well as a long time mazda racer (ita rx3) and crew on a it7 and 2nd gen car, and now a 2nd gen its owner, heres what i think. yes i am biased, estus is my car builder and friend. the thing is putting a rx8 motor in with fi and completly open engine management is not what it7 was concieved for in the first place. the class was started to give rx7s a place to run where they didnt have to compete agaisnt computer fi cars.
i think that there is too much potential for the fi cars. not to mention adding better brakes axles and so forth. if you want to run a st car build one for that.just my7 two cents. i like blair, ive known him for a while and even bought a racecar from him. i think that the open version of the it7r has the potential to run its times, given the money to develope the setup and engine management