What's wrong with just wanting to fly a modern pattern ship and not competing ? Through careful shopping and building on your own , it doesn't have to be financially prohibitive. It's plenty satisfying to me to practice a sequence and try to improve upon it , even if the results achieved aren't at a winning level. Competition , trophies , recognition , and weekends away from home no longer interest or suit some of us. Please don't take this as a knock against active competitors . To each , his own , but I hope that pattern grows and thrives because, as we all know , the ships are still the best ride out there.