TSTST 2021 Problem 6

Triangles $A B C$ and $D E F$ share circumcircle $\Omega$ and incircle $\omega$ so that points $A, F$, $B, D, C$, and $E$ occur in this order along $\Omega$. Let $\Delta_{A}$ be the triangle formed by lines $A B, A C$, and $E F$, and define triangles $\Delta_{B}, \Delta_{C}, \ldots, \Delta_{F}$ similarly. Furthermore, let $\Omega_{A}$ and $\omega_{A}$ be the circumcircle and incircle of triangle $\Delta_{A}$, respectively, and define circles $\Omega_{B}, \omega_{B}, \ldots, \Omega_{F}, \omega_{F}$ similarly. (a) Prove that the two common external tangents to circles $\Omega_{A}$ and $\Omega_{D}$ and the two common external tangents to circles $\omega_{A}$ and $\omega_{D}$ are either concurrent or pairwise parallel. (b) Suppose that these four lines meet at point $T_{A}$, and define points $T_{B}$ and $T_{C}$ similarly. Prove that points $T_{A}, T_{B}$, and $T_{C}$ are collinear.