Hello again,

Day 6 is unanimous; we all land out.  The call for the day is West,
Maypearl, Rio Vista and return for 122 miles.  Weather calls for 500 fpm
up to 6500 and a slight chance of thunderstorms.  At grid time there are
only a few scattered CUs, but by launch, those small clouds are building
into towering giants.  

At task open time, there are rain showers scattered along the course line
to the first turn.  Some contestants leave early and are rewarded with
fast runs all the way to West, thermalling only once.  Others take the
slow, roundabout way to the same result, a landout.  Ships are scattered
all along Interstate 35.  The local law enforcement officials tell us
they're not sure if it's an invasion or a mass crash.  You know how
stories get blown out of proportion.

As of 9pm, the winner appears to be Pat Denaples with a total distance of
47 miles.  Since the scorer has gone home, the rest of the scores are
uncertain, but these are close.  Pat Tuckey has approximately 43 miles,
Mark Keene 41, Jerry Beatty 40.  Several contestants are in the 30s. 

One note about today.  Vern Hutchinson, flying #390, made a hard landing
and damaged his ship.  It has skin damage to the left wing and a twisted
fuselage.  Vern is complaining of some back pain, but is able to get
around.  He has been taken to the hospital for evaluation and observation.
 We'll have more info tomorrow.

Mark Keene

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