Disappointment and frustration for me again today as I failed to make the start and once again struggled trying to make up time and out maneuver the experts. My Bio-rhythm is off or something is up as I don't seem to be able to get myself up to speed. I didn't seem to have much trouble finishing ahead of many of the pilots I'm racing with here at other comps over the summer but for some reason I'm just not engaging at the level I need to.
For the rest of this comp I've decided that I'm going to start "being that pilot" who is launching early and is confident and ready, instead of just watching and waiting on launch, trying to time things perfectly. I don't want to worry about sinking out on launch, so I'll just wait for others to get out there and then I'll launch when conditions look perfect.... Problem is that today, all those pilots who launched good and early were the ones in perfect position at the start of the race while I was, once again, a couple of kilometers behind and a thousand feet below. This has just got to stop! It seems that my easy going gentle nature is not really helping me on launch and at the start of the race. Maybe this is why I've been struggling with this issue for so many years when competing. I'm just not an aggressive person by nature.... I think it's partly that, and that I'm still somewhat lacking in confidence.
Tomorrow is another day and we are supposedly heading to a different launch because the winds are going to be out of the North which isn't so good for the main launch here....
Sue is in Rieti this evening at a Blues festival. We've been enjoying plenty of really nice dining... last night we had an excellent multi-course meal in a really nice setting near our landing field and we all just stuffed ourselves.... I think Sue and Kim are planning a little side trip next week up to Florence to check things out in a different area....
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