[Si Coe]

What concerns me is that there is a big disparity right now between the 'national' driver and the 'sunday club' driver. One wants super serious rules, everything to spec etc, whilst the other wants somewhere to spend Sunday avoiding the wife and kids whilst playing with toy cars.

Regionals are supposed to bridge that gap so realistically they should be more serious than a club meeting but well short of a national. They are meant to be the chance for the average Joe's to get to play with the big boys but over restrictive rules will shut them out.

The issue here is that club drivers tend to be notoriously bad at stuff like going to the AGM, so their viewpoint is rarely considered. This doesn't normally matter as most clubs don't run club meetings to full national rules anyway - but some of the points being raised could impact on 'sunday drivers'. National level drivers - though fewer in number - care more and are used to traveling, so their views are disproportionally represented compared to how many there actually are.

I suspect if voting without having to attend the AGM did exist many decisions would go rather differently.

Not a criticism of the system BTW - just an observation. After all I too could go to the AGM but won't be, so I can't blame anyone but myself.

EDIT - oh and cell / motor / chassis of the week is 99% down to people being sheep. No more, no less. Its incredibly rare the new product is so markedly better that you simple HAVE to have it. Its just that people flock to get the new thing.
So lets be clear this is not a rule to prevent someone getting an unfair advantage - its a rule to protect us from our own stupidity.