What a race in Chile today!!!

Kawa in 1st. Two JS-1s, then a V2, then a V3. All within 5 seconds, identical avg speed for all four!!!

At 21:35 17 January 2018, wrote:
Kawa in 1st. Two JS-1s, then a V2, then a V3. All within 5 seconds,
identical avg speed for all four!!!

Looks like Tilo was second in a V3 to me...

RO

You’re right. It changed. Maybe penalty points.

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 4:29:58 PM UTC-6, wrote:
You’re right. It changed. Maybe penalty points.

...and a tie for third, Andres Beeche and Bostjan Pristavec. Was there ever a tie for getting on the podium in Grand Prix racing?

caught the last 30km or so on the live tracking. Very fun to watch. Tilo went a little deeper into the steering turn and Kawa passed him in the last 3 km. Everything was bunching up tight at the end. Had to have been quite a thrill in the cockpit.

Meanwhile in America, the SSA is promoting crazy MAT’s and boring TAT’s with 30 mile radius’s. Nobody knows who wins the day which flew different directions at different times of the day until they are compared via a computer formula and posted hours later.

So anticlimactic and boring!!

It is time for the USA to wake up and join in with the rest of the world. Grand Prix is the future of soaring! It is time for you to quit following the lousy traditions that are in sync with a cult religious like following of which does nothing but lower attendance to the sport year after year.

To the O.P. - yes, absolutely a thrilling race! It was truly enjoyable for the experienced soaring pilot and the first time spectator alike!

At 22:29 17 January 2018, wrote:
You=E2=80=99re right. It changed. Maybe penalty points.

No penalty points. I also watched the last ~70Km live. Tilo
had the lead, but went for (closer towards) the center of the last
steering turn, thus giving Kawa the chance to cut him off by just
nipping the left side of that steering turn circle. Kawa caught and
passed Tilo right there, and after that it was Tilo just trying to catch
up again all the way to the finish. It was Tilo's error on that
steering turn that gave Kawa the win on this one..

RO

Watching the last 100km and the ti-the-wire finish was very exciting. Having the commentary from a local really added to the quality of the coverage.

Paul A.

What ULR are you using to watch it with commentary?

WH

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 1:35:09 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Kawa in 1st. Two JS-1s, then a V2, then a V3. All within 5 seconds, identical avg speed for all four!!!

Let's get this thread back on track!
And another great race today! With Tilo striking out and taking the lead through the 3rd TP until taking the slower, westerly route to the 4th. Those guys are soooooo good it's kind of shocking.