I agree with you Will that the onroad scene could have done it better, but you cannot blame Brad alone.
Onroad folks had 3 years to work together with Brad to make a Onroad scene.
If you notice how fast the off-road scene got it together at hotshots, we are very proactive group, and we finished the track a week ahead of schedule!
When I was in Cali I asked many folk about onroad, they all said the same thing, its dying! Hotshots did not kill onroad, the GA onroad community or lack of is what is killing it