A result at last!
I like flying at Whitesheet. It's beautifully situated at the end of a long ridge, and the slopes are easily accessible. And while the main bowl doesn't lend itself to ballistic flying, it makes a relaxing contrast to the adrenalin rush that is South Wales.
After the first two competitions this year were abandoned due to the weather, it's good to report that Whitesheet provided the first result of 2010. The wind wasn't brilliant and there was some thermal variation, which contributed to the slightly party atmosphere. Nevertheless, by the time the rain finally came, a full six rounds had been flown. The winner was John Bennett, Simon Thornton was runner up and John Phillips third.Mick Walsh achieved fastest time of 42 seconds (five seconds faster than than anyone else!).
F3F Results ( NYMRSC Members in BOLD)
1 J Bennett 4510.6 2 S Thornton 4490.3 3 J Phillips 4483.2 4 M Newnham 4406.1 5 K Newton 4344.4 6 M Walsh 4315.7 7 M Abbotts 4288.7 8 M Evans 4239.5 9 J West 4214.1 10 W Smith 4209.4 11 F Hulton 4141.2 12 A Freeman 4070.4 13 R Lampe 4055.0 14 K Wood 4026.6 15 G Harrison 4018.0 16 M Shellim 4004.8 17 A Richardson 3971.4 18 J Treble 3863.7 19 A Tabero 3854.8 20 V Eldridge 3787.2 21 P Townsend 3735.7 22 J Bioletti 3657.7 23 T Noble 3655.8 24 P Taylor 3524.9 25 I Mason 1220.9