NZ Club Class Nationals

Taupo, New Zealand,   January 18, 2025 – January 26, 2025

A Good Start

Taupo turned on some beautiful weather for the start of the Club Class Nationals, and we have had two really good days of racing.

Sunday - day one - was a cracker, and a good start to the week as a follow-up to a practise day on Saturday which showed up the usual "rusty spots" . There was only one landout on Sunday, and that was only a few hundred metres from the airfield after a severe area of unexpected sink!

Monday, day two, was also good, but more challenging than Sunday. It had everyone working hard, and there were a few more landouts, but overall a good day's AAT.

Today, Tuesday is overcast with thick middle cloud so although flyable will not be taskable. Other activities are planned. Watch this space!

Written by: Hugh de Lautour on January 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM.

Latest winner

1. Mark Wilson 86.60 km/h
2. Trace Austin 78.84 km/h
3. Derek Shipley 227.08 km
Updated: 1/26/25, 1:22 PM
1. Patrick C. Driessen 118.52 km/h
2. Frank Excell 103.69 km/h
3. Tony Van Dyk 109.24 km/h
Updated: 1/26/25, 1:23 PM

Latest task

Task 6, Jan 24, 2025
Task distance: 152.81 km  /  257.07 km  (203.93 km)
Task duration: 2:30:00
Updated: 1/24/25, 7:46 AM
Task 6, Jan 24, 2025
Task distance: 183.97 km  /  343.74 km  (261.97 km)
Task duration: 2:45:00
Updated: 1/24/25, 7:45 AM