for 12 days and the prize giving is on Saturday morning at 10 AM [I will be “gone” then.]
But for you …..All news on https://lsg-bayreuth.de/wettbewerb/ and for scores also the final scores; www.soaringspot.com
We continue too;
Monday June 5; Task 8
competition-day 8! I read that the air had changed and is more instable[ “which could be good”,] but also a possibility for thunderstorms is fore casted along the Easterly low mountain range, so they fly to the West. After a B task a C task was set as well but,…they flew the A tasks starting at 11.40.
At 12.17 they started with the 2-seaters and as last open with a small task.
18m class; 3 hour AAT….Stefan [Langer] is in a good flow and after being runner up the day earlier he was now THE DAILY BEST; 410.30 km. in time 3.06.45…speed 131.82 km/h. About the same time as runner up Mario [Kiessling] 131.58 km/h. for 406 km in 3.05.17.
37 Still in “the game” starting and finishing!!!!

Open class; 2 hour AAT... 136.20 km./h for Holger [Karow] with 272.39 km in time 1.59.29 for 600 points! He started and finished together with Markus [Frank].
Felipe and Michael were on 3 and 4 , starting 8 minutes later.
“The open class was so fast that at times it seemed as if these minimums were being exceeded. The rating of the Open Class would then have been neutralized, i.e. taken out of the rating – in reversal of all other principles because the pilots were too good. After all the flights were available, it was clear: the flights were about half a minute above the minimum value, so the rating stood.” as written by Daniel Große Verspohl 
20 here still in the race and all 20 started and finished.

Dosi’s; 2.30 AAT....a prey again for the Theisingers; Martin {ARCUS M} flew 337 km so did Laurenz {ASG 32] ;difference in scores; ONE point, 838 for 837.Speed 130 km./h.
The good old DUO DISCUS XT was 3d, 10 km slower, but holding on NICELY!!!!
28 started and finished.

Tuesday June 6 RESTDAY!!!!

Wednesday today! June 7 task 9...
18m; 229 km…..last to be launched
open; 299.13 km…
dosi’s; 291.63 km…starting first…
The verdict from the weather man, in the early morning , when there is still overcast, about a flying day is ; 50/50.
A pity I can’t follow the final of this comps. My laptop stays home.

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GERMAN JUNIOR NATIONALS
 Aalen-Heidenheim/Elchingen
27 May 2023 – 10 June 2023

Only a few more days to go for the 70 juniors when I start writing again after the extra Sunday blog, on Monday morning. They had already 7 concessive days in their standard and club class with mainly over 300 km tasks in standard class even a 4 hour AAT on task 5 on June 2; Max Maslak won that day in the LS 8NEO; He flew 457.52 km in time 4.06…speed 104.21 km./h. But 1 day later he was virtual “out” after 132 km. dropping from 1 overall [ where he was for 5 days] with nearly 300 points more than the runner up, to spot 7.
That “hit” him , pretty normal, as on task 7 he was “only’ 20thiest from 28.

In May 2022 Max flew his first SGP in Sweden in Boras. Only 3 flyable days in which he was 12th [from 15] Stefan Langer he flies so well now in the German Nationals in Bayreuth won then with 21 points.
Max is a young guy, learning a lot from all kind of comps or free soaring , with a bright future!

Max was one of those lucky young guy’s flying in Namibia last winter. I wrote about him, on December 7 2022
“This must be Max Maslak’s BEST experience with soaring in his 19 year life. Flying the Ventus 3 by himself during the Bitterwasser-1000 km-camp and together with Wilfried learning in the EB 28
“Day 7 1000km Camp Bitterwasser;
“Again one of the best days in Namibia with a 300km convergence line in the west. Early start with an adiabatic temp curve. Even if the high level of instability in the west brought about early spreads of rain, the route planning in the morning went quite well. The thunderstorms that hung over Bitterwasser in the late afternoon were limited in time, so that in the evening the airfield could be approached again without any problems.
Another important experience for Max at just 19 years old..” by Wilfried
They flew 1.214 km…speed 143 km./h.
Max flew 3x in the Ventus 3M/18 m; 1.049 km….1.158 km…and day 7 …..1.049 km.
With Wilfried; Day 1…..1.135 Max very first flight, …1.162 km….1.214 km
“7 flight days……..7400km…….is only possible in Bitterwasser

But there are more GOOD young German pilots.
On Monday it was Eric Schneider and Nils Schlautmann both in LS 8 leading the overall scores with 5,969 and 5,951 points after those 7 days/tasks.
Eric won task 6 and was runner up on task 4 and 5.

