day 1

task 1 down, 75km race to goal via 4 TP's with every man and his dog in goal. nice relatively easy first task flying across the main area and a good intro to racing here. eric reed from the US won the drag in his icepeak 3, shane and i in at the end of the second gaggle, maybe 60-70 back, slow start, playing catchup. ok for a first day tho me thinks, nice conditions. james came in about 30min later and antje unfortunately met the ground near one of the TP's out in the flats, (kind of flats) slow going out there. full results should be at www.pwmex2009.com but all in good mexican time. i think physical endurance will be a big factor here, i'll be surprised if we don't fly everyday, so tiring for sure. ok taco time. g