Aaron,
Does the distances involved in Australia have a bearing on the demise of this great class in Aussie? Or escalating costs? Or something else or a combination (probably)? Maybe a thread specifically to discuss here at TRS like the one that FF had recently, would be worthwhile. I am worried to think that F5000 as an historic class in Australasia could be heading for virtual extinction. The fields and the red flags and number of retirements at this year's Festival were alarming after the spectacle of previous years.