[albertobdq]

Hi you all, I really like this post!

I want to point out that this is my very personal opinion.

This is a business. Well, maybe for some of us it's the best hoby in the world but, for manufacturers this is just a business. The most we expense the mot they earn. I think it's that simple.

Because of that manufacturers try as hard as they can to induce us to desire and "need" more expensive, sophisticated and cuestionable utility tools/devices.

Today, as Andy pointed, we see extremelly expensive equipment on the pits, with or without the necessary skills to get profit from it. Here in Spain I have seen people running alone, or with two other pals in a lonely parking lot and their cars in running condition cost more than 700€ each, just think about this.

The best thing is that I still can defeat them all with my entry level Raider, just because I don't spin, crash, run out of battery or melt my motor.

Ultra expensive parts don't win races, your driving skills and your ability to set up your car properly does. A great car helps, but it needs a great driver at wheel.