Kilo Charlie wrote:

There are lots of pilots here in the US that would prefer having only racing
tasks


Shall we try to define "lots of pilots"? Archives of SRA polls, in which
all active USA racing pilots may vote, are available he

http://www.serve.com/BSA/sra.htm

1999 poll - Should PST continue to be included as a possible task at
Nats?
Yes 82% (141) No 18% (32)

2001 poll - Should the MAT task be available in Nats?
Yes 89% No 9%

2002 poll - Should TAT be added as a task option for all Nats starting
in 2003?
Yes (197) No (18)

Presumably, American racing pilots who prefer to have only Assigned
Tasks would have voted NO on these three questions. They are a small,
and extremely vocal, minority.

Gary Ittner P7
"Have glider, will race"