The Australians continue to mess around with GAP scoring. Last
month they pulled out all the leading and arrival position points from the
Forbes Flatlands. Now at the New South Wales State Titles they have combined
OzGAP (how appropriate) with leading points (to make their own unique scoring
system). OzGAP (arrival time points) doubles the points available to pilots who
get to goal early (most likely by leaving early). There are no arrival points
available if you arrive forty five minutes after the first point to goal.

So even if you are much much faster, if you take a clock one hour after the
first pilot who gets to goal (and thereby had no chance what-so-ever of pimping
off them), so much for arrival points. With seven start clocks on Wednesday, the
22nd, some pilots started an hour and a half after the first pilots.

Niki Longshore writes:

https://www.facebook.com/niki.longshore/posts/716976675150877

I set up at the west launch with a bunch of others despite the
decision of a few who took the east launch. Namely, those who knew best. As it
turned out, we waited forever. A few launched off to the east launch and got up.
Before we knew it, seven start gates had come and gone. It was clearly time to
move over to the east.

I finally got off the ground at 16:05. Then I nearly decked it. Unzipping three
times, I was completely over the day. But I couldn't give up! I kept thinking,
don't give up. Never.

I finally hooked a screamer that had my knuckles gripping the bar. I couldn't
believe it. I went from zero to hero in a few short minutes. Most climbs today
were over 1,000 fpm up.

I didn't even top the lift before going on course. It was a pure flogging. Even
when I went on course I got flogged. Scary. Not much fun. Landing sounded nicer.
But then Kelly Myrkle's voice rang out, "You're a badass." It was enough to
harden up but I still had my doubts I would make the task.

Then I thought, how cool would it be to do this 100k task after launching after
4pm, nearly landing at bomb out, and then getting up, going on course, and doing
it alone? That would be sweet, and it was all the motivation I needed.

So I did it. I can't believe it, but I did it. I landed at 7pm and the Hooligan
team came to break down my glider. What a lucky girl.

Results: http://www.williamolive.com/manilla/2017/comp results 2014.html

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