A classic Beechmont day called for an attempt on the site record, currently 250 km to Dalby. The task for the day was Open Distance, meaning the pilots have to fly as far as they can. Here is a picture of the hang gliders climbing out above launch.
Gaggle above Beechmont
Canungra Classic 1998
4. Task at 16.10.1998
All Participants

Task:    Beechmont-Open Distance
Takeoff  Beechmont Launch

Place    Name                                No Glider                    km     Total
1        REBBECHI JOEL                       98 Moyes CSX4              136.2      897
2        HOLTKAMP ROHAN                       2 Moyes CSX5              132.4      880
3        PRITCHARD PHIL                      31 Moyes CSX5              131.9      878
3        COOPER DREW                          5 Moyes CSX6              131.9      878
5        SCHWIEGERSHAUSEN CORINNA             9 Moyes XTL3              130.8      869
6        GONSALVES BERNARD                  345 Moyes XTL3              129.8      861
7        MacLEOD GLEN                        43 Moyes SX5               128.5      849
8        COOMBER KRAIG                        3 Moyes CSX5              127.2      835
9        MOYES STEVE                         10 Moyes CSX5              124.2      805
10       JACKSON MIKE                        20 Moyes SX6               122.0      789
11       DURAND JON SNR                       8 Moyes SX6               119.1      770
12       HEANEY GRANT                         1 Moyes CSX5              114.3      743
13       BIESKE GORDON                      131 Moyes XTL6               95.5      671
14       STAVER DAVE                         77 Moyes SX4                93.7      663
15       TUCKER SCOTT                       198 Moyes XTL3               90.0      643
15       PETERSEN NEIL                       50 Airborne Shark 156       90.0      643
15       KNIGHT TONY                        111 Moyes SX6                90.0      643
18       FREEMAN JAMES                       35 Moyes CSX5               88.1      626
19       GIAMMICHELE TONY                   747 Moyes SX6                84.7      598
20       HEANEY TOVE                          6 Moyes CSX4               84.3      595
21       CAUSER TIM                          75 Moyes CSX5               83.9      591
22       MERSHAM NEIL                        17 Moyes CSX5               77.6      543
23       VAN RAALTE RONALD                   37 Moyes CSX4               68.7      505
24       ZWAHLEN BERNARD                     47 Airborne Shark 144       67.0      498
25       GEMMELL STEPHEN                     69 Moyes XTL6               53.3      439
26       HANSEN BRIAN                        41 Moyes SX4                52.7      437
27       GREEN JOSH                          96 Moyes SX4                51.3      429
28       DAVIE GARY                          33 Enterprise Combat 152    50.2      422
29       CHESTERS STEVEN                     46 Moyes XTL3               47.2      399
30       POLIDANO ANDREW                     26 Moyes XTL4               40.1      357
30       McLEES PAUL                         67 Enterprise Foil          40.1      357
32       LOWREY TONY                         23 Airborne Shark 144       39.7      355
33       ONIPER TONY                         99 Airborne Shark 144       37.9      343
34       HORCHNER ANDREW                     24 Edel Sector TX4          31.6      299
35       WEBB BRIAN                         888 Airwave XXX              29.7      290
36       REDMAN DAVE                         25 Moyes XTL6               27.3      277
37       WORTH MATT                          38 Airborne Sting 154       26.2      270
38       PURCELL TREVOR                       4 Moyes XTL6               25.7      266
39       RUNDELL PAUL                        56 Moyes Sonic              25.6      265
40       DURAND JON JNR                     168 Moyes SX4                25.0      259
41       WEST PETER                         133 Enterprise Elite 150     24.7      256
42       WORTH CRAIG                         36 Airborne Shark 156       19.6      204
43       WILSON JOHN                         34 Moyes XT 165             19.3      200
44       EWING KARL                          82 Moyes CSX6               14.5      170
45       GRAY EDDIE                          44 Moyes XTL3               13.7      164
46       STRICKLAND JOHN                     27 Moyes SX6                11.8      151
46       DILLANE NICK                         7 Moyes CSX4               11.8      151
48       HILL KEN                            30 Airborne Shark 144       10.8      144
49       MATSUSHITA AKIKO                   123 Nova Xyon 22              9.2      129
50       THOMPSON JAMES                      32 Freex Spear               6.9      107
51       SMITH GRAEME                        55 Moyes SX5                 6.7      105
52       BEARD PETER                         66 Airborne Shark 144        6.2      100
53       BASTION JOHN JAMES                  18 Edel Energy               6.1       99
54       KENNEDY ANDREW                      88 Moyes XTL4                6.0       98
54       DEMPSEY MIKE                        60 Moyes SX4                 6.0       98
56       BARRY PAUL                          21 Airborne Shark 156        5.7       93
57       PURSER SHAUNA                       84 Airborne Sting XC 154     5.0       83
57       HOPKINS CRAIG                     4031 Moyes XT 165              5.0       83
57       GLASSOCK RICHARD                    80 Moyes XT 165              5.0       83
57       BOLTON PETER                       117 Enterprise Desire 141     5.0       83
61       PLENDERLEITH MARK                   40 Edel Saber XL            DNF         0
61       LAKE SHIRLEY                        64 Airborne Blade 132       DNF         0
61       McGREE COLAN                        68 Moyes XTL4               DNS      DNS
61       GREEN MICK                          90 Moyes XTL6               DNS      DNS
61       CUMMINGS D.TIM                      65 Moyes XTL3               DNS      DNS
 
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(c) 1998 by Achim Mueller