Goal Day 6 with the Brazilian national champion, Frank Brown (no relation!) Took 3rd place on this day after good decision making and fast flying.
Day 7 was the one day where all I had to do was make it to goal and I would have scored in the top 10 for the comp.... this was not to be, however, as conditions were very light and difficult at the start and pilots were scattered all over the place. I ended up not being very decisive with my route and was flying very slowly. I eventually ended up in a large valley system, missing the last thermal to cloud base as the entire area shaded over and the thermals shut down. I had a very easy landing in a nice large field and then was retreived immediately as I reached the highway by a motorcycle taxi. This was an interesting proposition for me as I really wanted to get back to GV, and I was sure it would be hours until the official retrieve showed up, if ever.... The motorcycle seemed sound, and the driver experienced, so the riskiest part of the whole week began on the back of a motorcycle for the half hour ride back to GV.
I dropped out of the top 10 into 14th place for the comp and I am quite happy with this. I took a 2nd, 3rd, and and 8th place finish through the week which was my best performance ever in a comp. I got to know my new glider and am now feeling very confident. I'm very warmed up for the world cup which starts tomorrow.
All the big guns are arriving into town over the past few days. I'm really looking forward to competiting in a world cup event, and the great support and organization which goes along with it. Today is a rest day for the US pilots. I'm not feeling too well so I'm really hoping that I'm not coming down with some sort of bug just as the pwc Brazil begins.... I have to be 100% to even begin to compete with this guys..
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