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I think the idea of a feeder class for 1/12 is ok but i found when i started racing 1/12 with a 10.5 i could not get around the track well .as soon as i bolted in 5.5 turn in boom more downforce more grip more fun and easier to drive.
its been said before but if spec 1/12 comes in wont it dilute the class ,as it isn't raced much across Australia no Victorians and only a few fast south Australians.
if it aint broken don't fix it
Thing is it is broke. Almost everyone currently racing 12th won't drop back from Mod (which is an issue for trying to get numbers in Stock for this series), so it won't dilute numbers in Open 12th. We've all done our apprenticeship somewhere else other than in 12th and we aren't interested in Stock any more.
It's the new people we want to race 17.5. It will generate numbers long term because there will actually be people acquainted with 12th looking to move up at some point. So we gain them rather than having to poach people from TC and offroad.
Edit: it could dilute the class if you make the spec class too fast like 10.5, but 17.5 would be slow enough that it won't be an issue.