I beg to differ! In the right hands, (i.e flown with skill and not relying on the aircraft to do it for you......) the CAP10 is still very competitive at Int level.
Not sure what you base this on as I haven't seen one at an intermediate competition during the last 4 years. You are correct that the sequence is meant to be able to be flown by a Stampe. However the reality is that without a CS prop and a symetrical wing it is difficult to be competitive (ie come in the top 3 consistently). Yes you can enter and yes, you can get round the sequence but you will be up against quite a number of aircraft like Extras, Lasers, Pitts S1Ts etc and the CAP10 will be at a disadvantage.
Competitions these days seem to have fewer figures, but more difficult ones, so this may be part of the reason why, there has been some category creep.
The CAP10 is a much better tourer than most other aerobatic aircraft, so unless you area real headbanger it is a good compromise. Prices are quite high though.
giloc, Pity about the spar being so different as there are quite a few CAP10B owners out there that are badly affected by the AD on the wing/spar. If there was a moderately priced fix then I suspect it would be popular. The cost of the current fix ie completely changing the wing is probably a lot more than the increase in value after doing it.
ZA