2004 Hatcher Trophy Standings

The Soaring Society of America's most prestigious competition award

Sailplane Racing's Top Gun

last updated on Thursday, August 19, 2004

The Hatcher Trophy was created in memory of Ron Hatcher a well known contest pilot.   At the end of each racing season, the scores of national champions from the four FAI Classes and the World Class nationals are compared to determine which achieved the highest percentage of the maximum cumulative score possible for the competition. The full description of the trophy is available. The results for 2003, 2002 and 2001 are available. 

Open Class          Butler                0.98061
Standard Class      Keene                 0.97192
18 Meter Class      Indrebo               0.95084
World Class         Pin                   0.88280

Open Class Nationals, Uvalde, TX 

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Aug 11, 04) Weissenbuehler        : 1000 Butler                :  980
 2 (Aug 12, 04) Mclaughlin            :  889 Butler                :  882
 3 (Aug 13, 04) Tabery                : 1000 Butler                :  998
 4 (Aug 14, 04) Mozer, Eric           : 1000 Butler                :  985
 5 (Aug 15, 04) Tabery                : 1000 Butler                :  930
 6 (Aug 17, 04) Butler                : 1000 Butler                : 1000
 7 (Aug 18, 04) Butler                : 1000 Butler                : 1000
 8 (Aug 19, 04) Tabery                : 1000 Butler                :  961


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 7889 Contest Winner        : 7736
Butler's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 0.98061

Standard Class Nationals, Hobbs, NM 

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Jul 20, 04) Gimmey                : 1000 Keene                 :  912
 2 (Jul 21, 04) Keene                 :  723 Keene                 :  723
 3 (Jul 22, 04) Keene                 : 1000 Keene                 : 1000
 4 (Jul 28, 04) Smith                 :  840 Keene                 :  817
 5 (Jul 29, 04) Beltz                 :  425 Keene                 :  424


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 3988 Contest Winner        : 3876
Keene's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 0.97192

18 Meter Class Nationals, Uvalde, TX 

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Aug 11, 04) Wayt                  :  930 Indrebo               :  758
 2 (Aug 12, 04) Walters               : 1000 Indrebo               :  939
 3 (Aug 13, 04) Walters               :  924 Indrebo               :  877
 4 (Aug 14, 04) Ittner                : 1000 Indrebo               :  972
 5 (Aug 15, 04) Indrebo               : 1000 Indrebo               : 1000
 6 (Aug 17, 04) Walters               : 1000 Indrebo               :  935
 7 (Aug 18, 04) Indrebo               :  733 Indrebo               :  733
 8 (Aug 19, 04) Indrebo               : 1000 Indrebo               : 1000


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 7587 Contest Winner        : 7214
Indrebo's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 0.95084

World Class Nationals, Hobbs, NM 

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Jul 20, 04) Pin                   : 1000 Pin                   : 1000
 2 (Jul 21, 04) Snead                 :  469 Pin                   :  453
 3 (Jul 22, 04) Reid, Jayne           :  388 Pin                   :  222
 4 (Jul 28, 04) Pin                   :  274 Pin                   :  274
 5 (Jul 29, 04) Snead                 :  224 Pin                   :  130


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 2355 Contest Winner        : 2079
Pin's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 0.88280

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