>> Admit that a 9/10th GT-1 build is far expensive than 9/10th SSC build regardless of popularity and competition. ...

That has nothing to do with anything. I figured it was self-evident that i was talking about within a given class. But that said, back in the day, a top-flight SSGT Pontiac V8 cost more than a GT1 version of the same engine.

My point was that there is no way that specific STL rules can keep someone from spending money. They can force the diminishing returns curve to come into play at lower spending levels but a person who wants to spend $100K/year to run up front in STL will be better equipped to win than somene spending $10K/year trying to do the same thing. It's about expectations and if the rationale for any given allowance is based on limiting $$ spent, it WILL eventually be a disappointment if the class gets popular and competitive.

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