Provisional day 1 winners:Standard: Peter Temple (LS 8) - 123.9 km/h - 380.1 km
15 m: David Pietsch (ASW 20) - 120.8 km/h - 381.2 km - "I\'ll take luck over skill any time!"
18 m: Graham Parker (ASG 29) - 131.5 km/h - 487.4 kmOpen: Gerrit Kurstjens (Nimbus 4T) - 119.1 km/h - 487.4km Another total fire ban for most of Victoria. A slow moving pressure system is situated in the Tasman sea and a trough will move over the contest area today, estimated to be at Benalla at 1700 hrs local time. The day will be mostly sunny with scattered cu and isolated CB. Max temp expected 42 degrees, with 36 degrees to break to 4,000\'. There will be moderate instability with some thermal distortion. Max height DALR 13-14,000\' average lift 11-12 kts max 14. Racing tasks were again set for all classes. Michael Sommer, who lives in Melbourne, saw that it was to be a good day and has come up to Benalla to fly a Nimbus into the mountains.