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06-27-24 | It’s a Race!
The contest is almost at an end and that means that the time to make points is dwindling. At this stage, points amount to being a certain amount of time ahead or behind another. And today, Noah had his work cut out for him. He was in second place, a little over 60 points behind…
06-25-24 | Storms!
Day Five changed character many times. What started out as a cool morning with some mid-level clouds quickly started to bake the pavement. The sky was bright blue and you could feel the wind blast the heat into your face like a hair dryer. I spent my morning reconfiguring the Duckhawk. Some fixed ballast here,…
06-24-24 | A Little Better
As the Beatles sang, “It’s getting better all the time!” Day Four was another tricky blue day, but it was the first day where I felt that all the decisions were made correctly. My execution and thermalling still needs some improvement and hopefully that will be addressed today. The 15 meter class was up first,…
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