Today we had a racing task for the 18 m class that took us north then west. As we were on the grid, cu started to pop to the north and by the end of the day we had a sky full of cu based around 8000 ft. The total task distance was 340 km and we completed it in just over 2.5 hours at speeds around 130 km/hr.
Good climbs were in the 6-7 kt range today, but at times we also had to accept 3 kt climbs when low and faced with some holes to cross. One problem area was the third turnpoint just in the foothills to the south. There was a large hole with a lot of sink going into the turnpoint. At this point, I stopped and took a couple of 2 kt climbs so I wouldn't arrive too low in the foothills. This cost some speed on the day, but I am not comfortable pushing low into the hills.
All in all, a good practice day.
Dave
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