Hi Folks, Those of you on social media may have already spotted it, but now that we officially have a date and site, we can announce what's happening.
Next season there will be a new competition - we've decided to call it "Formula 1.0" as it is a Grand Prix style contest that revolves around the current Club Class handicap point of 1.0, but also includes a bracket in either direction. The following sailplanes are eligible : Jantar Standard 3 Jantar Standard 2 Jantar Standard (SZD-41A) LS1 (A,B,C,D,F) Marianne Standard Cirrus DG-100 Hornet Open Libelle ASW-15B Standard Libelle Cobra Astir CS Astir CS 77 HP-14 There are a large number of gliders in Australia of these type (over 200, some of which may still be airworthy). The event will be held at Leeton Airfield from the 28th of December, to the 5th of January. Aerotow and winch launching will be available. As there is a slight handicap difference, handicapping will be done by applying a formula to a fixed task that varies the size of the turnpoint circles based on handicap - for example, a Standard Libelle may only have to go within 3 kilometres of a turnpoint, but a Jantar Std 3 may have to go within 500 metres. As with all GP events, pending some simple verification, first across the finish line wins. The purpose is not to get the maximum distance possible from each day, but to set tasks that use the best part of the weather. The focus is on racing, and fun. As it is a grand prix style event, for safety reasons numbers are strictly limited. In quite a modest amount of time, we have had a large amount of interest. The website is available at : http://f1gp.com.au/ Please contact me for further info. Cheers, Nick.
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