On Jan 1, 10:07*am, Charlie Papa wrote:
*Dear Friends
Happy New Year to you all.
Tomorrow *the 2nd of January 2010 will be the first *day of the 3rd
FAI World Sailplane GP final in Santiago, Chile.
The races will be transmitted live on the Internet *with commentary in
English and Spanish allowing gliding friends the world over to join in
the excitement of the races. The race coverage includes an interactive
chat channel allowing friends and competitors to talk with each other
and send questions directly to the pilots.
Live coverage is linked to the Competition web site which will contain
regular news and results. * *http://www.grandprixchile.org/
We would like your help in publicising this event for Gliding so
please forward this message to your clubs, colleagues and gliding
friends.
The final will be on Saturday the 9th of January providing an
excellent opportunity for clubs to organise a race evening with big
screens or briefing room computers to watch the racing and join in the
party.
The race is scheduled to start each day at 3:00pm local time in Chile
which is 19.00 in Europe a perfect time for evening viewing.
Widening the audience for our wonderful sport is very important for
it’s future, you can help by spreading this news amongst your friends
and contacts.
Thanks for your help and please send us your feedback to help us
improve the Gliding race presentation.
Regards.
Brian Spreckley

I will be in Santiago on a layover and will take and post as many
photos as I can. Maybe my wife will buy me an HD video camera early
for my birthday.
I arrive on the morning of the 6th and leave the evening of the 7th,
so it's only 2 days that I am there. Wonder if I just jinxed myself
and my flight will now cancel!!!
Justin Rizor