The weather for the 2019 Big Spring Nationals hang gliding competition sure turned out great, giving the pilots 7 out of 7 taskable days! In the end, our team pilot Rudy Gotes of Vuelo Libre was able to take home the Open Class victory flying a T3 144! Well done Rudy!
2019 Big Spring Nationals Open Class Top 3
| 1 | Rodolfo Gotes | MEX | Wills Wing T3 144 | 5301 |
| 2 | Erick Salgado | MEX | Moyes RX 5 Pro | 5200 |
| 3 | Bruce Barmakian | USA | Aeros Combat 12.7 | 4690 |
Jose Sandoval from Guatemala won the Sport Class on his U2 160 with Anibal Lemus also from Guatemala coming in second on a U2C 145. Nice flying guys!
2019 Big Spring Nationals Sport Class Top 3
| 1 | Jose Sandoval | GUA | Wills Wing U2 160 | 4261 |
| 2 | Anibal Lemus | GUA | Wills Wing U2 C 145 | 4250 |
| 3 | Ken Millard | USA | Moyes Gecko 155 | 3842 |
Full comp results here – https://airtribune.com/2019-big-spring-nationals/results
The next and last comp of the US season is the Santa Cruz Flats Race September 15-21. This is a really great comp offering what usually turns out to be consistent, smooth but challenging conditions and a beautiful resort to stay! “Easy” XC flying too with almost unlimited open space for landings and quite good road access for retrieves.
