[Billy Nees]

Drooze, I have no problem with new cars coming into the eliminator. Will they "save" the eliminator? No, and it doesn't need to be saved. Will they "help" the eliminator? That depends on how long the factories will bankroll them and how long the "celebs" will hang around. Can they "hurt" the eliminator? Definitely. How? IMHO whenever somebody dumps big money into a sport it "raises the bar" for all concerned (you can't argue with that). Most competitors will "ante up" and continue, some will leave and some that may want to play are now locked out. That is part of life it happens every day. So what is the problem? When the big money somebody gets their budget cut or redirected or just plain decides to "buy a boat" then they are gone faster then they came. Now they've increased the price of participating for eveyone else concerned, chased some away and retired some and they're gone. Let's add to the fact they've also left a hand full (in the grand scheme) of "mongrel" (neat but mongrel) cars that will probably need special attention from tech (special exceptions, superceded stuff) over time to keep them running.
Again, I haveno problem with new cars but these aren't STOCK cars. Period.