Tony,

In the NSRCA they posted this information:

Proposed 2011 Masters Sequence Survey
The NSRCA is looking for feedback on the two proposed Masters sequences that were developed and submitted to the contest board. If you are a current Masters pilot, or plan to fly Masters in the next year or two, would you prefer to fly the short Masters sequence or the longer one? There are benefits to both sequences from a pilots perspective and from a judging perspective. How do you feel?

We'll keep this poll open for 2 weeks.

Update: August 20, 2010 - the poll is now closed. Thank you to all that participated. 82% favored the shortened Masters sequence.

I don't know if this is official but the results shows that 82% favored the short Master sequence. Clearly the contest board has the authority to select the sequence.