On Sunday we held the First round of the 2010 Heathcote Cup.
We had 14 pilots compete.
The weather was superb, with lightly overcast skies with the occassional sunny period and warm temperatures. The winds were from the South and swung a little during the day. The wind speed varied from dead calm to only just a few knots.
Generally the lift was very subtle and for most flights there were areas of bouyant air.
With the number of entrants we had we were able to use the man on man system with three heats per round.
A thunderstorm built up far to the South West of the field around the time we stopped for a lunch break. Around 2pm it came much closer and it started to become active with considerable lightning activity in the vicinity of the field and we called an end to the competion at the end of the fifth round.
So with just the five rounds there was no round to be dropped.
Congratulations to Matt Lowe who took out first place for round 1.
In second place was Fred Lodden and in third was Matthew Partlett.
Les Morris took out 1st place in the 2m class.
A reminder that the round 2 of the 2010 Heathcote Cup will be held at the Maddens Plains field on Sunday the 28th of March. This is just under four weeks away.
To see the results, click
HERE for Round 1.
To see the results, click
HERE for Round 2.
To see the results, click
HERE for Combined result 2009.