World Championships - Task 6 & 7

My first-in-goal-grin lasted at least a whole day before I was reminded of my para-mantra best explained by Kenny Wayne Shepherd's lyrics:

"Spank" (on youtube)

It ain't wrong to feel so strong when you think you got it going on

Life has a way of making you pay to the club where we all belong
Now you're free to believe that the good life is guaranteed
But watch your step 'cause it's a safe bet you're gonna end up on your knees

[Chorus:]
You're gonna get spanked
I'm warning you sister
You're gonna get spanked
Life's gonna hit you
You'll never know until you get, Spanked
You're gonna be humble
You're gonna get spanked
And your world's gonna crumble you'll never know until you get
Spanked...

Some do want to prove that there are really just a chosen few
So test your fate, speculate that it can never really happen to you
I've been high, at least tried, I learned to sleep with an open eye
You crossed that line, better take the time to kiss your ass goodbye

[Chorus:]

When you're so sure you got it right
All alone in the spotlight
You'll never see it coming

[Chorus:]

So we all get spanked at least once and no-one is immune, not even the giants.  Just take a peek at the leader-board and you will see by the points.

Speaking of being spanked, yesterday's task was a spanking affair in many ways. 

Four pilots got spanked with reserve deployments.

Twenty two pilots were spanked for airspace violations.

A dozen or more were spanked short at the goal-line and, last but not least, Felix spanked us all into goal by at least five minutes.

I saw the mid-air collision which was not pretty.  One pilot gently flew into another and was completely gift-wrapped.  I held my breath as they plummeted over the power lines in a flapping mess.  It felt like an age before they managed to separate and deploy.  I was convinced they were both going into the lines and the regallo was flying directly toward them.  Parallax saved them.