Weather Information
Link to Worldwide Turnpoint Exchange
Contest Area Map
Link to map (Adobe PDF.)
(click to visit website)
Thanks to Henryk (HV) for creating the map.
2012 SSA Regional Sports Contest is over
Early in the day
Everyone relaxs prior to the race.
Ready to go
at the front of the line
Gliders waiting for take off
Each day you get a different spot on the grid
Some gliders have engines
Motorized gliders can take off on their own. They have limited fuel supplies, so use their engine sparingly.
Towing a glider
Motorized tow planes tow gliders into the air
Towing aloft
Another contestant being towed
The Airport View
Connie sat on the hill at the end of the runway to take these great photos
More towing
Gliders are towed 2000 ft above the ground and all must wait until the contest starts.
On Tow
Glider being towed to the local hill
Matt & Matt
Matt Sr. and Matt Jr. check out the glider instrument settings
Glider Tailers
The empty glider trailers parked in a row
Where are we going?
Pilots review the local turnpoint list
Jim and Sergio
Jim Indrebo and Sergio discuss the day
2T Peter
Peter is next up
9B Andy
Andy ready to go
Paul 'H8'
Paul heading to his glider
YC- Rick gettng ready
Rick was checking his batteries. Gliders need the batteries for the radios and instruments.
YE taping the glider
Tape is used to cover all the open gaps in the glider
Peter and Katrina
Peter '2T' and his wife Katrina
Pilots getting the day's task
The pilots are smiling now, but it was a tough task.
F8 telling us how he won
Bill 'F8' won again!
YC, HV, F8
Rick, Henryk, Bill discussing yesterday's race
Ginny G3
G3, Ginny, ready for takeoff
SD ready to go
Luke 'SD'
7V getting ready
Ray (7V) is ready for the contest day.
Contest Director
Rick Indrebo was the contest director. Thank you Rick for working so hard so the contest pilots could have so much fun.
More kid fun
Still having fun running around
Counting
Time to play hide and seek
Fun on the rock
We get a better view from here
Kids watching the contest gliders
The contest is starting.
Run!
A good way to spend the day
Kids are thirsty
The kids had a great time playing on the fields
Grooming the airport
With almost 500 acres, there is a lot of grass to cut
Sheep? Yep!
Better than a gas engine lawn mower
Sheep eating the grass
These sheep keep the airport grass short
Pre-contest grass cutting
The 'natural' way to have the grass cut
Enjoying the shade
Waiting in the shade while watching the gliders in the air
Family Glider Ride
This family came for several glider rides on the contest days
This was a very challenging two weekend event
The race took place on : May 25 (practice), 26, 27, & June 2, 3.
Over the 4 day race the glider pilots flew over 4,139 miles WITHOUT an engine!
The official results and flight logs can be found on the SSA.ORG website.
Official results:
- Rank Pts ID Name / Glider
- 1 2796 F8 Gawthrop, Bill ASH-26E
- 2 2548 2T Deane, Peter LS-8-15
- 3 2206 SD Ashcraft, Luke ASW-27
- 4 2157 7V Gimmey, Ray ASG-29-15
The race had several very challenging days due to weather.
Crazy Creek is a great place to fly, come visit us:
- Great soaring and cross country site
- Friendly people
- Free Camping / Room for RVs (when you are flying here).
- Bathrooms and hot showers
- Close to Casino, Wineries, restaurants
Aerial View of Crazy Creek Air Adventures
The center section is paved with 1,000 ft grass at each end
and a grass runway on the left (S) side of the paved runway
Crazy Creek Air Adventures lies just 30 minutes from Napa Valley, east of Middletown, CA off Highway 29 nestled in the eastern foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains, the inland most part of the Northern California Coastal Range. The elevation of the gliderport is 970 feet above sea level, there are 4000 foot mountains within ten miles of the airport and 7000 foot mountains 30 miles to the north.
Prizes Sponsored by our local shops:
The following companies have donated prizes to the Glider Contest. Gifts were awarded to each day's top 3 places, and for the total top 3 contest winners. Thank you to the following:
Beulah's Kitchen - 21147 Calistoga Rd., Middletown, CA - great family run diner. Country style breakfasts, lunch. See yelp.com great ratings.
Korbel Champagne - website
Zaranna Designs - Custom handmade jewelry
Aurora Park Cottages - website
Mug Shots Expresso - 21159 Calistoga Rd. Middletown, CA 95461 - great coffee and snacks.
Calistoga Balloons - Calistoga, CA website
Perry's Deli - 21308 Calistoga St., Middletown, CA, since 1991. Great deli food.
Calliebuck Soap Company - Soaps made in Lake County, CA.
Rosales Market & Mexican Restaurant - 21178 Calistoga Rd. Middletown, CA. Our local Mexican dinner stop.
Shannon Ridge Winery - Award winning wines: website.
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