Three scored days, a practice day and two cancelled days (6 and 8 October) later, the QLD State Gliding Competition 2026 has its champions. Results were scored on handicapped elapsed time, so the gap to the winner is the number that counts.

CLUB CLASS (16 pilots)

Jim Crowhurst (ASW 20) is the Club class champion, finishing 4 min 57 s ahead of Jack Hart (101A). Jim Crowhurst won two of the three scored days.

The final day, 9 October, was a 465 km task that only five of 16 pilots completed; Jack Hart won the day.

Michael Strathern (ASW 20) was third, 16 min 21 s behind the winner.

Peter Trotter (LS8) flew hors concours, finishing 4 min 35 s ahead of the winner but outside the official ranking.

Lisa Trotter (LS8) flew hors concours, finishing 24 min 53 s behind the winner but outside the official ranking.

SPORTS CLASS (12 pilots)

Dane Dickinson (Arcus) is the Sports class champion, finishing 1 min 39 s ahead of Ryan Driscoll (Nimbus 3T). Ryan Driscoll won two scored days and led by 9 min 20 s going into the last day, but Dane Dickinson won it by 11 min and took the title by 1 min 39 s.

The final day, 9 October, was a 538 km task that only four of 12 pilots completed.

Richard Frawley (JS3-RES) was third, 1 h 05 min behind the winner.

JUNIOR CLASS (2 pilots)

Lachlan Kudzius (DISCUS CS) is the Junior class champion, finishing 7 min 31 s ahead of Millie Williams (Discus b). Lachlan Kudzius won one of the three scored days.

The final day, 9 October, was a 465 km task that no pilot completed.

WOMEN CLASS (5 pilots)

Jo Davis (AS-W 20) is the Women class champion, finishing 30 min 13 s ahead of Leonie Furze (DISCUS - B). Jo Davis won two of the three scored days.

The final day, 9 October, was a 465 km task that only one of five pilots completed; Leonie Furze won the day.

Sarah Thompson (Jantar Std 2) was third, 42 min 49 s behind the winner.

Lisa Trotter (LS8) flew hors concours, finishing 24 s ahead of the winner but outside the official ranking.

HOW TO READ THE RESULTS

Points on SoaringSpot are the gap to the leader in minutes.seconds: 4.57 means 4 min 57 s behind. A trailing zero is dropped, so 4.3 means 4 min 30 s and 4 means exactly 4 min. The leader is shown as 0.

Congratulations to all pilots, and thank you to everyone at Darling Downs Soaring Club who made the event happen.