Bright

Well I have been in the quaint town of Bright for the last week now. The first day here was amazing flying, the second day was rain, the third day was decent. After this, on Saturday, the Bright Open competition started and guess what happened, it rained. It rained and blew strong winds for the first three days of the competition. Yesterday, Tuesday, we finally had some flyable conditions and a task to race. For this first race of the comp I had a great start pushing out front in top position with a few other of the top pilots. After 20 minutes of racing this all came to a screeching halt as the task was stopped because a helicopter was coming into the area to evacuate an injured pilot that had crashed into the trees. The pilot ended up OK relatively, he only had a few broken bones in the foot and wrist I believe. Good luck with the recovery Dave Snowden. So the day was worth no points but oh well it was fun racing out front even for just a few minutes.

Today we had another task and it was great fun with a good start. I again raced out front maintaining a position between 1st and 3rd place for the first three turn points. After this a few bad decisions put me on the ground. A few lessons were learned today, the biggest one was that when racing out in front in the lead with the best pilot in Australia and a local guru of the area, halfway through a 55k race, stay with him, don't push out front like a hero. Anyhow, it is so much fun racing in the lead with Australia's top pilots, it is SUCH A THRILL. There are many excellent pilots in this competition, it is definitely the hardest comp for the year here in Oz.

Blah Blah less talk and more pictures. Below are a few lifestyle shots from manilla and a few flying shots that someone took of me a few days ago. Notice the sleek, slim and sexy profile of the UP EDGE as it slices through the air. This wing is super fast and super solid.