Mark,
He was referring to the F-18HT class, not F-18. It is hard to keep track of all these different formula names. It's too bad there weren't any Hobie Tigers here to make an F-18 class possible. But the Tigers are all up in the snow belt, and they would have had a tough time digging out to get here. The F-16's, on the other hand, are mostly down here in Florida, which is why Rick was wondering why they weren't here to promote their class.