At a regionals last year 3 pilots said they 'iced up' on the last day and one of them won 4 days in a row, beating the second-place handicapped speed by 10 mph on most days. Guess who won the contest? I submit that a few are already venturing into short bursts of IFR flight and we have no way to catch them short of someone seeing another glider enter or exit a cloud. On at least one occasion, the winner sought out and then deliberately flew under storm clouds, exchanging lift into speed. Not illegal if you stay VFR, but the chance of being forced into the cloud is always present. This 2-place ship had 'fat' cell phones stuck to the canopy in both seats. Does anyone believe they weren't accessing near real-time radar WX and artificial horizon app installed?

Lets give the CD a couple of recording cameras. I believe just showing the camera along with a stern warning at the mandatory pilots meeting would bring this unauthorized IFR flight, to a screeching halt!

Oh, the shame of being asked (forced) to wear the CD's ankle bracelet!

JJ