And Stephen, everyone wants to add other categories classes into their own category/class...right up to the point where the other categories/classes might have a shot at winning -- or even displacing their mid-packers. Witness: Spec Miata discussion in ITA. No one wants to add classes to their own class that might have a shot; at that point they start talking about removing those classes (witness: Super Touring Light).

For example, how many ITR drivers show significant interest in going to the Runoffs running STU? How many ITA drivers are looking at STL? Very few...because they're not competitive there.

This is not "big picture" discussion, this is "it's all about building my class" discussion (he says, as an STL competitor...)