Thanks, John.

I'm still reading, but in the recap of contest history I notice you've
omitted one major change in soaring contests over the last 25 years:
Crew. Modern life, work, and family dynamics mean that crew are far
less common than they used to be (or at least that's what all the
veterans keep telling young whelps like myself). I don't think we
should ignore the fact that this change has also had an impact on how
contests are run and tasks are called.

Lots of other thoughts and comments, but I don't want this thread to
become an orgy of suggested contest changes or "problems" from every
contest pilot - so I'll post comments elsewhere and at a later
time. ;-)

Take care,

--Noel