Good evening everybody.
RJ couldn't be here tonight to accept this award, but I know he'd be delighted by it.
I want to thank the Aces High Community for nominating the Spitfire MkXIV as the best piston engined fighter of WWII. She was a grand kite. There was a lot of very stiff competition for this award, so I must confess this is a special privilege to receive the award. There are a few people who I feel that I must single out, special people.
Pongo, thank you for your vote. You consistantly maintained that the level of performance attained by the Spitfire MkXIV was just too high for the Main Arena. Your vote was crucial to winning tonight.
Fishu. I have to give you my gratitude. You helped push for this moment by persistantly downplaying some of our biggest challengers. They were all very worthy competitors. Kiitos.
Various members of the Community have helped by pointing out how powerful the Hispano MkII cannon, that the Spitfire MkXIV uses, are. You guys helped push us over the American and Russian fighters that we were up against. You all know who you are. Thank you.
But, by far, the greatest thanks has to go to RAM. RAM, your tireless crusade for the Spitfire MkXIV has meant so much to us. It is hard to find the words to express how much this victory depended on RAM. He was there every step of the way, keeping us focused and on track, making sure that our competition did not overshadow us. Making sure that the true performance of the Spitfire MkXIV was never misconstrued and to polish our weaknesses. Thank you very, very much RAM. This award is as much yours as it is ours.
Thank you all again. Thank you.
Sisu
-Karnak
