Sunday - May 22, 2005

OVSS #1 - CSS Memorial

TK picked me up Friday morning in his new Dodge Caravan, similar to his last one even in color, but this one has all the deluxe options.  I am certainly enjoying the new leather seats up front.  We will certainly be riding in style to Cincinnati.  This is the second time I have flown at the new CSS field at the Voice Of America park, it is a nice facility to fly from.  And the CSS club are always great hosts, and know how to put on a good seeded man on man contest.

It's always a great reunion going to the first big contest of the year, and this was no exception, everyone was there.  Including unlikely out-of-towners like my buddies JT and Bubba.  Two perfect weather days for soaring, and TK and I took advantage of them.  When it was all over, I placed 2nd on Saturday and TK placed 4th on Sunday, both of us bringing back wood to Chicago.  That's a decent start for the OVSS season, these scores will count.  Here is a link to a Photo Gallery of some of the better shots I took this weekend.

I shot the picture below from inside the van, somewhere in Indiana along route 65 on the way home, it was simply a beautiful sunset.