Region 12 contest cancelled ....

Well said Stefan.

Likewise, GTA contests cost 5 bucks.....not a typo, only five bucks!
The 5 bucks goes towards the website fee. This is a Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama weekend race circuit. BYOB, no trophies, all
scored on winscore, safety briefing, weather briefing, sign an
insurance waiver, and have proof of your own insurance. etc. You pay
each tow which varies from site to site. If it's more than 10
gliders, and you only have 1 towplane? Then call a shorter task and
brief everyone to be ready for quick turnarounds with the towplane.

If contest costs get out of hand (like ferrying in a towplane from
over a thousand miles away, because he's your best friend!) then plan
on seeing less and less contests. Time to handover the checkbook to
the penny pinchers!