On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 3:14:06 AM UTC-5, CindyB wrote:

I too know many local pilots who avoid racing due to 'crazy behavior'.

Anyone who thinks crazy behavior is in any way necessary and/or advantageous in competition flying simply hasn't studied this problem... at least this is how it looks to me. Maybe BB or someone else disagrees with me and has the data to convince me otherwise (in that case, contact me offline please, I am genuinely interested).

Consistent efficiency and *insight* is what wins contests. Wish I had a little more of that at times :-).

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8