Originally Posted by Rick Hohwart

I disagree. I think the problem we face in the racing industry is a drastic fragmentation of the rules and classes. It may just be a coincidence or a sign of the times, but as R/C racing has declined in professionalism (lax rules enforcement, no rules, way too many classes, etc), so has the number of racers.

Tighter rules, better race organization, and more cooperation between race organizers/clubs/hobby shops will increase interest in the R/C racing hobby. How this will affect the R/C hobby, I don't know.

100 tracks, all using different rules or variations of rules is not a good thing.