Lou,
That class sounds to me like it'd fit right into our present offerings and enhance any contest where it's offered.
Old time is for models up to '53 (OT rules)
Classic is for models up to 70 (Classic rules)
Super-70s is for models from 70s only.
No conflicts there. Although the way you describe your introductory contest, it sounds like there is a model conflict that isn't apparent from the proposed rules.
It appears to me that it'd provide an additional opportunity to flyers for more contest flights and incentive to build additional planes. And for some of us, to fly some of our existing ones that don't get out much any more. [8D]
The way I see it, the only conflict a potential entrant would have was where to stuff the extra model he now would want to take to the next contest.
What isn't clear from your post #1 is this:
Classic and Super-70's fly simultaneously on the same circle, before the same judges. (The scoreboards will be posted by which event a flier entered.) Fliers will have to declare entry into EITHER Classic OR S-70, NOT both. Models from earlier eras than Jan 1, 1970 to Dec 31, 1979 will not be allowed in S-70. Classic deserves to be preserved as it is now. Support for S-70 faces this severe test - is it more important to fly the more modern designs than the Classic era designs?
If the rules of Classic and OT are as described, that flyer who just brought his model into the circle would only need to tell the judge what timespan the sucker is from. And by the rules as described, a Super-70s model isn't eligible for Classic. What did I miss?