Respectfully....
Has the competition committee identified the problem? Could it be that
Montegue ( I actually wish I lived there) is next door to China. With
10 in 09' and three this year, and 16 last year in Cordele...I believe
the problem is site location and the inablility of working people to
get to those sites. Couple that with the technical challenge of the
area, a low turnout in a dying class is expected.
I race Standard and my limit is NM or east of and willing to give up
the Eastern 1/4. I believe , if possible, a more centralize US site is
a must , even to the point of using the same site consecutively if
necessary.
It the Nationals ......You cancel the contest and let the few race
with the 18m. If the class dies , it dies. You don't *******ize it
with voodoo formulaes and hopes that never prove to be a plan.
I understand that there may not be choices in selecting the contest
site and Montegue may have been the only site willing. I seriously
doubt if I would race in a handicap Standard National. I would change
over to 18m and kick their ass......as they leave me in the dust.
R