Originally Posted by
mooney
if they didn't go for the win they would have been criticized by 1200 other 9e pilots...everyone has a crystal ball that sees into the past...
This is absolutely false. They were solely focused on protecting the 9E lifers from the XJ lifers. All other considerations were secondary.
Look at the results. The top 1/3rd at Pinnacle did exceedingly well. The rest of us got a 6 foot shaft up our asses. No protections and no bidding power except on our own planes.
I think it's clear by the results what the priority was of the 9E SLI committee. And they can burn for it.