As somebody who raced a £175 procat and could only afford two sets of cells and a 27t motor. I would say it cost too much back then and from what I see on here it still does. If you are earning a good wage then fair enough. I could afford my procat now! However I had to give up because at 14 I couldn't and I only had the one birthday a year!
It was the scrapping of the "stock class" at Batley that finished me off as you needed way more cells and much more expensive motors that needed money spent on them to remain competitive.
If you want the sport to continue and the local clubs to get more than 5 people you need cheaper classes. I started when £100 could get you going and we had finals down to K or L every two weeks. There may be lots of reasons for the demise (Wii, Xbox) but getting the 10 to teen age range you need low price racing that rewards skills and good prep over wallet.
The good news is I went to Dewsbury's 1/18th club a couple of months ago and I saw a competitive racing class that shouldn't break the bank. I expected toys but they were just reduced size racing machines.
Anyway. I believe F1 is looking at a 33million budget limit. Maybe 1/10th should be limited to 10% of that! Would that be enough for 4x4?!?!
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