You may be right, but if you watch the playbacks of the FAI GP World Championship (thermal flatlands) the winners typically break away early and stay away. A bit like a road cycling race. Try to get out of sight and out of mind of the pack.

Regardless it will be interesting to see the gaggle tactics in GP. I see (and so do the pro's apparently) as it as being conservative in GP to join and remain with the gaggle even in flatland thermal flying.

Hope GP it catches on!

For the record, here are some good tracking video's:
(Usually the winners leave the gaggle and are well ahead)

https://vimeo.com/27014418
https://vimeo.com/27060949
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf7AOF0ECUc


Sean