Booker Regionals 2016

Wycombe, United Kingdom,   July 2, 2016 – July 10, 2016

Champions

Club
1 J1M Jim White 2,616
2 A9 George Hunter 2,243
3 370 Denis Campbell 2,207

Day 5. A 145k racing task.

Looks like a fast 145k task (double out and return to Chievely area) in a window of good weather. Blink and you'll miss it! First launch not before 11:30, but it could be then. Some top cover during the day but still convective. Frontal top cover later in the afternoon means a short race. 
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 6, 2016 at 10:12 AM.

Finishers and a few landouts

Nils (EN) has made it back first. Now we are just waiting to see whather he has a big enough time advantage. Looks Like Z3 will be fastest again though.  Y2 Turbo Landout, 949 BIC, RN, landback KCZ Henley. 
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 5, 2016 at 5:04 PM.

Track today's race; UNOFFICIAL start times

If you are sitting at work, watching spot the gliders, and want to trackwho is winning. This document might help you to work out who is beatingwho after the first couple of turnpoints. Nils needs to get back in front. Start times and start time offset from first starter. UNOFFICIAL. http://www.bookergliding.co.uk/documents/Day4Starts.jpg
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Written on July 5, 2016 at 2:14 PM.

Day 4. First Launch 12:45

The competitors have a 300k HDT.  The snifter (also the Director) says the climbs are getting stronger. First glider is on tow. Double OR towards Northampton. 
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 5, 2016 at 11:45 AM.

It was a day

Thanks to the Comp Team and another well timed launch we got a day out of it. As i write A9 logger is still to be scored. Congratulations to 949 on coming 1st .... oh no hold on, they are the ponts not the podium positions. Roll on Day 4.
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 4, 2016 at 5:32 PM.
Edited by: RedKite Control on July 4, 2016 at 5:34 PM.

Day 3. Competitors starting

We have a few starters, but also a few that have landed back and gone for tea.  The SpotTheGliders watchers can't decide whether 370 (Denis) or KCZ (Alex & Hamid) are in front. Either way, if there are points going KCZ should get a large share of them.
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 4, 2016 at 1:20 PM.
Edited by: RedKite Control on July 4, 2016 at 1:21 PM.

Day 3. First Launch 12:15

The Met Man has promised us a small window of opportunity. We have a 104k task that is very similar to the Booker 100k milk run ! First launch at 12:15. A couple of people have decided not to grid, but if the current conditions hold we should get finishers.
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 4, 2016 at 11:03 AM.

Day 2, good finish 316

Nearly all back now.  Congratulations to Andy Monk and Michael Otty for getting a club K21 around the task. First time we've had one in the comp for many years.  Photo of the finish in the gallery, but you really had to be there to hear it !!!! 
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 3, 2016 at 3:08 PM.

Day 2 finishers, who's the daddy

So here are the provisional provisional times for our first three home, J1M 2:25. EN 2:33. A9 2:49. More on the way.  Jim says it was awful!
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 3, 2016 at 2:42 PM.

Day 2. First Landout.

First landout near Stony Stratford. Still plenty of good looking sky around Booker. Lets hope this doesn't start a trend.
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Written by: RedKite Control on July 3, 2016 at 2:07 PM.

Latest winner

HC Tim Scott 70.82 km/h
1. Nils Wedi 70.34 km/h
2. John Otty 58.39 km/h
Updated: 7/15/16, 6:11 AM

Latest task

Task 7, Jul 8, 2016
Task distance: 134.79 km
Updated: 7/8/16, 10:49 AM

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