I've seen and read some of the soaring/cross country bibles and tons of articles including the racing rules on the SSA site, but I still haven't found a book, one book, that directly explains all that one needs to know about sailplane racing, from tarmac tie down positioning to in-flight tactics based on the type of task you are flying....

I've asked a number racers some rather basic questions and was surprised at the amount of head scratching?

I've done a lot of racing in other sports and due to the fact that I was able to read and bone up on most all the fundamentals early I was able to work on skills and implement strategies sooner which helped me weave my way into the fleet quicker. More enjoyment.

Once again I find myself the low time RookieStar looking for the Idiots Guide to Sailplane Racing in my pursuit towards anything but DFL.

Where's that book?