The task for day 2 was 78 km and none of the pilots launching got very far before the rain hit. A decision was made to still score the day to see what the scoring system would make of it. It turned out to give 2 points to the winner, and also 2 points for bombout (7 kms). As Billo, the launch director had left launch before the rain, he felt he couldn't say whether the pilots who didn't fly chose not to due to unsafe conditions. So..., he could give everyone 2 points, or he could cancel the day. Since giving everyone 2 points would involve lots of work, the day was cancelled.
The locals are saying that this is the most rain they've seen in nine months. The weather forecast by Len Paton was that it might be flyable if there wasn't too much sun, or else it would probably overdevelop. The briefing was delayed a couple of times until the road conditions could be determined, and finally a midday briefing was called at the base of the hill. By that time, the sky was getting darker and several cells had started to drop rain. A decision was made to send a carload of drivers up the hill to retrieve the vehicles stuck there overnight, and they only just made it out before the heavens erupted and the ground was once again soaking wet.