Paul wrote:

Hows this for a format.

84 gliders release a set distance and height from the venue all at the
same time.
They final glide to the finish line which is on the boundary fence. Extra
bonus points for using ground effect for the last three kilometres. Tall
trees and power lines for added skill test.
They can either land straight through or pull up for a dodgy circuit, then
attempt to land next to their trailers which are lined up down one side of
the runway with tops up and fuse dollys in place. Trailers are spaced six
meters apart. Their 3 man/women crews then have to clear them off the
runway or if the pilot is skillfull enough he boots on some rudder and
tries to park on the fuse dolly. Extra points for this. Then as pilot
extracts himself the crew set to work derigging the glider and storing in
the trailer. The winner is the one whos trailer top is down the fastest
from the release time and has the least penaltys. Penaltys are for hitting
other crews while landing and groundlooping.

Good crowd appeal. Everything happens within sight of the stands. Don't
need soarable weather so could be a winter games event as well. ( Ice lake
would really turn up the excitment ) Team event as well as individual. It
is the best part of the whole contest thing as far as spectator appeal
goes.

I saw this once at the German nationals and its very entertaining.


Backwards trailer races are great fun as well.

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