"A Very brief report. A rather disappointing pre entry to this years nationals with only twelve pilots participating. The weather forecast was for unsettled overcast, sunshine and light showers with a light North Easterly all day. On arrival the weather man seamed to predict the day correctly with low cloud and damp conditions.
Fortunately for all concerned the day turned out just fine. The cloud lifted to reveal the sun about 10:30 and apart from one cloudburst remained dry and quite warm.
Clive Needham (event CD) had scheduled for three rounds but we were unable to complete the round three speed task due to a late start .
Round 1 Duration Steve Haley, Simon Jackson and Bob Dickinson won their slots. Bob having a very lucky break after his Cobra hit the ground during the tow on his test flight prior to the round start. Several pilots went to help him sort the problem, it appears that after a major rebuild his rudders were reversed.
Round 2 was a repeat of round 1. Round 3 saw Steve Hoppe take the top points along with Bill Haley. Distance R1,2&3 Norman Quirk recorded the most number of legs of the day with 23
Speed 1 & 2 Steve Haley had the fastest time with 16.90s this was 1.48seconds faster than anyone else could manage."
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