Noel,
Back in the old days when dinosaurs roamed the world, Libelle's were
brand new and almost all of the pilots at a Regional actually olived
in that Region, we would frequently hold consecutive weekend contests
on the West Coast. A five or six day Regional contest could be flown
with taking only one or two days off work. Even less time off work if
you scheduled the contest around Memorial Day or 4th of July. Add a
practice day or two and you still didn't spend all your vacation time
on just one Regional. Now that gas prices are so much higher it makes
a two weekend contest a bit more expensive getting to and from the
venue. That said, it's still an option that might be explored for
those soaring sites wanting to host a truely regional Regional.

Al Thomas
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