47th Australian Multiclass Nationals

Benalla, Australia,   12 January 2009 – 23 January 2009

Champions

Standard
1 LG Peter Temple 7,635.6
2 CE Tom Gilbert 7,065.4
3 HDL Tobias Geiger 6,963.7
Meter 15
1 BB John Buchanan 7,942
2 ZBI Miles Gore-Brown 6,976.3
3 ZZ David Pietsch 6,816.3
Meter 18
1 TF Graham Parker 7,683.4
2 4D David Jansen 7,507.3
3 ZKT Bruce Taylor 7,443.2
Open
1 GO Paul Mander/ David McManus 6,644.5
2 WA Dion Weston 6,211.2
3 VW Gerrit Kurstjens 5,743.7

Practice Mon 12 Jan 09

55 pilots have entered the Nationals - Standard 19 pilots, Open x 8, 18 metre x 12, 15 metre x 16.  41 pilots launched on practice day, several resting after the Vic State Comp last week.   Cu was predicted over the distant mountains and to the north-east, with max temperature around 34 degrees, moderate instability and some thermal distortion.   The day turned out to be blue and there was less cu on track than predicted; there were 7 or 8 knots at 7,000\' but it was difficult below 5,000\' and...
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Written on 12 January 2009 at 23:46.

Latest winner

Standard
1. Peter Temple 131.30 km/h
2. Matt Gage 124.48 km/h
3. John Nicholls 121.10 km/h
Meter 15
1. John Buchanan 126.11 km/h
2. Peter Trotter 116.88 km/h
3. Ian McCallum 114.63 km/h
Meter 18
1. Graham Parker 128.69 km/h
2. David Jansen 127.30 km/h
3. Lars Zehnder 127.02 km/h
Open
1. Paul Mander/ David McManus 116.37 km/h
2. Mick Webster/ Graham Rock 115.41 km/h
3. Dion Weston 110.14 km/h

Latest task

Standard
Task 11, 23 Jan 2009
Task distance: 430.26 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:27
Meter 15
Task 11, 23 Jan 2009
Task distance: 430.26 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:27
Meter 18
Task 11, 23 Jan 2009
Task distance: 451.97 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:27
Open
Task 11, 23 Jan 2009
Task distance: 0.00 km
Updated: 21/05/2015, 06:27

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