If a non-competitor may speak from utter ignorance, here are some =
thoughts.

Perhaps it really is the economy - has this become a sport for the =
wealthied only ?

Perhaps all those who might win were really there - the good ol' boys =
successfully self-seeded themselves ?

Perhaps the same pool of racing pilots all fly in all classes and really =
were exhausted when the last class came along. Does nobody fly in a =
single class any more ? If that is the case, why not reduce all the =
classes to one ?

Or perhaps the racing part of the sport is simply not attractive enough =
to enough people. Should the Rules Committee consider this aspect ?

Out of interest, what is the trend in participant numbers in all the =
classes over the last five or ten years ? One event is not necessarily =
an indicator of anything.

Ian