Just a quick question ( and I relise, probably a pointless one)...

Why do the rules still refer to bodies having to be reminiscent of bodies used in the various "super touring" categories from around the world?

Super Touring as a racing formula died, even in its most popular countries around 5 years ago... the closest relavant formula would be the new World Touring Cars... add to that the fact that most of the popular bodies made by Protoform etc, and used by the worlds drivers (Mazda 6, Stratus 2.0 and 3.0, Chrysler 300M etc) were NEVER raced in the necessary series' (and yes I DO know the orginal Stratus was in the U.S).

Of the current popular or available bodies, I think only the Alfa 156 body is, or has, actually raced... Volvo did race S40's in super touring but no one has one available as far as I am aware and the S60 has only been raced in the WTCC and is no longer competing in 2005... none of the more recently available Honda or BMW bodies appear to be based on applicable race cars... and bodies like the Cadillac CTS-R come from SCCA series' in America which bear no real resemblance to anything anywhere except possibly to the current GT2 class as specified by tha ACO for Le Mans!!!! (the Caddy might also fit into DTM according to some articals I have read)...

The Stratus 2.0, 3.0 and Chrysler 300M appear to be design exercises made by companies such as Protoform, based on the available road cars, not actual race cars (there may be something in the SCCA series' though I cannot find any evidence of this)... and the last offical record of a car named a 300M competing in any racing series was in NASCAR in the 1950's!!

Anyway... after all that... It seems odd to me to have a rule that has references to a racing formula/s that are no longer relevant and not even enforced... much more practical (and probably how its done 99% of the time anyway) would possibly be to have a list of approved bodies and do away with the whole super touring reference

Also... what is the current status of brushless and where it can run? does it just run against brushed motors in the same class?

(OK so it wasn't so quick )