On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 12:09:46 PM UTC-4, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 7:15:29 AM UTC-7, Charlie Quebec wrote:
Imagine how whiny Kawa would be if he didn’t win.

If the guy who has stood on the top step more consistently than anyone else for a quarter of a century isn't allowed to criticise the way things are run without being accused of being "whiny" then I don't know who is.

Agreed. Much the same was said about George Moffat in the late 1960s when he "whined" about the free distance task still popular with some. Then he won two world championships. Today, the idea of allowing everyone to start immediately they are off tow to fly as far as they can in whatever direction they choose would be greeted with incredulity and derision.

Perhaps what's most unsettling is the possibility--however absurd it may seem to those intent on "leveling the playing field"--of the FAI rules evolving more towards what is in use here in the U.S.? The horror!!!

Chip Bearden