Originally Posted by
Johnny Wishbone
The reference to the high number of entries in TC foam was also during a much better time in the economy at this time attendance in just about everything is down.
Look at the numbers at your own backyard, the Indoor Champs, a mainstay in racing for so many years, but even it suffers for entries, not like the old days. Where the events with the spec tires from the start continue to gain entries.
I don't think people want to take it quite to the extremes that you're stating, but they still want to have some self identity.
I don't think it's down to the economy, otherwise no one would race $500 tc's. It's more about the attitude of racers at this point. This hobby used to be all about tinkering, and tuning to find an advantage. Now it seems like everyone just wants to pull their stuff outta the trunk, throw it on the track, and then throw it back in the trunk at the end of the day. While this is fine, it's never gonna make you fast. The solution to this problem is to then limit the choices available, and reduce speeds to give the illusion that the class is more competitive.