No, not dying, either, this economy has hurt everything, most folks just running closer to home, just like everyone else, I've been doing this a long time, and I've seen a lot of up's and down's, not a lot of cars being sold, but some being built, and some just waiting, tells me they aren't dying, maybe resting! BTW, I think we have a good handle on engine rules, lets you think outside the box, no spec tires, just some rattle room, lets you be inventive, and do your own work, works good for me. One thing we can all do, is help the promoters, by not expecting payouts, like we had 65 cars, and the stands were full, hell, we're a support class, one way to get races, is to cut back on the purse, and not go for $500.00 to win, cut it back to $250.00 to win, and let 20th pay $100.00, everyone wins that way, more cars, happier people, no ONE team takes the big money home, everyone gets a share, more people sharing in the purse=better car counts, try to work with a track close to the center of your majority of car owners, for more races, don't spread out so far, it'll come back, but I wouldn't look for it for a couple of years, look at Nascar, look at the big teams that are now sharing sponsors, if that's any indication, it may take longer before it gets better.
"Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!