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25.01.2022 The dates for the next F1GP/F1.Open competition are approved! The next running of the F1.Open GP will be flown dry, and be open to the following gliders : - Janus A/B/C... - Nimbus 2 (all variants) - LAK-12 - ASW-17 - Kestrel 17 / 19 - Jantar 1 / 2A / 2B - Duo Discus - DG-505 - DG-1000/1001 Where : Leeton, NSW Contest Dates : 28/12/2020 - 5/1/2021 (including a practice day on the 28th) Entry Fee prior to 1st October : $360 (includes 2 contest aerotows redeemable at Leeton) Entry Fee after 1st of October : $410 (includes 2 contest aerotows redeemable at Leeton) Entry Form for both classes is here https://f1gp.com.au/go/admin/pilot_enter IMPORTANT : For the F1.Open class to be viable, we require at least 8 fully paid-up entries prior the 1st of June. If the class doesn't reach these base numbers, we will scrap it & run another group of F1.0 gliders instead.
24.01.2022 Good morning race fans! As we gather ourselves for another beautiful day in the best soaring country in the world, we have a new addition to the competition legend. Day winners will now sport these "jolly wrencher" stickers, one for each day they win. Highly visible from the air, competitors will now know which sharks they have to outrun to win the day.
23.01.2022 Watch the live stream of finishes
23.01.2022 2020/2021 News! The entry form for the next F1GP will be available in the next day or 2 (as soon as the NCC approves the dates we've chosen (fingers crossed). CHANGES :... F1.OPEN will be flown without water ballast - eligible gliders now include all variants of Janus (as well as the same gliders as last year) and will be open to 16 aircraft max. F1GP will consist of 2 groups of a maximum of 16 gliders, which means we are only taking 32 entries total. You'd better get in quick! ENTRY FEE will be $360 - but will include 2 aerotows (ie. entry fee is staying the same) THE VENUE will be the same. Hopefully forever. We love Leeton.
22.01.2022 Friday Quiz Time!!! Contained in this photo is an Australian Glider Pilot. 1) who is he?... 2) where in the photo is he? 3) who is the man on the far right? bonus point - who is the guy second from the right?
22.01.2022 Soaring XX Thanks to Toni who donated 2 pairs of flying pants to support our raffle. These products are fantastic. Please support us by supporting them. They have all your clothing and tow out gear sorted. https://soaringxx.com/
21.01.2022 During the last event we had conversations with various people about adding an exhibition class to the event next year. The committee have decided not to do so this coming season. If you were hoping to attend in your non-F1GP compatible daily driver, now is the time to find something to borrow!
20.01.2022 LX NAVIGATION Thanks to Nick and the whole LX Navigation team for their support with Jack Hart taking out the Flarm Eagle 2 in our raffle. Quality items at quality prices. http://www.lxnavigation.com/
20.01.2022 SPONSOR ALERT!! We’re once again honoured to have the support of Lumpy and Sharon from the Tocumwal Soaring Centre. They’ve been with us as sponsors since day one. As with previous years, the common last turnpoint used every day will be known by all as Lumpy’s Loop. On top of this, this year we have the ability to move the centre of the start line to somewhere other than the airfield. As a result, introducing LUMPY’S LINE & SHARON’S START... With multiple groups performing GP starts at different times, this will allow us to move the start line slightly away from the pre-start milling sailplanes and allow the tugs to drop gliders where the climbs are Thanks Lumpy & Sharon!! https://tocumwalsoaring.com/
20.01.2022 AERO REFUELLERS Thanks again to Harry Hawkins and the Aero Refuellers team in Albury. For the 3rd time running they have been our fuel sponsor. An extremely hard working team along with ground support for the bushfire effort. They are the best for all your aviation fuels and lubricants.... http://www.aerorefuellers.com.au/
20.01.2022 Launch of LiveGliding.com Since we started our little gliding competition 3 years ago a heap of bespoke contest management, scoring & tracking software has been written by our members, as well as the custom SkyMate tracker. Originally development of the above was designed around the Formula 1.0 GP only, so the software was integrated with our web site, and was hardcoded to conform with our rules. Since then, our systems have become popular with State Competitions, and hosting... of systems on f1gp.com.au has felt a bit inappropriate. Also, there have been constant requests from State Competition organisers for the ability to do various things that the software wasn't capable of doing. We believe this has now been rectified. Announcing... LiveGliding.com New features include : - Ability to choose any waypoint as the Start or Finish point (start and finish points need not be same waypoint) each day - Choose from finish line or circle of any radius, can be set daily. - Simple task setting interface (just click on the map) - SkySight weather overlays during task setting (thanks Matt) - Automatically generated .CUB task file including all set tasks - Automatically generated radio start script - Ability to set minimum finish height each day - Handicap adjustments for weight & performance enhancing modifications (ie. winglets) Existing Features : - Automatic calculation of variable turnpoint sizes for handicapping based on handicaps of entrant gliders & task. - Live Tracking (when used with SkyMate) - Realtime live scoring (when used with SkyMate) - Scoring via IGC file upload - Ability to change point scoring format (winner's score, bonus point(s) for winning day) Possible Future Features : - Conventional 1000 point scoring - Facility for conventional Non-GP starting - Generation of IGC files from live tracking data Interested in using our software? Drop us a line.
