Why is it that this hobby has no recognition in the world outside of AMA members? Year after year, I see televised events of pool tournaments, surfing, skatboarding, bowling etc. I don't know why this hobby just don't catch on? Ask anyone thats not in the hobby who Quiche Somanzini is? they'll probably think he's some breakfast dish, or Chip Hyde, Bob Hunt, Dave Brown, and the list can go on. NOW ask someone, who Tony Hawk is? Oh yeah the knarly skateboard dude, I'm sure they heard of Dick Weber, Minnesota Fats, The whole world watched Bobby Fisher play chess! I am in no way discrediting these fine gentlemen, they do what they do very well, as does Quiche, Dave Brown, Bob hunt etc. I think part of the problem is ignorance, for example, My club's council members contacted local people in real estate plus city council members. We asked them to put out some feelers on finding us a new flying site for our radio control aircraft, we were handed back the most useless places to fly, you would'nt believe it! Some of the places you could'nt fly control line let alone R/C. We invited some of those same people to a club meeting, and they were floored at the size of some of the aircraft there, they had no idea how huge a .40 size trainer was, A .40 SIZE TRAINER! I've been into modeling since 1958, and the public's view has not changed since.