How many active, competing pattern pilots are there in the US? A few hundred maybe?

I bet that the smaller planes are more widely used by people informally flying pattern and those that aspire to begin competing. But among the ones that actually compete I bet the true 2M planes and probably the 1.40 engines are the most popular. Thats my guess. I know we make all of the contests in Texas and Louisiana and try to make Pensacola and I see about 90-95% 2M planes at the contests we make. Out of 30-40 pilots you usually only see 1 or 2 that are 90 sized and 1 or 2 60 sized the rest are 2M.