19.01.2022 Well done to Christian Streifeneder, winner of the final day! Not the most straight forward of days, many pilots battled a long into-wind leg and very broken thermals - but Christian got high, stayed high, and smoked the field! Well done on your first day win!
18.01.2022 Good morning race fans! The weather has given us a window of opportunity, and we're going for it. Newcomer ninja Jenny Thompson is currently leading on 17 points, Scott Lennon is on 12 points, but days like this can change anything. Weather is very uncertain the next two days, so this might be IT ! 178km racing task today, starting early, and getting home before overdevelopment or rain kicks in. ... Reminder: Tune in to LiveGliding! Racing and scoring is as real time as it gets, thanks to innovative trackers and software. http://tracking.livegliding.com/ Handing over to comp organiser Nick Gilbert, who despite being banished back to South Australia due to COVID restrictions, is standing by to give you updates as they happen.
18.01.2022 The Club Class Nationals will be at Tocumwal this year in December. I know what youre thinking - perfect warmup for the F1GP
18.01.2022 Update: Majority of Group A have returned. Nearly all the Group B pilots are back. The open class is at the Rankins Springs turnpoint. For live tracking visit https://tracking.f1gp.com.au/
18.01.2022 FRIDAY FLASHBACK
17.01.2022 Love our gliding pics? The Formula 1.0 Gliding Grand Prix is now on Instagram. Follow us for regular pictures of beautiful machines flying in the best gliding competition since 1974. https://buff.ly/2JBRwjz
17.01.2022 Things to do to stay comp ready during lockdown period : 1) practice remembering to put the wheel down 2) practice remembering to fly the correct task 3) reclined on the couch you can keep your bladder trained... 4) treat vacuuming the house as a task - stop on those really gritty parts to thermal 5) practice throwing up into hat 6) keep banter game elite by recounting old stories to kids, postman etc 7) watch godfather trilogy without getting up from couch (see point 3) See more
16.01.2022 Afternoon racefans! The race starts in around 5 minutes time. Live tracking is available http://tracking.livegliding.com/
16.01.2022 GLASFASER FLUGZEUG SERVICE. Amazing support from these fellows 3 years running. Christain & Sarah kindly donated 2 sealing kits plus calendars, mugs, hats and crew t-shirts for the little ones, as well as gallons of Prosecco for the ground crew. We can't thank them enough for their amazing support over the last three years. At the very least, buy a Glasflugel Calendar or stubbie cooler from them. They are amazing!... http://www.streifly.de/
16.01.2022 Thank you to Innovact Consulting and Alex Wallis.
16.01.2022 GLIDERSTUFF Thanks to Tom and Jane for their continuing support. if you need anything for your glider, go to their website. https://www.gliderstuff.com.au/
16.01.2022 Do you or your club own an F1GP or F1.Open compatible glider that you might consider renting or lending (or trading for 10 days) to a pilot of your approval? If so, please send us an email at [email protected]
15.01.2022 TOCUMWAL SOARING CENTRE Thanks to Lumpy and Sharon for their support once again. Been ongoing since Lumpy got his own turnpoint. For quality soaring along the Murray river with competitive prices and a great atmosphere among what was the biggest airfield in the southern hemisphere. check them out. https://tocumwalsoaring.com/
15.01.2022 AUSTRALIAN BEER CO Thanks to Jon Streat and Yenda brewery this year for their ongoing support. An amazing drop of beer right on our backdoor. With having the Yenda brewery as our turnpoint in the last few years we cant thank them enough. Suprised no one has pulled brake and dropped in for an ale yet. https://www.yendabeer.com.au/
14.01.2022 Heres a rippin story from 2 of our competitors jack and jinksy who are currently at Horsham week.
12.01.2022 Standings for the 2020 Formula 1.0 Grand Prix as we go into the final day.
12.01.2022 Day 7 and the final day of the Formula 1.0 GP not the best conditions but the pilots made do. tune in later for updates. And Happy Birthday to Robbie Bull!
11.01.2022 Day 8 - the last day! Here we go race fans.... It's low. It's blue. It's going to sort the fleet out. Local Scott Lennon is in the lead, but only by 2 points. Can he fend off ninja Jenny Thompson? Tune in to https://buff.ly/38YrMq8 for your live race!
