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Cheap air racing class to promote aviation?

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Forked off from another thread:

I think a very-low-cost racing league has a lot of merit, with the possible exception of the insurance environment today. The other thing is that racing leagues seem to always price themselves out of the average-guy's wallet within just a very few years. Look at what happened to Formula V.

Cost increases to be competitive seems to be a trend with all racing.

I'd like this thread to explore options to develop a truly inexpensive form of airplane competition that is not only stimulating for the participants but hopefully for spectators as well. Other forms of racing have developed rules that actually help to keep the costs down so that the average person can be competitive within a defined class. It's been tried in air racing but for some reason(s) it has never really caught on.

Reference links to existing air racing rules/organizations.
Air Race Classic
Formula V Air Racing home page
Information - Sport Class Air Racing
Documents | International Formula 1 Air Racing
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/airshow/waiver/media/Air_Race_Special_Provisions.pdf

And an idea to get the discussion started:
Claiming Rule Could Improve NASCAR and ARCA :
 
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