I'll continue my Mantra:

Have fun, and I really don't care how you decide to have you fun in the hobby. Just don't demand/assume/expect everyone else to pay for your fun. If the Nats had 15 competitors and didn't loose any money, then bravo! I'm OK with it.

If It had 55 and lost thousands of our money, then I have a problem. The success, media and financial, depends on the organizers and sponsors...................not the title.

Regardless, here are some nic pics of the Gimli event;

http://www.sportrc.com/gimli.html