I was flying in 1950 UC and then we had RC and contests with 25 to 50 fliers all weekend. Some classes were so close we gave out 2 --1st places. They both had earned it.

We had more volunteers and pilots then you could imagine. NJ was the boonies then.
We RARELY had a problem. And we did not use AMA long after it became fashionable.

"The more we use and depend on technology. The less human we become." Quote from Cyclops2, 2005.