F1 and XG make it home; a lot of 15m gliders, including Nick, land out. Looks like a 3 hr each way retrieve. Still about 500 km flight - plus distance before the start, and he had to penetrate a line of thunderstorms to get south. He landed at an airport near the southern turnpoint.
Today was the first day with landing to the north, with a 90 deg crosswind, favouring runway 33. Very interesting watching pilots trying to keep on the taxiway and runway, and brake rapidly without going on to the nose.
Time for a shower, and bed. Tomorrow's the last day before the mandatory rest day... It seemed very cool as I left the airport - down to 33.5C.
Dan
10 August 2012
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It was fascinating to watch this race - what a nail-biter!
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Late file submission - if you landed on main runway, to the north, you were held there until after the last glider came in on the taxiway at sunset. He had 995 pts.
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