Not to bash Dawn or anyone, but the fact of the matter is unless ROAR comes out with a plan to define the rules, is there a chance like one of the larger companies pushing the agenda? If not, then I applaud their efforts, but only time will tell.
Most of us race 1/8th scale either buggy or truggy not for the realism, but for the thrill the class provides. By attempting to make it more like 1:1, you make it less fun because there is no way a Short course truck will out perform a truggy on a dirt track on a traditional r/c track.
Hopefully this will turn out ok, but I'll wait and see. This should be a thread to post support either for a rule or not so ROAR can see what some racers are interested in.