On Sep 21, 12:13*pm, Tim wrote:
Hello All:

If you have not figured it out, this is a topic I care passionnately
about...

Could we try and give the members of the US RC that post here/read
opinions here regularly an idea of the possible support for
establishing a stand alone US Club Class Nationals?

I recognize that the devil is alwawsy in the details, but please
answer yes to the following question, maybe a substantial turn-out
might impress upon the RC/USSTC.

While I appreciate the anti-Club Class Camp and their arguments,
supporters need to come up with some sort of data to support the
viability or confirm the impossibility of this Class here in the USA.

So, if you are not a supporter of this concept, or you do not
affirmatively know of a pilot who might be willing to fly such a
class, please do not post to this thread.

Question: Would you, or someone you know, would willingly fly or offer
your Club Class glider to someone who would fly at a stand-alone US
Club Class Nationals?

Thank You,

Tim S. McAllister
EY

2004,2006 US Team - Club Class
2005, 2007 FAI World GP

what would be the problem with running Sports Class and Club Class
nationals concurrently, like appears to be done in Australia. One big
happy handicapped contest. So then basically you'll have the same
contest as you do now but Club Class gliders will get scored
separately from the rest so the Club Class winner can go on the US
Team. Then the people on the World Team actually have won a national
contest. Plus, then who cares if only 5 pilots sign up for Club Class
and the other 50 fly for Sports Class. The 5 will run for the world
team and the 50 will fly for bragging rights and a trophy.

I don't know much about the history and current situation of Club
Class but it seems to me if you are going to qualify for the US Club
Class Team you should fly a Club Class glider as defined by the FAI.
Obviously Tim and Sean feel this way too.