USA Open, Sports, Motorglider Nationals

[TomKnauff]

USA Open Class Nationals Hobbs NM
Scores thru Saturday, June 22.
No flying on Sunday June 23rd
16 pilots entered
Information preliminary.

1 Ron Tabery, Nimbus 3 4378
2 Ray Gimmey, Nimbus 3 4153
3 Eric Mozer, ASH-25 4123
4 Sherm Griffith ASH 25 4089
5 Heinz Weisenbuhler ASH 25 4049
6 Al Leffler Nimbus 4 3989
7 Mark Huffsteler, ASH 25
8 Dale Bush Nimbus 3
9 Gary Ittner Ventus C
10 Jim Payne ASH 25
11 Brian Milner Nimbus 3

USA MotorGlider Nationals
1 Greenwell ASW26E
2 Rick Howell Ventus CT
3 Don Pollard ASW26E
4 Russ Pirkens Ventus CM
5 Chicho Estrada ASW26E

Alfonso Estrada is winning the Sports Class nationals flying a Ventus C.

Tom Knauff
Knauff & Grove Soaring Supplies

We hear the SSA office, located 100 yards from the contest headquarters,
is trying to figure out how to obtain scores. It has only been 6 days and
the problem is nearly solved. STand by for news from SSA headquarters.

[Wkonecny]

Thanks to Tom Knauff for the update! It must be easier to accomplish this
from Pennsylvania than from New Mexico. Since my original posting on this
subject, I have received some very kind offers from four different
countries around the world, to post these results on their homepage if we
were unable. It is good to know that the soaring community will always
support itself, especially on an international basis. Again, deepest
thanks to those who offered their service to help us.

This whole situation reminds me of a bumper sticker I once saw:

I'M THEIR LEADER - - WHICH WAY DID THEY GO?

There is no such thing as bad weather, just different kinds of good
weather.

Happy soaring,

Walt Konecny