As a hobby we need to be more conscious of how we present ourselves to the outside world. Look at the state of things now:

We have a regulatory body which has had no change in the past few years, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest they are very argumentative when challenged.
We have sponsored Drivers in the 'lower tier' classes of 21.5 and 13.5. Sorry when I started the big wigs raced Mod
Social Media is just continual advertising. Every backyard pundant has a blog and a facebook post after an event "thanking his sponsors"

To an outsider this looks like a professional sport that they shouldn't even try to venture into, which it is NOT. We do not have cash prizes, we're a bunch of grown men fighting it out for a $5 trophy and some of what you see is pretty disgusting when viewed in the scheme of things.

Personally I'd like to see clubs cut the crap and push for the newer drivers, run an entry level class like a TT-01 or TT-02 stock spec, have 'seasoned' drivers available to help them and to marshall that race and give feedback on their driving, how to get better. It is not and should not be beneath them but again thats attitude, one of the hardest things to do over here is to get a team driver to actually go out and marshall!

Maybe a year or so where there are NO STATES OR NATIONALS. Get back to grass roots club racing, having fun and helping each other out, not hoarding your set up like the proverbial codes to the nukes.

Maybe what I envisage is a bit idealistic, people tend to get very defensive when you suggest that maybe they are part of the issue, but in this case maybe we all are.