VSA Races


The VSA Race Series was started in 2004 and remains a popular event.


 Updated 3/29/2020

The Schedule for 2020 is To Be Announced (TBA)

  • will be posted here when it becomes available.

The Rules – also TBA for 2020

  • will be posted here when they become available.

RESULTS of each Race will also be posted below.



The following are remnants from the 2019 soaring season.

  • March 9 — Race Day #1, VSA Seminar # 4 & Dinner
    Announcement – posted here.
    Results – none – flying cancelled due to weather.
  • March 23 — BBQ/Race Day # 2
    Announcement posted here.
    Results – none- flying cancelled (see the announcement) due to a scheduling conflict.
  • April 6 — BBQ/Race Day # 3
    Announcement posted here.
    Results – none – flying cancelled due to weather.
  • April 20 — BBQ/Race Day # 4
    See announcement posted here.
  • May 4 — Doc Mayes Memorial Contest/Race Day # 5
    An exceptionally good day for cross country.
    See announcement and results posted here.
  • May 18 — BBQ/Race Day # 6
    See announcement posted here.
  • June 15 — BBQ/Race Day # 7
    No flying
  • June 29 — BBQ/Race Day # 8
    See announcement posted here.
  • July 13 — BBQ/Race Day # 9
    See announcement posted here.
  • July 27 — BBQ/Race Day # 10
    See announcement posted  here.
  • August 10 — BBQ/Race Day # 11
    Results:  It was a very good flying day, Lots of lift everywhere.  See results.
    See announcement and results posted here.
  • August 24 — BBQ/Race Day # 1
    See announcement and results here.
    Results – none – flying cancelled due to weather.
  • September 7 — BBQ/Race Day # 13
    Announcement – posted here.
    Results – none – flying cancelled due to weather.
  • September 21 — BBQ/Race Day # 14
    Announcement – posted here.
    Results – none – flying cancelled due to weather.
  • October 5 — WSC Oktoberfest/Race Day # 15

The Rules for 2019

1.  Pilots will choose 1 or 2 of the possible 26 published tasks to fly for the day.

2.  The gate will automatically open 15 minutes after the last participating pilot launches.

3.  Pilots will radio the task number and their start time immediately after their start.

  • If pilot restarts, they will radio the new start time.
  • If pilot changes the task being flown, they will radio the new task number.  Changes are allowed while on course, but they must be announced.

4.  Normally, a one mile radius cylinder will be used around every turn point. The start and finish will be five mile cylinders. There are no upper or lower limits to the start or finish cylinders.  The diameters of the turn points “may be adjusted by the CD” depending on the weather for the contest day.

5.  Flight logs must be submitted to the scorer by 6pm.  Pilots must state which course number(s) was/were flown.

6.  The pilot with the fastest handicap speed for the day will be called the daily winner and the remaining pilots will be scored by their percentage of the winner’s handicap speed using the current published SSA Handicap List.

7.  No points for incomplete tasks.

8.  During the series each pilot must complete at least 1 100K task, 1 200K task, 1 300K task over the course of the series to be scored for the season.

9. Pilot are allowed to fly and receive scored points for up to two different tasks per each contest day. Pilots do not need to land and take another tow. They may start the second task with a radio call. Theoretically, a pilot could come in both first and second on a given day, thus receiving 1,000 points for the first task and 950 or so for the second task (assuming two different tasks were completed).

10. The best 7 scores for the season, of each pilot, will be used to calculate the series winners. This total of these best seven flights must include at least one flight in each task size (100, 200, 300). Select your task(s) from the list below.

Ben and/or Rex have the final say for any rules or safety related issues.



Published Distance for each task:



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