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<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Hi again all,</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Just wanted to tell you all I'm back from New Zealand from a very successful Trans Tasman comp. It was very enjoyable, even more so due to the never ending humour of Frazer Briggs and his Kiwi mates.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">In the interest of unadulterated self promotion<VBG>.... I had my 'behind' kicked well and truly. We flew a format of six rounds of P-07 on Saturday, two of F-07 and an unknown on Sunday.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Saturday was going well for the Australian team, and somehow ( still wondering how!!) I found myself in second place, right behind Frazer , after six rounds of P-07. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">I must say that I found Frazer's F3A flying extremely pleasing ( not trying to make myself look better here...but......) . I believe Frazer was extremely unhappy with his last W/C result and has since cleaned up his act dramatically. I'd expect him to continue to improve right up until the next w/c-look out guys- I think he is cranky enough ( is that possible with Frazer??) to rock the boat next time. His IMAC flying skills offcourse need no further introduction!!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Well here I was, second to Frazer, and with the rest of the guys we secured the TEAM trophy. This was a major success for us-we would have been very embarrassed had we lost the team trophy, especially since it has a 39 year history!!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Sunday is when it all went pear shaped for me personally. I had two very ordinary F flights, somehow I was spooked ( shouldn't have looked at my scores!!). The unknown was a hoot, though at the time a bottle of blood pressure pills would not have been sufficient!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Frazer stuck us into a tent and we were marched out, one at a time, like a lamb to the slaughter. </FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Being in the tent, we could not watch/see anyone else's unknown flight and we did not know who was up next as the names were only pulled out of the hat as the next victim walked out to fly. Nerve wrecking I tell you!!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">The unknown went great for me......until I hit the middle section of snaps, more snaps, downwind 1 roller to inside, snaps and more snaps again (&*^^*&*&!$%&(!!!.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Well it all turned to custard for me then. I should have stuffed a magazine down my pants as I still have trouble sitting!! Never mind ...at least we brought home the Team trophy.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Thanks to Frazer and lads for an awesome experience in the land of the long white cloud. BTW...he says hello to all you boys he knows over in the US.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Tom</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">BTW..if any of you travel down to New Zealand...watch out for them ORCKS and Nasgool....<VBG> strangely enough I never saw one Hobbit!!!</FONT></P>
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