On Saturday, August 23, 2014 8:28:59 PM UTC-7, Evan Ludeman wrote:

If the goal is to broaden the appeal for entry level or "recreational" competition guys, how about making it a Sports Class thing?

-Evan Ludeman / T8

It is available for Sports Class - as well as FAI Classes - at Regionals. Since the rule is optional and class-by-class, there isn't really a reason to add the complexity of restricting it to certain classes, or certain situations.

Being knocked out of a contest on a single day is something that pilots talk about at all levels. Broadening the appeal of racing is A goal of Regionals, but of course not THE ONLY goal and can apply at Sports Class as well as other classes. People might feel differently about the rule at higher pilot experience levels. If it's not wanted in a particular class it's not required.