Originally Posted by terry.sc

Why does a couple of prototype TOP F1s start the decline? If it's because they aren't race legal then the decline started before the class took off thanks to the release of the Corally F1. Amazingly that had no effect on the class.

The 3Racing FGX had a bigger chance of causing a 'decline' in the class than the TOP cars. In a lot of countries the independent rear suspension isn't legal so they have made no difference to numbers, in the US it is legal in many places and it's brought in extra racers.

TOP have pointed out that they are just early prototypes, if the production versions of the TOP cars keep the WorldGT front ends then they are going to be illegal in many places, just like the FGX is illegal, and greatly reduce the market for them.
In its current form it is legal for use in US races, but to make sure TOP makes a proper F1 front end all you have to do is add a one rule. Here in the UK the BRCA rules include a rule that all suspension pick up points must be mounted inside the body, making pan car front ends illegal.

The photos are of the development cars, obviously using parts they currently use on their other cars, to test them. I would say any criticism of TOP should wait until we see what the actual production cars are like.