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Overall result
Sunday 10 @14:51 local
Club Class: Simon Barker
Sport Class: Bob Bromwich
Both tasks scrubbed
Sunday 10 @12:17 local
Prize giving in the briefing room 14:00
First launch 11:00
Sunday 10 @10:43 local
Gliders are on the grid waiting for the weather
Crossword complete
Saturday 9 @17:44 local
Control have just finished their third crossword
All gliders accounted for
Saturday 9 @13:15 local
Three have landed at Tibenham
Half a dozen pilots have called it a day
Saturday 9 @11:28 local
The scorer is not sure
More launching
Saturday 9 @10:55 local
The sun has popped through the high cover and now the club class are launching
Launching has started
Saturday 9 @10:38 local
Thermals 2kts to 2800 ft
Briefing 10:00
Saturday 9 @08:59 local
Grid before briefing possible first launch 10:30 remote finish Tibenham
Morning
Saturday 9 @07:41 local
The Met man is not optimistic for a task today and the task setter has gone to breakfast
Nympsfield
Friday 8 @15:10 local
Nympsfield have spotted we've scrubbed our first attempt at day 3
Scrubbed
Friday 8 @14:41 local
Both classes are scrubbed
Rebrief
Friday 8 @14:20 local
Earliest first launch 14:45 rebrief in the club house
Briefing
Friday 8 @11:07 local
Task briefing 11:45
Briefing 10:00
Friday 8 @09:01 local
Do not grid before briefing
Finishers
Thursday 7 @18:32 local
Finishers are still pouring over the finish line
Third clearance has arrived
Thursday 7 @16:18 local
Launching has restarted.
There have been two landouts which puzzles the task setter as he has checked the task and says it quite easy.
Waiting for the third clerance
Thursday 7 @15:12 local
After the first clearance we launched the two tasks
Dyno Rod left after the second clearance
Now waiting for the rain shower to clear before launching the re-lights
Both start lines open
Thursday 7 @14:47 local
Sport class are on a three hour AAT with seven starters so far
Club class are on a two hour AAT
Waiting for the thermals
Thursday 7 @13:23 local
First launch 13:30
First launch 11:30
Thursday 7 @10:45 local
Both classes are on an AAT task today
Briefing 10:00
Thursday 7 @07:44 local
Rig before briefing
Sport Class scrubbed
Wednesday 6 @16:05 local
The club class gliders have started
Rebrief
Wednesday 6 @14:30 local
Rebrief at front front of grid 14:35
First launch 15:00
Falling back
Wednesday 6 @12:03 local
Both classes are falling back to task B
First launch 12:30
Still waiting
Wednesday 6 @11:35 local
First launch 12:00
Waiting for the weather
Wednesday 6 @10:50 local
First launch 11:30
Briefing Delayed
Wednesday 6 @09:18 local
Briefing has been delayed until 10:30
Still Raining
Tuesday 5 @18:19 local
The task setter is already in the bar does he know something about the weather?
Day Scrubbed
Tuesday 5 @10:05 local
Rain has already arrived
Still starting
Monday 4 @15:53 local
Three more gliders started in the last 10 minutes
Both classes started
Monday 4 @12:58 local
First four landouts phoned in
Launching has started
Monday 4 @11:26 local
The sport class has started launching and the club class will follow them
Thermals appearing
Monday 4 @10:39 local
First launch 11:15
Blue SKies
Monday 4 @07:40 local
Briefing 10:00 and the weatherman is hopeful, rig before briefing
Sport Class scrubbed
Sunday 3 @15:30 local
Both classes are now scrubbed.
Club class scrubbed
Sunday 3 @15:16 local
Sport class first launch 15:30
Snifter has landed
Sunday 3 @14:25 local
First launch now not before 14:45
Director has changed his mind
Sunday 3 @13:41 local
Rebrief at 13:55 on the front of the grid
One Knot Thermals
Sunday 3 @13:16 local
First launch now 13:30
Half Knot Thermals
Sunday 3 @12:45 local
First launch now 13:15
On the grid
Sunday 3 @12:14 local
First launch not before 12:45
Sunday
Sunday 3 @08:34 local
Briefing at 10:30
Day scrubbed!
Saturday 2 @13:29 local
It's been pi**ing it down most of the morning - and it's getting heavier.
Worse still!
Saturday 2 @12:31 local
Briefing delayed until 13:30
Getting worse
Saturday 2 @11:00 local
Weather Jack says it's getting worse.
Next briefing 12:30
Not good
Saturday 2 @10:09 local
Weather grey with drizzle.
Next briefing 12:00
Welcome to the 2008 Gransden Regional
Friday 1 @20:37 local
Briefing at 10:30