On to Lakeview and the wild west

June 23 (much later)

The last two tasks at the Rat Race were the kind of days that make me wonder how sensible comp flying is. Well, that's not true, it's fairly certain comp flying isn't sensible, but we do it because it's a great way to learn and improve, it's a ton of fun (most of the time) and every now and then you get bragging rights over your mates. The last two tasks were run in conditions that while not dangerous for experienced pilots, they were days where the vast majority would not have launched if it wasn't a comp day. But you see it happen over and over. Food for thought, where do you draw the line between risky and just not sensible? For me I guess it's right at the point where it stops being fun, which incidentally is about where you stop learning anything too.

The back to back comps here are quite literally that - we had our last task at Woodrat today, rapid fire award ceremony, drive to Lakeview and first task for the nationals is tomorrow. Looks windy so we might get a rest on the first day.

More on the nats later. Results for both comps are at www.mphsports.com