WWGC.

On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 9:36:53 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 8:34:08 AM UTC-5, Tango Eight wrote:
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 8:56:23 PM UTC-5, Tom BravoMike wrote:

So the solution is... to stop fighting it. Make the teams on the ground be part of the 'team flying'

That's what's been going on for the last decade. Check around. There's much history here. The technology arms race led to a ground controlled sport that many find unsatisfying. IGC now trying to find the way back to a more individual sport. Rules enforcement, as we observe, is problematic.

T8

The IGC is responding to pilots and teams that are demanding actions to reduce the effect of ground controlled glider competition. Without action, some countries have indicated that their future participation is questionable.
Delayed tracking has been needed for some time.
My view is that IGC should respond in a very harsh way to the offending team management to send a message that this kind if cheating will not be tolerated.
It is sad that the performances of the Aussie ladies will be tarnished because we can't know if their performances were fair.
FWIW
UH

@UH - Agree. I was particularly disappointed that with the significant 'home-field' advantage that Australia already had, in terms of local knowledge, access to resources beyond that of other teams (a phone call away, not a continent), no massive body time-zone shift at the start, no move from Northern winter to scorching summer temps/humidity, no massive cost shipping worries, etc., someone felt the need to do this. Looking at it from the other side, perhaps being on the other end of that equation so much, given that the vast majority of WGCs are in Europe, some thought it might be justifiable. This doesn't seem like the Aussies I know.