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Originally Posted by on_to_it
Goat Boy - A lot of what you say, I believe, is pretty much on the money. But I think you miss the point with some of the support classes. You can't fill a days program with fast, loud cars - there are not enough of them. So you need support classes to fill the day, and why should those classes be excluded anyway. They have National Championships to compete in too.
Also, the young guns coming out of karts need to start somewhere, and for many that was always Formula Ford. But you need to know what you are doing with them to run at the front, regardless of the drivers talent, or you pay someone else to run it. Unless those fathers have very deep pockets, these kids need to attract sponsors to help with the bills, and most sponsors want quality TV coverage that airs at the right time, that people will actually watch. They want Hot Laps and decent crowds. That means Tier 1.
Some of these youngsters will become future NZV8 stars and maybe go even further. A few of them are bloody outstanding. But they can't just start in that class and expect to be competitive, they have to do their time. So think about it: without support classes and new blood coming through, the sport will run out of cars, drivers and sponsors.
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OTI, i am far removed from what is happening on your side of the pond, but from what i have read on here, with the removal of the TRS, goes against every good point you raise above.
The TRS, along with the V8's and Porsches, got weekly updates in the motorsport media over here (when there was a round the preceeding weekend). In fact i believe the TRS was considered above the others, especially as a breeding ground, and many Australian observers proclaimed the benefits of having something similar here to replace the flagging F3 competition.
So if it was this good, and helped develop the current breed of NZ drivers in Europe and the US, as well as a few drivers in the tin tops here, why was it culled?
EDIT: maybe FraserGT's response answers my query...