> Whether or not a technology is banned has nothing to do with intrinsic > merit, or lack thereof. It may have been done for cost control, safety, > or any number of other reasons, including the need to keep racing close > - albeit, not to NASCAR or IRL levels - for entertainment purposes. Cars that have a nasty habit of "spitting" things are typically banned from racing, such as the ban of Chaparral 2J "sucker" cars from the CanAm racing circuit. Austin