Southern Winter League 2
26 November 2017
Ian Falconer in launch mode
Deceptive bends
Thirteen pilots braved cold temperatures to attend the second Southern WL event at Whitesheet Hill. We had fairly gentle breezes most of the day, fortunately perhaps given the chill! That said, the wind was quite crossed for much of the comp which made things interesting - a question of loading up with the right amount of ballast, and finding the right line along the slightly concave section of hill by base A.
Conditions varied a little during individual rounds, but thanks to good organisation we managed to fly nine full rounds - there was even time for a short lunch break (and it would have made ten rounds if the wind didn't die at the end).
Martin Drewett was a thoroughly well deserved winner with some excellent flying. Martin cleaned up on 4 of the 9 rounds. Tony Livingstone and Stu Wallace were runner up and third, with less than two points between them.
All in all, a most enjoyable day of F3F. Thanks are due to Stu and Sam Wallace, Allen Elliott and all who helped with the running of the comp. Looking forward to Round 3 in January!
Results
1 Martin Drewett 7816.41 2 Tony Livingstone 7554.00 3 Stuart Wallace 7552.28 4 Mike Shellim 7373.58 5 Ian Falconer 7266.38 6 Mark Passingham 7198.44 7 John Treble 7190.19 8 Nigel Witchals 7189.94 9 Pete Burgess 7022.40 10 Graeme Mahoney 7016.02 11 Sam Wallace 6885.22 12 Phil Taylor 6610.11 13 Allen Elliot 6545.98
Fastest time: 46.17 by Martin Drewett in round 5
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