From personal experience in the past 6 months I can assure you all this is smoke and mirrors, CLARC medical still apply the Class 2 medical standards irrespective of what the so called Recreational Licence may be, I have lost my Class 1 Class 2 and there is no way the DAME or any other practicioner will give a positive endorsement to fly even though I still hold a Heavy Commercial Vehicle drivers licence.
At the end of the day it is who is going to carry the responsibility for issuing the license, not the DAME, nor the GP , nor AOPA, Nor CLARC.
AOPA may have had a hollow victory, but that is all it is !!!!!!