Some of us in the northeast US are acquainted with Jim Moore who works for, and writes for, AOPA. Jim entered the world of competition aerobatics at the very bottom of the experience ladder a couple of years ago and has been writing about that experience. You can find Jim's descriptions of his motivations and experiences on the AOPA web site. If you have not already read these, you might enjoy them, and you might see yourself in a few places.

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...tal-gymnastics
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A.../10/Humble-pie
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A.../Among-friends
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...Acro-breakdown
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...WT.mc_sect=sap

Best of luck,

Wes
N78PS