Consider me another Advanced flyer voting for changing the Advanced pattern. While I have some issues with the proposed pattern, I agree with Scott that it is still an inadequate preparation for Masters and should be harder. And speaking of Masters,  there are many Masters that are struggling with the current pattern. Perhaps they should be considered and we should decrease the difficulty of Masters. Makes more sense than not changing the Advanced pattern because some have not learned to fly a schedule equally well from both directions. Not changing because of low turnout in some areas is even more ludicrous. Not only is it irrelevant to the need for a schedule change, in the three contests I've attended this year, Advanced was the largest class in two(6 and 11) and still had a field of eight in the third.
I fail to see why FAI and Masters pilots think they have a horse in this race. I suggest you use your expertise to make constructive suggestions about both patterns and drop resistance to changing the pattern. What could it possibly hurt to change the Advanced pattern????

John Gayer