Nick, I agree with you entirely.
New racers ARE thin on the ground. It's not just the cost of racing to blame, a lot of it is to do with the current populariy of Nitro trucks among beginners. These are not as easy to race as the old Tamiya buggies most of us probably started with more than a decade ago! But that is a whole different debate.
National level is ALWAYS going to be expensive. Perhaps it's fairer for me to say that with similar equipment, the better driver will always win.
But if you stick to regional or club level, it follows that you shouldn't have to spend as much to be competitive.
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