Gliding GP - terrific!

I've just finished watching the final day's live coverage and I must
say it was terrific. The air-to-air and in-cockpit shots all worked as
advertised and the 3D graphics were very good, whether it was watching
Kawa in his Diana 2 creeping away from his rivals on the last leg to
win overall or seeing Pete Harvey outrun everyone to claim a day win.

One particularly interesting moment was seeing Bruce Taylor get low
while pushing for the lead - when they used to the graphics to see his
glide angle to the finish there were lots of "ooohs" and "aaahs" from
the first-rate commentary team, and indeed he did land-out filmed live
from a helicopter, poor bloke!

The GP format is far more exciting to watch than conventional
competitions. The final race was short - only 150 km or so due to the
late clearance of a front - but the race was surprisingly dynamic and
very watchable.


Dan