On Aug 20, 8:34*am, Steve Koerner wrote:
Considering only the 12 competition days that all three classes were scored...

The average winning speed in 18m class was 148.9kph (92.5mph).

In 15m, the average winner was 4.6% slower than 18m at 142.0kph (88.2mph)..

Open class winner was 0.8% faster than 18m on average at 150.1kph (93.3mph).

Isn't it interesting that all of that new technology in open class had so little actual benefit in the final analysis?

But how do the prices of the gliders compare? We are pricing the
majority of pilots out of the market for a minor gain in performance.