And you would be correct. Stock internals and a few hundred dollars (which are reusable if you go through multiple motors) in an aftermarket alky system is far and away the best long term plan for these engines. Also much safer.

My big concern is the exclusivity of certain combinations. Why some series ban mechanical injection, alcohol, or certain compounds of tires blows my mind. Why wouldn't you want anybody and everybody to be able to come race at your track or with your group? Rules need to be set in order to keep competition fair, but "my way vs your way" isn't strengthening any series its killing it.

I live in Cincinnati with a decently competitive car wherever I go. However if I travel 2 hours to the east I have to fall under one set up rules, 2 hours to the north another, and 2 hours west a third. If I'm coming from the kart ranks- I see this class of car that appears to be affordable (by racing terms),\ and are bad ass, but limits where and how often I can race based on a $500 difference (5% of my total investment in a $10,000) in fuel delivery systems; I would consider something with more flexibility. What's nice about UMP mods (even though I think they are atrocious to watch) is they race everywhere under the same rules. You can run Moler Friday, Florence/Lawrenceburg Saturday and actually get to use your investment. In this class you have to put all of your nuts in one basket, conform to one group's schedule, and hope that you don't get rained out in order to have 1 race to go to that weekend. Maybe that's why most of the Cincinnatians are out of this class. It's nuts.