This topic is somewhat controversial as validated on another thread. I started this topic because it has a direct link to the escalating costs of racing and more expense equals more race teams limiting their racing or not racing at all. The cost of maintaining a race team is significant. The issues I listed in the first post are real issues that are not going away.

Of the 17 posts so far, 5 people have decided to go off topic, get personal or not post any opinion. My name is on the topic for this discussion and I gladly and proudly sign my name. For the 5 people that apparently have no intention of seriously participating in a discussion about an issue that is very important to the racing community, please don't read my posts. Move on. You've expressed your displeasure at reading what I have to say, so please go to another thread unless you seriously want to participate in a discussion or better yet, put me on ignore if it's that painful to read. I can tell you that the private messages I received and the feedback I get at the race tracks far outweighs what the you distrackers on here post. Again to the 5 people and anyone else who does not want to particpate in the discussion without getting personal, please move on to another thread. If you have nothing to add to the topic, MOVE ON, please. Learning to respect other opinions is part of being a good participant on IOW and it's part of the forum rules.

And thanks to all the others who have written some great posts! Glad to see some people on IOW who actually can think through a topic and post an opinion and leave it at that.