It is, yes, but also this was done purely by VIO - courses were not mapped ahead of time. Contestants had very limited time on the actual drone, almost all their work had to be done via HITL simulation. The entire stack was done in maybe 6-8 months, then contestants produced their first code for the drone in a couple more months, and were flying shortly after. It was very clear that given more time, 6 seconds was going to be surpassed very quickly. All of this was live events too - contestants were tweaking code up until cameras rolled and spectators were in the stands.