Letting OEMs dictate rules and structure is not sustainable. Then again, neither is letting a factory sponsored competitor....
The class needs to control how vehicles are implemented, not OEMs. Everyone will race themselves right out of the class because building 5 new cars in 5 years is not feasible for 90% of the class. People have been doing it but like anything at some point the bubble will pop. I don't want to be sitting here in 5 years saying I told you so on this one.
This is what I have been saying and it seems to fall on def ears. Joey I dont think its going to take 5 years. My bet is if 2016 is the same as this year, you have about another 3 solid years before it starts to fall apart.
DMurray's comment about having to build 5 new cars in 5 years is a total joke. I guess its no big deal when you are factory sponsored and given cars and and a budget to build them. If that is going to be the acceptable norm of this class, then it is doomed to fail as of today. The UTV class will always be an entry level class. Note I did not say entry level budget class! But the fact is this class will introduce many to the sport and after a few years, they will either love the sport or get out. If they love it, they will look to get into another class as why build another UTV? They will look at a class that is more affordable, or faster, or one that you can have a 5 + year old car and still win races. I know of 15-20 year old 1600 cars that still kick ass and win. Same with 5/1600, class 12 ect...
Justin Lofton's class 1 Jimco that won races and even overalled a few races. Until last year when they built the new TT. The class 1 car was built back in 2002. Yes 2002! The car had been completely upgraded over the years. But the fact is that Jimco class 1 was originally built in 2002. And the UTV's want to make building a new car every year or two the norm?
The mentality of the sponsored few, who also have a bigger voice and say in the class are what are going to destroy this class. I think I said it in the "State of the UTV class" thread. Its the greedy few that can only see today that will kill the class. You need to put aside your personal best interest and look at the class as a whole for the long term.
But what do I know??