A round trip drag race in a gyro might be a little too dangerous.
The crow hop to the end of the runway would be OK, but the return trip involving a Tail-Wind takeoff and landing would not be recommended for anyone.
In the STOL competitions, Takeoff Distance and Landing Roll are the two primary events.
In the Gyro world, takeoff distance will be won with a jump takeoff, and landing roll can be Zero for anyone with average flying skills.
I watched a spot landing competition at Mentone and though it could be made a little more exciting.
What I have in mind is a landing distance over a 50ft object Competition.
Two helium balloons could be located at the runway edges with a paper ribbon strung between them at the 50 ft level.
The object would be to fly just over the ribbon and then land in the shortest distance.
The stop and drop guys would be at an advantage so there might be two classes of Gyros.
An accidental collision with the ribbon or the balloons would not pose any significant safety hazard.
It would be interesting to see this with the FW STOL aircraft also.
Flying down the runway, just above stall at 2 ft and then chopping power and hitting the brakes is not like the real world where trees are often involved.
This would be a good way to practice off-field emergency landings.