Ian wrote
In my opinion, it is simply not possible to have fair
competition in a
single task group with Nimbuses at one end and K6s
at the other.

It is possible, Ian. We have done it for 30 years over
here in the Colonies. We do it by not sending everyone
on the same task. My post was an attempt to make our
tasking a bit more challenging. Sports class draws
more contestants than any of the other FAI classes.
At the national level most contestants will be flying
modern ships. This is to be expected with pilots that
have made a life-long commitment to racing. Why should
they be denied the opertunity to compete? At the regional
level, all shorts of older ships can be seen competing
in sports class. This is as it should be and is working
quite well, thank you very much.
JJ