If you limit the motor and speed control the money being spent on a car is a non issue. RC is the first kind of racing I have been involved in where everyone thinks money=speed. Other forms of racing the guys spending lots of money are kind of a joke because they still cannot perform up to par with their equipment. Now in RC go dump $1000 and suddenly everyone consider you fast
Money does not buy skill. The fast guys will still be fast with a budget car or a no budget car. People need to stop looking at what others spend and using that as an excuse for why they lost. This is the way to reduce what others think they need to spend to be competitive.