Pretty much. I know that when the economy was good and my business was rolling along nicely, I had more than enough money to play with. so did a lot of others. It's only in the last year or so that I'm getting to where I can have some fun again.

12th has always been cheaper for me to run than TC. It doesn't need spec tires or RTR kits, it's great the way it is (still want more OS bodies, but..) Kits are cheaper, so are batteries, shells, less parts to break, and so on. Knowing that I have a indoor track opening near me soon is awesome, I'm stoked to run it again, much more than I'm enthused about TC (I look at owning one as an emergency plan- you can always count on the class existing). The thing I really like about the class is the people it attracts, by far the best group of racers I've run across.