https://airtribune.com/2016-big-spring-nationals/blog__day_5

The task committee wisely sent us to the northeast to avoid the trough and dry
line coming from the west. Our goal was Guthrie, which you can see from above
was all in the clear the whole way.

Unfortunately I went down early when I didn't stay with Larry in weak lift (that
was actually down for me).

The day started with a few small cu's near the airport. With all the rain
yesterday the lift was weak. I was second off and then Kevin, who launched
before me come under me, but wandered off. Then I spotted Larry turning above to
the northeast and a while later Derreck came under us but then went south.

Larry and I circled outside the start cylinder as the west southwest wind pushed
us to the northeast. Climbing to 8,300' we came back to get the start time at 2
PM and headed toward the scattered cu's along the course line along highway 350.

Another pilot near us headed more easterly to our south but we lost track of
him. The cu's were fat to our south east and sparse along the course line. We
went for them and got there high enough but nothing was going up, We continued
on toward some other wimpy looking cu's and down to 1000' AGL Larry found a
little something just off to my left.

I joined him but apparently missed it and mistakenly carried on to land as he
worked the weak stuff to get back up again.

Looks like a bunch of folks in goal. And the weather appears to be fine in that
area as it blows up south of Big Spring and west of Lubbock.