I agree with all the posts about racing against better competition in an international setting, but I view the World Championship itself and other non-sanctioned races as the place to do that. In the context of crowning a National Champion and establishing your team that will represent your country at the World Championship, it's not appropriate or good for the hobby to allow poachers. All the other MUCH bigger races where international competition is welcome and appropriate debunks the excuse that this is somehow good for the hobby. Everyone has plenty of opportunity to race against the World's best at a multitude of races around the world on any given weekend. Let's be honest, this is about poaching a spot to run at the Worlds, and I feel that if a driver can't earn that spot in the proper manner by qualifying in their own country, then they should be a spectator.