Originally Posted by liljohn1064

Slow is based on perspective and the skill set of the racers involved in the class. When you are pushing your limits of patience and concentration, and not able to pay attention to the race around you, you're going too fast. Learning has stopped. Fear of crashing has begun. You're now in a fight for your life instead of having fun. Just as the pinnacle of motor sport, there is only so much talent that can handle the speed of even 17.5 and up at an international skill level. Comparisons of the past and present show that the 21.5 class is faster than the mod class of 20 years ago. Taking that into perspective, where is the new racer supposed to go? Oh yeah, the class that's so freaking fast for his skill set he can't compete, can't learn and is completely overwhelmed by. This has nothing to do with nationality. I'll bet you see it happen in Holland. New guy walks in, pays out big money to race, embarrasses themselves or afraid of the speeds you call slow and never returns. This isn't a complaint about the hobby in general, it's about keeping the new racer and getting more.