Vinny, you may as well be a beginner then , i raced on road for 12 years, and came to off road and i was like a fish out of water, if it wasn`t for people giving me good advice then i would have found it a lot harder than i have.
If you re-read this thread then you will see a pattern emerging and it is people steering away from the top end cars. They probably only make a difference if your a top end driver. And to be honest mate people will only help you so much trackside if your going to go and do what you thinks best anyway and have an attitude with it