[ta_man]

Different people want racing to be about differnet things.

Some people want it to be about ever improving technology. They want the "go faster" to come from some one/some thing other than themselves. Faster, more powerful motors, more cells in series for higher speeds, bigger, stickier tires, better aerodynamics, etc, etc, etc. The corrolary to this is continuous and ever increasing expenditures.

But not everyone wants ever increasing expenditures to go along with the new gizmo of the week.

There are people want racing to be be about driving and the improvements that come from within (like a better understanding of car setup or tuning to improve performance by making what they have work better). These people don't want to spend money to go faster (at least not to the extent of the other camp). They want everyone's car to be the same speed so racing is a test of your skill, not your wallet. They encourage rules that limit the impact technology has on making cars faster. ("Protect your investment", approximately what Steve Pond said.)

"Never the twain shall meet."