10.01.2022 2 Seaters at Leeton - we want them! An unprecedented number of 2 seat gliders are eligible for the GP this year. Why not enter as a team, with as many pilots as you like? A mix of experience and pilots new to cross country could be a great way to infect them with the racing bug! The following 2 seaters are eligible, and we reckon the majority of pilots have access to at least one :... Janus Duo Discus DG-1000 DG-505 Twin Astir Marianne The time to get organising is now! https://f1gp.com.au/go/admin/pilot_enter
09.01.2022 LXNAV Many thanks to John Orton and the crew from LXNAV for supporting our comp again. They donated a NANO4 for the raffle. Congatulations to Kevin Roden. They also donated a WIFI adaptor. Well done Eric Stauss. Thanks again LXNAV. https://gliding.lxnav.com/
09.01.2022 SKYSIGHT.IO Once again thanks to Matt for some 30 day vouchers plus a 365 day voucher which was in the raffle. If you dont have skysight already try out the 30 day free trial now. https://skysight.io/
08.01.2022 A big thank you to these 2 absolute legends. It wouldn't be the same event without Greg & Aaron giving up their time to run our event. They are genuinely "The Dream Team". They really *get* what we're trying to do, and provide a perfect mixture of humour & the occasional piece of direction - always sage & from pulled from the deep bucket of experience they both have.... Thank you to Greg Schmidt and Aaron Stroop. Please come back next year?
07.01.2022 Our friends at the Tocumwal Soaring Centre are really raising the bar!
06.01.2022 You're never too old to have Mum tuck you in. Here we have Jenny Thompson, current contender for the top place, helping daughter Sarah Thompson prepare for flight. Formula 1.0 Grand Prix - it's a love story!
06.01.2022 tag a Jantar pilot
06.01.2022 Innovact Consulting. We could'nt have done it without the support of this fantastic business. Thanks to Alex Wallis who is now a life member of our competition. https://innovactconsulting.com.au/
06.01.2022 Have you seen the list of entries for next season's F1GP? So far we have : 12 x Standard Libelle... 7 x Standard Cirrus 6 x Hornet 3 x Jantar Standard 2 And one of each Astir, Club Libelle, Open Libelle, LS-1F, ASW-15B, Open Cirrus, Twin Astir I suspect the last time there were 20 Glasflugel gliders on the same airfield in Australia would have been at Leeton in the early 80s! Check out the entries here: https://livegliding.com/scoring/entrants/27
06.01.2022 MASSIVE NEWS. We could not thank this business enough last year but we will be doing it all over again this year. thanks to Innovact Consulting for jumping on board again and being our major sponsor. we cant thank Alex and his team enough. Head to https://innovactconsulting.com.au/ to find out more about them. In respect to the COVID crisis. we are still planning to go ahead this year. We are keeping an eye on it until we think it might be too hard with border control etc. But we are still working on it. There are still some spots up for grabs so get in touch with us if you want to join in.
05.01.2022 Reuben Lane is clearly enjoying his new DG-100 way too much. He took a launch on a cancelled day just so we could get a nice closeup of his sponsor decals. In this pic: Innovact Consulting, Aero Refuellers, and strefly. de Thanks so much for your support!
04.01.2022 Who is sitting on the chair in this photo? And where was it taken?
04.01.2022 Hows this photo of the Brobenah Hills taken from Leeton airport the other day? Also good to see the irrigation channels nice and full
04.01.2022 LETS GET READY TO RAFFLE. amazing support from all our sponsors this year. Well worth it we can not thanks them enough. Will be drawn at the clubhouse tonight. Male sure you get around these amazing people.
03.01.2022 Entry form for next F1GP is available! Note that the dates have changed slightly, with the contest beginning after New Years. Enter here ... https://f1gp.com.au/go/admin/pilot_enter/36
03.01.2022 MACQUARIE GEOTECH An amazing effort from one of our pilots Chuck Durham to get this company on board. Our pilots were well looked after with hats and stubby holders. Thanks again Chuck and Macquarie Geotech. https://www.macgeo.com.au/
03.01.2022 Formula 1.0 is still on folks. Bad news though - with respect to covid best practices, goon of fortune has been cancelled for this year.
02.01.2022 Are you planning on entering next season's F1GP but haven't done anything about it? Here's a newsflash for you - the competition is already 1/2 full. In February.
01.01.2022 Due to overwhelming interest in the F1GP class, and a very modest amount of interest in the F1.Open class, the organising committee have decided to cancel the F1.Open class. The upside is there are now 14 places available for F1GP class. Be quick!
01.01.2022 SPONSOR ALERT!! Were once again honoured to have the support of Lumpy and Sharon from the Tocumwal Soaring Centre. Theyve been with us as sponsors since day one. As with previous years, the common last turnpoint used every day will be known by all as Lumpys Loop. On top of this, this year we have the ability to move the centre of the start line to somewhere other than the airfield. As a result, introducing LUMPYS LINE & SHARONS START... With multiple groups performing GP starts at different times, this will allow us to move the start line slightly away from the pre-start milling sailplanes and allow the tugs to drop gliders where the climbs are Thanks Lumpy & Sharon!! https://tocumwalsoaring.com/
01.01.2022 The good news just keeps on coming... The dream team (aka Greg Schmidt and Aaron Stroop) have signed on again to be contest director and safety officer next year.
01.01.2022 The organisers of the Formula 1.0 GP wish to acknowledge the support of LX Navigation who donated an LX Flarm Eagle 2 which was won by Jack Hart. Congratulations Jack, and sincere thanks to the LX Navigation team for supporting our event.
01.01.2022 We are joined by Nationals champ Adam Woolley to give a recap on Day 6 - the penultimate day of the competition!
