GNZ Grand Prix 2026

Matamata, New Zealand,   March 6, 2026 – March 15, 2026

Preliminary results for GP Class A on task 2 (March 9, 2026)

Turnpoints:WADV Wardville - OTWA Otway - MANG Mangakino Dam - NZMA Matamata AF
Task distance: 168.16 km  /  210.42 km  (189.10 km)
Task duration: 10:00
Task info:FFVP Script 2026-100 - Epreuve de vitesse sur secteurs - N=13 - n1=4 - n2=3 - n3=3 - n4=7 - Facteur journalier (F)=0.385 - Facteur achèvement (Fcr)=0.877 ; Param. Classe par défaut - Dist. min. valid. (Dm)=100km - Dist. min. 1000pts (D1)=250km - Points maximum (Pm)=620 - Points vitesse (PvM)=95 - Points distance (PdM)=524 ; PEVStarts: OFF,
# OP CN Contestant Club Glider Handicap Start Finish Time Speed Distance Points
1. 4 BH Ross Gaddes PKO Ventus 2a 104 1:00:50 PM 3:49:22 PM 2:48:32 61.93 km/h 173.96 km 13
2. 3 TD Tony Van Dyk WLN ASG 29 E 18m 111 1:01:31 PM 3:55:04 PM 2:53:33 64.87 km/h 187.63 km 11
3. 3 DX Moody & Thrupp AKL Duo Discus WL 102.5 1:01:29 PM 4:09:20 PM 3:07:51 55.55 km/h 173.92 km 10
4. 2 KW Ross Hyndman PKO ASW 27 104 1:01:19 PM 106.95 km 9
5. 1 YL Bob Gray PKO Duo Discus WL 102.5 1:02:27 PM 94.04 km 8
6. 5 BE Neil Raymond PKO Ventus 3F 18m 112 1:01:05 PM 78.62 km 7
7. 1 VM David Johnson PKO Discus 2b 106 1:01:11 PM 68.42 km 6
8. 1 XL Brett Hunter TPO Ventus cM 17.6m 106 1:00:00 PM 32.63 km 5
9. BZ David Todd ASC Ventus 2cT 18m 110 1:00:22 PM 31.09 km 4
10. 1 CW Sarel Venter PKO ASW 28 E 18m 111 12:22:22 PM 28.54 km 3
11. FE Frank Excell AKL Discus-2c FES 105 1:00:04 PM 23.43 km 2
12. 1 RT Russell Thorne AKL ASW 28 E 18m 111 12:50:34 PM 28.56 km 0
12. 2 QQ McPhee & Gosak AKL Duo Discus wl 102.5 1:00:40 PM 18.39 km 0
DNF 2 SW Gerard Robertson AKL Ventus cT 106 0.00 km 0
DNF 6 OP Tim Bromhead PKO Ventus cT 17.6m 106 0.00 km 0
DNF = Did not fly
BZ - Start speed 83kts
RT - Circling in minute before start
QQ - Circling in minute before start