The thread seems to have been hijacked again (like all threads like this seem to be) and turned into a debate about costs and a call for controlled class racing.
So I may as well stick my oar in.
The idea that a controlled class will decrease costs and make the racing closer is a MYTH.
You will always find someone that is prepared to spend MORE than you within the controls. If you have a controlled motor, you will find someone that has six of them to find the best. A controlled tyre and you will find someone with a dozen sets made up with different inserts or spikes cut for testing.
And you will also have people that just run with old equipment, are in the bottom half of the scoreboard, and LOVE every minute of it.
At the end of the day the people that win are the best drivers. Money doesn't by good thumbs.
So lets stop the moaning and just enjoy ourselves. It is after all a hobby, very few of us actually get paid for it or have a commercial interest in it.
If you don't like the cost of nationals, stay at the regionals. If you don't like the cost of regionals, stick to your local club. And if you don't like the club, just run it in the garden!
Be excellent to one another, and party on dudes!
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