I'm just skimming these World Class angst threads, but perhaps someone
could enlighten me... When the competition was proposed back in the
early 90s, why didn't one of the major manufactures offer up a
standard class design for the competition? I know the answer, but
perhaps there are other answers I don't know.

Point is, Rolladen and Schempp and Glasser-Dirks and Schleicher
weren't interested, so the whining about new PeeWees versus used LS-4s
is not even academic. It's just plain silly. Clearly, none of the
major manufacturers was interested in having one of their designs
designated the World Class Glider.

Besides, you can buy a used LS-4 and compete in the club class. So why
even discuss the Peanut class? It is what it is. Don't like Peanuts?
Buy and LS-4 and race elsewhere...