Lessons from Another Sport about the Elite

According to the feeback on Facebook from the UK pilots who competed at
Uvalde in 2012 the contest was a really good experience. The members of the
team had nothing but praise for the way the constest was organised, the
hospitality, and the general ambience. For us back home it was also a good
experience, I sat up until the early hours of the morning watching the
tracking and mavelling at the conditions. If you can run a worlds like that
where is the difficulty in running regional comps? You obviously have the
expertise.
Regional Comps in the UK attract pilots of all levels, some in what many
would say were uncompetetive gliders but everyone enjoys themselves,
including the guys who compete in the worlds. They have to fly in the
smaller comps to qualify for the national and international competitions.
From what I read on here you have awful difficulty with some of your rules
and I would find that very off putting, too much regulation spoils
enjoyment. We have rules over here and they are updated every year but only
things necessary for fair competition and safety are included in the rules.
From time to time there are arguments but in general everyone acccepts
them. It does help that the rules are made by the BGA competitions
committee which consists entirely of pilots who fly in competitions.