Here is an update on the regional results to date for the SSA-OLC, with
less than a month to go in the 2006 season.

SSA-OLC Classic Regional Leaders (as of 17 September 2006)

Reg:# Points Last First Home Club
----- ------- ---------------- ---------- --------------------------
R01:1 1907,51 Koepper Mark US (R1) GBSC Boston
R02:2 4433,90 Templin Robert US (R2) Aero Club Albatross
R03:1 721,08 Murphy Sean US (R3) Harris Hill Soaring
R04:1 2968,86 Higgins Michael US (R4) M-ASA Mid-Atlantic Soaring
R05:1 2902,60 Tyler Allison US (R5) Airscapes Glider Club
R06:1 2012,81 Lubon John US (R6) Caesar Creek Soaring
R07:1 3158,31 Hard James US 126 Association
R08:1 2909,54 Funston Nelson US (R8) SGC Seattle Glider Council
R09:3 4708,78 Feager Tim US (R9) Albuquerque Soaring
R10:1 3462,49 Johnson Richard US (R10) Dallas Gliding Assoc
R11:1 4469,63 Krueger Wilfried CA (ON/QC) SOSA Gliding Club
R12:1 4724,18 Payne Jim US (R12) Tehachapi Soaring
ALL:1 5425,77 Haluza Doug US (R2) Ridge Soaring Irregulars

SSA-OLC Total Scoring by SSA Region (as of 17 September 2006)

Reg:Members Pilots % Total Dist # flights Average Dist
---- ------ ------ ---- ------------ ------------ -------------
R01: 567 15 2.6% 13,899 km 67 flights 207 km/flight
R02: 856 94 11.0% 219,117 km 725 flights 302 km/flight
R03: 467 8 1.7% 3,779 km 23 flights 164 km/flight
R04: 661 37 5.6% 34,663 km 177 flights 196 km/flight
R05: 1417 72 5.1% 116,185 km 574 flights 202 km/flight
R06: 984 27 2.7% 40,213 km 214 flights 188 km/flight
R07: 981 31 3.2% 31,530 km 178 flights 177 km/flight
R08: 645 47 7.3% 123,909 km 435 flights 285 km/flight
R09: 1370 229 16.7% 671,992 km 1999 flights 336 km/flight
R10: 1280 74 5.8% 224,923 km 698 flights 322 km/flight
R11: 856 130 15.2% 345,705 km 932 flights 371 km/flight
R12: 963 107 11.1% 316,462 km 1059 flights 299 km/flight
ALL: 11047 2,142,377 km 7081 flights 303 km/flight

Note that OLC participation varies significantly by region, even after
correcting for SSA membership, and without regard to distance flown.
Hopefully we can improve this situation in the 2007 season.