I always thought the American stock car race system was a good idea, where the winner had to be prepared to sell their car for $1000 or whatever, precisely intended to prevent 'cheque book' development as Simon so neatly puts it.
That was tried years ago Tim and spectacularly failed when the 'LOMBARDS' had enough disposable cash to throw cars away, they would build a race car that was clearly outside of the price limit and when challenged sold it on and replaced it with the next incarnation waiting in the wings. From memory the last club to run a series based on the rule were the 750MC. Some people are sadly so interested in 'Pot Hunting' that they will throw amazing amounts of resources at a 5 bob trophy and their moment in the spotlight.....I have seen it in everything from circuit racing to stage rallies.
Colin, I'd hesitate to point that stick at the Williams 4/4, it's actually a fairly well engineered car, and the money to date has, IMHO been spent relatively well. (I only say "fairly well engineered" because there is always room for improvement, and that's why we do what we do)
My concerns are for the championship as a whole, if someone comes along with profligate spending then how does that encourage more new competitors (or keep existing ones), which is the whole reason for the existence of the 4/4 Sport Competition model.
My brief back in 2008/9 was to design a car that was fun to drive, reasonably quick and competitive in class and above all, at an "entry level" price point
Laurie, please don't can the thread, we may not agree on a few things, but I, and many others are genuinely interested in what you are doing.
Simon @ Sifab