On Monday June 5, after 7 tasks they had a rest day! Still 4 days to go when the weather is good.
That Monday was a GREAT day. In his Ventus 3T ,Tilo flew from Aalen Heidenheim 974 km!!!

Tuesday June 6; 3 hour AAT…still good weather…..352.68 km. in time 259.13 was the best performance in an LS 8 neo for 1000 points…speed 117.56m km./h. Pilot; Paul Schwarz. Most started around 2 PM, Max at 2.20. He flew his LS8 neo over 379.69 km. but needed 3 hours and 27 minutes.[109.61 km/h]
27 started and 23 finished!
Wednesday June 7;

CLUB CLASS; with 40 pilots ;
7 days of flying in a row also in club class. Tasks from 4 hour AAT’s and 3.30 AAT’s and racing tasks around 300 km. Quite some kilometers for “the little ones”.
13 Pilots are overall, in between 5000 and 5928 points after those 7 days.
Gerrit Neugebauer in LS 4 won 2 days and was on 1 runner up and 2x on spot 3. He is the one with the 5928 points.
After a well deserved rest-day they started again , they are young and strong, love their soaring and…were refreshed,…no worries, not even for another 3.30 AAT.
Tuesday June 6 with a 3.30 AAT…..Felix Kries had a perfect timing ;332.41 km in time 3.26.56; speed 94.97 km./h. Pretty good that all those young pilots know how to fly AAT’s in time. Only 4 Needed over 4 hours.
Gerrit proudly on top at the moment ,had to get back in the flow again and was 14th. [899 points] Still clearly 1; 6.827 points. Runner up John Bartels has 6/515 p. He flies an ASW 20 C.
Wednesday June 7;NO TASK YET.
To see the final scores later; www.soaringspot.com

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—-The Dutch juniors participated in a more local competition at the airfield of TWENTE.
An interesting one, called TUKKER GP, with different rules; distance handicapped tasks and of course the Regatta start.
Gliders with a higher handicap had to fly a bigger task. Unfortunately the 2 day competition had 1 day with a distance between 230.45 km and 341.81 km.
An LS 8 neo was flown by Niels van Nieuwland, he was 3d , the LS 4 was flown by Tim Kremers he was 8th from 12.

—-Arne Martin Güettler reports after each day flying in the NORWEGIAN NATIONALS [ 3 June 2023 – 10 June 2023 flown from Leirin] about the experiences the 15 participating pilots have.
12 In open and 3 in club.
Good to see that Henning and Erland are still flying comps!!!
“First day of Norwegian gliding championship. Mostly blue conditions. It was a decent start for us, but not the best. But many more days to come.
And,…..3rd day of Norwegian gliding championship.
Difficult conditions at the start, great street from first to second turnpoint. Difficult blue conditions on third leg, and had to dig ourself out from fairly low. But so did most others, and we ended up winning the day.In the total results we are now second.”
https://www.weglide.org/flight/278307
https://www.soaringspot.com/…/task-3-on-2023-06-06/daily

And if you wish you can follow the Räyskälä Masters 10 June 2023 – 17 June 2023. 42 Pilots in 3classes.
“This week’s schedule:
Registration at competition office (Ilmoittautuminen kisapaikalla)

Thursday 8.6.2023 16:00-19:00 & Friday 9.6.2023 12:00-18:00

Friday 9.6.2023 Unofficial practice day, briefing at 10:00 in Hangar I, tasks available, more info coming later (epävirallinen harjoituspäivä, lisätietoa myöhemmin)

9.6.2023 19:00 Safety briefing in Hangar I (Turvallisuusbriefing I-hallissa)

10.6.2023 10:00 Opening ceremony in front of cafeteria and first official briefing in Hangar I afterwards.”

i believe Adam is flying there as well so you can follow his page; Adam Woolley’s Gliding Adventures

Off to hospital first [brrrr….] then packing and my annual HIGHSCHOOL week/holiday with my 4 friends starts in 2 days.

CU , in 2 weeks June 21.
Cheers Ritz