Totally agrre Jon.
I'm not doing 8th anymore, so it doesn't impact me personally. I will hopefully be some 10th Nationals this year
A lot of the top 10th guys now do 8th, although some are going back to 10th or trying to do both. So everything Jon has said is bang on.
We need all our top drivers to be able to attend the top events, which will in turn allow them to attend the world's top events.