[Si Coe]

Thing is everyone always says control classes are a great idea, saves money, makes it all about the driver etc, but they forget a tiny little point.
If the class prevents the other guy having an equipment advantage over you, it also prevents you having an advantage over them too. The idea that the best driver wins sounds good, until you realize that it isn't you and never will be and there is nothing you can do about it.
So what happens is you get people in control classes following the letter of the rules but not the spirit. In the old £15 27t days some people would buy 4-5 motors, dyno them all and only race the best one. Nowdays you can use a £50 Hobbywing esc in mod racing to no real disadvantage but in stock you need a £200 variable timing esc to stand a chance.
The only cost controlled class in the UK to stand the test of time are the Mardaves, and then only because they are so crude and so simple any attempt to 'improve' them invariably backfires.