Despite the\u00a0predicted bad weather, there was a good turnout for the Mini Pursuit Cup earlier today, with 1 Pico, 5 Comets, a Byte CII and a Laser all lining up to take part.<\/p>\n
Michael made a strong start in the Pico, giving himself plenty of breathing room\u00a0before being hotly pursued several minutes later by\u00a0a fleet of Comets and, later still, by\u00a0Tony in his CII and Neil’s Laser.<\/p>\n
Making the most of the best winds of the\u00a0season so far, Neil and Tony quickly saw off the Comets (quite\u00a0literally, with all of them retiring before the end of the race), before catching up and overtaking the Pico. Having made up the deficit on the CII, Neil and Tony spent\u00a0most of the second half of the race jostling for position, constantly changing positions, coming close to colliding as they\u00a0snuck\u00a0past, out thought\u00a0and outmanoeuvre each other to gain whatever advantage they could.<\/p>\n
With 90\u00a0minutes almost over, Neil\u00a0had gained a slim lead, and when “3… 2… 1… ding!” came from the side of the lake, he pumped his fist in the air. But his\u00a0excitement was short lived.\u00a0Because while the CII and Laser had been using all their energy to tactically jostle for position and steal each others wind, all they had been doing was playing into Michael’s hands. He\u00a0hadn’t been just one lap ahead when they’d started, but two! They’d fallen into his trap and he’d beaten them both by nearly half a lap.<\/p>\n
So, congratulations to Michael: winner of the Mini Pursuit Cup\u00a02014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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