6/8 – Finally a Racing Day
A True Racing Day at Last – Fast Speeds and Smiling Faces at the WWGC
After many days of tricky AAT flying, the Women’s World Gliding Championship in Zbraslavice was finally treated to a proper racing day with classic Czech strong soaring conditions. All three classes were assigned fixed racing tasks ranging from 360 to 480 km, and the atmosphere on the grid was filled with excitement.
Launching began at 11:00 into already well-developed skies, with thermals reaching strengths of around 2.5 m/s and cloudbases sitting at approximately 1200 m AGL. The eastern section of the task area brought some initial challenges with stronger winds, requiring careful thermalling and patience. However, as the afternoon progressed and the pilots pushed westward, the wind dropped, allowing for stronger, more consistent climbs and the formation of beautiful cloud streets—making for rewarding and fast final legs.
It was a true “grand tour” of central Czechia, and we hope all pilots enjoyed the long-awaited conditions and a thrilling flight.
Huge congratulations to today’s top performers:
Tereza Koubková in Club Class – 97.02 km/h
Judyta Czyż in Standard Class – 110.34 km/h
Alena Netušilová in 18m Class – 121.96 km/h
Well done to all pilots on a fantastic day of racing!
KoneÄŤnÄ› Racing Day
Po mnoha dnech nároÄŤnĂ©ho lĂ©tánĂ AAT tratĂ se koneÄŤnÄ› doÄŤkali klasickĂ˝ch silnĂ˝ch ÄŤeskĂ˝ch podmĂnek. Všechny tĹ™i tĹ™Ădy dostaly racing tasky v dĂ©lce od 360 do 480 km a atmosfĂ©ra na gridu byla plná vzrušenĂ.
Starty zaÄŤaly v 11:00 za jiĹľ dobĹ™e vyvinutĂ© oblohy, se stoupáky dosahujĂcĂ sĂly kolem 2,5 m/s a základnami pĹ™ibliĹľnÄ› 1200 m nad zemĂ. VĂ˝chodnà část tratĂ pĹ™inesla zpočátku vĂ˝zvy v podobÄ› silnÄ›jšĂho vÄ›tru, coĹľ vyĹľadovalo opatrnĂ© krouĹľenĂ a trpÄ›livost. Odpoledne však vĂtr zeslábl, coĹľ pilotkám pĹ™ineslo silnÄ›jšà a konzistentnÄ›jšà stoupánĂ a vytvoĹ™enĂ krásnĂ˝ch Ĺ™ad, dĂky ÄŤemuĹľ byla druhá polovina tratÄ› rychlá a pĹ™inesla mnoho radosti.
Byla to opravdová „tour“ stĹ™ednĂmi ÄŚechami a doufáme, Ĺľe si všechny pilotky uĹľily dlouho oÄŤekávanĂ© podmĂnky a vzrušujĂcĂ lety.
VelkĂ© gratulace dnešnĂm nejlepšĂm pilotĹŻm:
Tereza Koubková v klubovĂ© tĹ™ĂdÄ› – 97,02 km/h
Judyta CzyĹĽ ve standardnĂ tĹ™ĂdÄ› – 110,34 km/h
Alena Netušilová v 18m tĹ™ĂdÄ› – 121,96 km/h
Gratulujeme všem pilotkám k fantastickému závodnickému dni!