Dino,
I respectfully disagree with some of your perspective. We are moving forward with the Cirtix 17.5 spec combo. It is inexpensive, and levels the field where we have the biggest concerns... While experienced racers understand that slower does not mean less fun, newer racers still want to go FAST, and the Citrix combo, IMHO, is fast enough to get people interested.
Novak has shown some great support of the VTA rules. I am sure they will show support of RCGT or whatever we will end up calling it, as HPI owns the trademark. I do not know what the cost of thier combo is, but at +/- around 75 bucks for a motor and speedo from SP... that is really a great deal to get people into the hobby...
We are most likely going to run in support of the State Series, with the Cirtix.
The primary reasons our class has suffered a small setback are...
1. Speedo war < Fixed
2. Tires - 3 options are too many < Working on a fix
3. Too many fast guys in the class.. < not sure about this one, but split classes deals with it.
We still have a full class of RCGT at our club races... but it can be MUCH better.