On Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:22:13 AM UTC-4, John Cochrane wrote:


I was looking and the handicaps by glider model and have started looking at the FAA registration database to see where the fleet size is.





Numbers on gliders here



http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john...ticipation.pdf



It's amazing how many raceable gliders there are, that don't race. Our problem is not lack of gliders, it's lack of pilots who want to race them



John Cochrane

Many of the "modern" Std class ships have been bought from racers, who originally imported them for competition, by recreational pilots who wanted good performance and low age (good gelcoat). Many of these(most?), likely won't come play in contests, or maybe an occasional convenient regional.
My observation supports John's in this respect.
UH