You have this idea that at some point this class might actually come to exist on a large scale. I can tell you having watched trends come and go as well as classes emerge and fail over the past 25+ years that 4wd ST isn't going to happen. It missed it's chance.
"Took Associated how many years just to solidify that design?" Are you kidding me? It was run in 2007 and the same basic design has been run ever since, winning how many National and World titles?? If you ask me the design solidified itself a long time ago.
As far as asking/telling me to leave your thread because you don't like the truth...Sorry bud
