I faced my demons tonight! Sadly I didn't get to share them with any misfits.
One was a full btb that I joined with lots of good names and high ranks. I got in the zone and started moving up the leader board an suddenly everyone started disappearing. I was soon left standing one on one against my nemesis Dr Dave!

Doc has always been a special case to me. When I was a noob Dave was untouchable! I dreaded the man! It was guaranteed death to see him as red! He would calmly fly evenly and shoot me down from across the map, then take me out in the chute like the painful persistence of alamony payments! Well I've come a long way since then, tonight we pushed back and forth between the bases neither getting past the last hill! Finally the formerly rock steady Dr wobbled his way past me like the drunk clown on a tightrope.
Boom!
hangar destroyed by Dr Dave
Grrr!
Focus!
I let him leave and I take some altitude. Doc flys back to land and load. I'm in sight at 500. Doc says he's giving me a free one. (I think he had to pee)

I blow it and only take one hangar.
hangar destroyed by [M] McFate
Definitely not satisfied I fly back to reload and again it's push and shove, back and forth.... I give all I got and push back to the hill right in front of his base. He spawns and tries to line up on me as soon as he's airborne. I dodge by and spin! We go around once, twice, I break for the hangars! RAT TAT TAT! right behind me! I fake right go left loop, corkscrew, go farther than I hope he expects, pull hard and back track over the brick buildings and drop....
hangar destroyed by [M] McFate
hangar destroyed by [M] McFate
I know, I know.

it's the kind of thing that happens all the time. When the lag lets up, when the quit bugs go dormant this is the stuff the game is all about. But this one was more than that to me. Thanks Dr Dave for all of the hard knocks. It's always been a pleasure and its never been easy.
Still hooked. 20,000 from level 29. Ranked # 157 in game . I'll be sticking around for a while.