Originally Posted by
dominick i.
i have a curious question as i start to invest in some on road stuff for the spring:
Would it be in the best interest of attendance not to allow expensive chassis (ie:awesomatix) to participate in the vta class? Kinda defeats the purpose of that class.
We've been using the USVTA rules to govern that class, and the rules don't restrict any chassis from being used. Some racers are building brand new Xray T4 '14s as VTA cars, while used A700Ls can be found for less than the cost of a new T4.
The intent of the class is left to one's interpretation - I don't think one of the class's goals is to control overall cost, but to control the number of disparities that arise from the ungoverned use of newer technology. Considering 10 year old cars can compete with the latest and greatest, I think the USVTA rules have proven to be both fair and effective without the need to implement a rule excluding certain cars from participating.