I think I am mixing it up with Wouter's original proposed rules from about 5 years ago actually. I thought he wanted to have as much stuff be aluminum as possible to keep the costs down?
Sorry mate. I've always been a outspoken fan of NOT ruling on any material choice. I've always done my upmost to keep such rulings out of the framework. There was a proposal by AHPC however along those lines 5 years back.
Somebody can make a F16 from gold and platinium is he wants to; it will not result in a faster boat.
Wouter