If a car is 2wd or 4wd is easy to tell, hold it in the air and then use the throttle, if only 2 wheels rotate it is 2wd if 4 rotate then it is 4wd. I don't see how you can claim anything else.
If you stop team drivers (or any others) using parts that are not commercially available how will new parts or kits be developed and tested? Racing is the best way to test them and the team drivers the best guys to test them as they will be the best drivers (ability wise).
Didn't xray try the xb4 in 2wd after seeing other people doing it? Them realising it worked well in the situation used has lead to them developing the xb2 which their team drivers are helping to develop and test. This will then bring a dedicated 2wd car to market. These kind of ideas and innovation would be banned if some people get there way, is this really what they want to achieve? I can't see how that would be good for the sport. Do people really want to hinder the manufacturers and make new kits less likely?
Maybe the number of people running converted 4wd kits in events may show manufacturers that a different geometry set up is needed for use on high grip surfaces and they might develop an alternative front end for their 2wd kits for such a purpose as a hop up or optional part (like tlr do by providing parts to run the tlr 22 mid or rear motor). They might find a different setup to both current 2wd and 4wd front ends works well in all conditions and then all racers could benefit from the developments.
New ideas and developments will always cause a stir if they work well and not everyone can get them as part of a kit straight away. However that is no reason to prevent the cars being developed and improved.
This is supposed to be a fun hobby so why ban people from trying things that could lead to improvements in cars available to all racers and make their racing more fun and competitive?
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