Tom-

However well intentioned I don't think that most pilots realize what a
pandoras box the "safety" issue is. Put bluntly, if the SRA and SSA become
focused upon safety issues in this sport it is a death sentence in and of
itself and I for one will no longer be racing in contests sanctioned by
these organizations.

When people become so parental that they "know" what is best for the rest of
society they have lost all perspective of what life and freedom are about.
Do you mean to tell mean that you honestly think most pilots are incapable
of making reasonable judgements? If so I'd say that you are a brave man for
even flying within the same area with these renegades. If these rules pass
and become the status quo you will be left with a system that is paralyzed
by its very existence i.e. there is no perfectly safe way to race a glider.
This will split the SSA resulting in no winners. Please think about this
before you vote.

Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix