Lou,
In some respects we have let racing become a little too tempered here in the US, where a low finisher's pattern impact is eye-opening. In Lithuania Adam Czeladzki showed me what a finely-tuned final glide looks like as he gained a few minutes on me in the last 20 km: https://www.facebook.com/ecc.czeladz...user_video_tab

I'm not advocating for these direct landing or rolling finishes at SSA contests but it helps put into context that finishing at 600ft is perhaps some way from a "zero speed points" safety issue at gliding only locations.

Bob Fletcher 90