It was a close race at the USPSA Limited Nationals.  As always, the competition gave Rob a run for his money.  Rob did not have a single penalty during the entire match.  He shot very deliberately, though sometimes a bit slower than some of the hot rod, up-and-coming youngsters.  It all came down to the last day.  Rob was only a few points ahead of Chris Tilley and Dave Sevigny - yet they had three stages left to shoot.  Rob lost some ground on the first stage due to missing a few poppers and taking an extra shot on the "spinner".  Rob came back and shot a solid, top-four finish on the next stage.  He knew that he was up 2nd on the final stage, so all he could do was shoot as good as possible and wait for the others to seal their own fate.  Rob, unfortunately and mistakenly though, ran right by a target and had to back up to engage it.  This seemingly small oversight ended up costing him a lot of time, precious time, as he had also activated another target sequence that he would not be able to get to in time.   When the smoke cleared, he had all of his hits, but the time would prove too much of a penalty.  Dave ran a smooth, fast run, but had a miss penalty.   Chris did the same ... and so the waiting game began.  When scores were finalized, Dave was on top!  
So, the inevitable has occurred.  Rob's six-year Limited Nationals winning streak has been broken.   "It was a tough-fought, honorable battle, coming down, as always, to the last stage.  You shot a great match, Dave!  Congrats again on a job well done."  Rob