NMPRA and the AMA Contest Boards have established AMA Rule-Book 2-Pylon course distances that are outside the normal flying facility's boundaries. While these distances may well satisfy the events in the rulebook, they totally eliminate club events and racing such as SWRA scale warbird events at most clubs.
WHY?? Because the AMA EC has now tied ALL pylon events to those R-B events that NMPRA is focused on. They have tied the ever increasing cancer, *Safety Code*, to the AMA R-B course definitions, for ALL pylon whether it be a rule-book event or not.
Elimination of various club events removes pylon from the everyday RCer's mind and therefore diminishes both the awareness and desire to become involved in RC pylon activity.
IMO, these distances need a hefty reduction. Look at the AMA's suggested flying site layout. It does not offer even 1/2 of the area needed for a 2-pylon course as per the AMA rule-book.
More of my opinion is that the AMA EC has led the all-too-willing-to-satisfy-AMA NMPRA/CB unit to rule to assist AMA to slowly eliminate all pylon racing. Just the way I see it -- don't take it to the bank.