Grand Prix in St. Auban

The FAI has announced a new style of racing to be tried at France's
famous St. Auban national gliding center in early September 2005. A
single entry will be allowed per country and all participants will race
in the 15 Meter class. Included in the new racing format as departures
from the classic approach are a regatta start, multiple circuits of a
course close to the field, maximum turnpoint altitudes for spectator
enjoyment, and many more. The objective is to raise media and spectator
awareness of sailplane racing, and the event is a bit of an experiment
with a new format. Pilots ranked using the US Team Selection ranking
are eligible and invited to apply.
See the US Team web site for more. www.ssa.org/UsTeam/

John Seaborn

John Seaborn wrote:
The FAI has announced a new style of racing to be tried at France's
famous St. Auban national gliding center in early September 2005. A
single entry will be allowed per country and all participants will race
in the 15 Meter class. Included in the new racing format as departures
from the classic approach are a regatta start, multiple circuits of a
course close to the field, maximum turnpoint altitudes for spectator
enjoyment, and many more. The objective is to raise media and spectator
awareness of sailplane racing, and the event is a bit of an experiment
with a new format. Pilots ranked using the US Team Selection ranking
are eligible and invited to apply.
See the US Team web site for more. www.ssa.org/UsTeam/

John Seaborn


John,

Any plans for a demonstration in the US? Maybe some of the regionals
could try it as a task for a practice day?

Shawn

John:

Probably a dumb question - but what's a "Regatta start"?


Roy

This was done in 2003 and the igc files are still posted on the following
site.



http://www.cnvv.net/gpf/accueil-gpf.htm



I found them under the "Task" button



Download the zip file and..



Load them up in See You, sync and watch the race.



Yeff

"Regatta start" means everybody starts at the same time, almost in line
abreast. That also means the number of sailplanes has to be limited,
for obvious safety reasons.


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