SEN 3350
- USA Team Blog – some C
TEAM USA Blog – some C
[Tiffaney]
I was hoping to have super news, but lots of arguments instead. It is unfortunate about Oleg’s issue. We wonder if the motor breaking in the model popped the all-tee loose.
Tia won! By a lot. Greg’s score isn’t accurate. We think he should be 21st or 22nd.
Team photo after the opening ceremonies. Wee survived the heat. ( not shown- but they look good)
. Team meeting in the shade of some trees after processing, during the sweltering opening ceremonies in a pretty downtown Salonta park and then the team managers meeting, in a muggy room. Of course, I forgot my bottle of water. We’re making up for it now. F1C tomorrow. It might be the hottest day yet.
[Samatha]
Super excited for you all!! Forecast looks to be hot tomorrow. Hope you all stay hydrated and healthy, and hope it at least produces good thermals for each of you.
Good luck!!
[Tiffaney]
Already hydrating ..
First day Monday
[Tiffaney]
Heading out to the field for the first day of the WC – F1C. We have to leave in the dark because we have a drive of about 50 minutes with the last 20 on really rough roads. The organizers allow competitors to drop equipment on the flight line up to 45 minutes before the start of the first round, 8:00, but you must be parked in the designated area by 7:15. So early arrival is required. Also, the position of the flight line isn’t determined until 6:30-6:40, so it might be a scramble.
All maxes in the first, 4-minute round. We looked for warm lulls, but air was generally solid. ROUND 1
Three maxes in Round 2, but Todd made it by a few feet after stalling off the top, a slow recovery and gliding away from the thermal. The model rode well low and squeaked the max. ROUND 2
Well, Taron and Guy maxed easily, but we had positive streamers, heat and streamers for Todd, but he dropped, 2:27. We think it was during a transition period, and we should have been more patient. Keeping our heads up. ROUND 3
All maxes in the fourth round, but we had to show a lot of patience. Todd went with 4 minutes left in the 65-minute round. The temperature rose to 98 degrees and it was very calm. Finally a breeze broke through and he got enough air to max comfortably. Guy was almost able to get into Taron’s thermal, but was late enough that we weren’t confident, so he waited until about 30 minutes were left and launched in a boomer. Lunch break now with pizza delivery and a chance to walk to the porta potties. ROUND 4
Seeing we are in a way different time zone …
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