Texas Open Day 3

I am behind on posts.

Day 3 was another struggle. The air was difficult to read and getting low was a bad situation. With some wind we called a straight downwind. This also gives the option to fly around storms if they present themselves. A big group of us grabbed the first start and immediately we were all struggling to keep up with Jonny. He charged hard and lead like a champ. We shedded groups of 5 until our group was trimmed down to Jonny, Kraig, Robin, Glen, and I. Bubba hung in for awhile then missed a climb.

Then we hit Lamesa and hit the rough times that have haunted us randomly most days this year. I hung in my own climb as we all struggled to get up over Lamesa. The slow climnig allowed a few pilots to catch back up. Andreas and Paris joined me as the leaders had left a few minutes before. They had glided to the right across some blue and we too a route left to chase some clouds. As it turns out the line was more of a penisula into the blue, rather then a real street. Paris charged ahead far below giving me a false sense of confidence. Andreas headed 90 degrees to course line to grab a cloud and I continued on. 10 minutes later I was on the deck 16 miles short of goal. That seems to be the magic distance for me. About 10 pilots scratched into goal with Jonny (deservedly) winning the day.

Kev