2012 Long Mynd
Midland Gliding Club was pleased to host Competition Enterprise in 2012 for the third time between June 30th and July 7th. 28 pilots were entered with 24 gliders ranging from a K6CR to a new JS1. The weather was not as kind as it might have been but we managed four task days out of eight.Day One (Saturday) started with a typical Enterprise task – two TPs making a 100k triangle but with the option for a free distance from any of the TPs to add to the distance points. Rory O’Connor finished first (DG 800B) with a distance of 112k, Justin Wills (Antares 18S) second with 26k and Andrew Cluskey (ASW 28) third with 20k.Day Two (Sunday) tasked the competitors to visit as many gliding clubs as possible and return to the Mynd. Justin Wills completed a total distance of 247k to finish first, Andrew Reed (Ventus BT) second with 190k and Mike Pope (Ventus 2CT) third with 140k.
It then rained fairly solidly until Day Three on Thursday when we tasked to collect the most TPs from a list that included Stone, Chirk, Vyrnwy, Leominster and Hinton-in-the-Hedges. Justin Wills won the day with 337k, Andrew Clusky second with 206k and Mike Greenwood (Duo Discus) third with 158k.
We all rested on Friday for a final push on Day Four, Saturday, when the field was charged with using any or all of the following turning points, in any order: Newtown, Welshpool North West, Shrewsbury West, Bridgnorth, Telford South West. The Mynd was also a turning point and any turning point could be revisited after having visited at least 2 other turning points previously. Justin Wills again finished first, Adrian Emck (Ka6CR) second and Mike Pope third.
Overall Justin Wills was Enterprise 2012 champion with 977 points beating Mike Pope (460) and Andrew Clusky (410).
It then rained fairly solidly until Day Three on Thursday when we tasked to collect the most TPs from a list that included Stone, Chirk, Vyrnwy, Leominster and Hinton-in-the-Hedges. Justin Wills won the day with 337k, Andrew Clusky second with 206k and Mike Greenwood (Duo Discus) third with 158k.
We all rested on Friday for a final push on Day Four, Saturday, when the field was charged with using any or all of the following turning points, in any order: Newtown, Welshpool North West, Shrewsbury West, Bridgnorth, Telford South West. The Mynd was also a turning point and any turning point could be revisited after having visited at least 2 other turning points previously. Justin Wills again finished first, Adrian Emck (Ka6CR) second and Mike Pope third.
Overall Justin Wills was Enterprise 2012 champion with 977 points beating Mike Pope (460) and Andrew Clusky (410).