I believe your thinking is wrong.. The F16 is a formula class. Its reason to live is development within a set of rules..

Otherwise we would have promoted an one design class..

If someone can develop a structurally sound light weight mast that can last a multiple seasons .. Then great!!! The question is how to make sure this happens..



Rather than choosing arbitarily a mast weight why didnt you ask the C mast builders and see what they consider is a viable mast weight.. Ask them what weight they can build a stick down to and still get seasons of life from.. Ask them what they forsee with changing technology what is the next mast weight?

What I see happening is we get stuck in a time warp just as the F18 seem to be going down.. New fibre or resin technology appears and because we are set on the "alloy standard" we miss out because it would obsolete an alloy stick..



Ask yourself if your only allowed one registered mast how fragile would you really go?