Yeah, it's sorta sad. Some of it is due to a lot of "bad mouthing". Much of it comes from guys who've never raced a TCS event. I've been around for awhile so have heard many of the "reasons" why TCS is bad, bad, bad.

You have to run a Tamiya car. Geez, what were they thinking????

You have to use Tamiya parts. How stupid are those guys at Tamiya?????

There are too many rules and those TCS guys "cheat". They have a lot of rules to cut down on the cheating. You'll have a fairer shot at a TCS race than you will at most club races.

Please note these comments apply only to my "local" scene. There are other very successful programs out there. But they all use the TCS format and have a structured set of rules and usually limit the motors.