ORIGINAL: 2HI2C
If you want to get serious a Kit built plane should not be a TG plane. You did not shape the ribs, bulkhead, formers & so on. you assembled parts that someone else built. then you detailed it. So where does that differ from a severly bashed ARF. I have the utmost respect for Scratch Builders & knew one of the best years ago & think only a Truly Scratch built plane should have a shot @ TG. Just my opinion.
We can split hairs until everyone is blue in the face! If you have ten people you will get ten opinions and nothing will ever gets done! If you think a kit shouldn't be allowed in competition becasuse of your above statements, good luck with that!