Definitely Option 3 for me as like Xfactor says its about driving and setup not how fast the car goes. Reminds me of the the Old Radio Race Car 27 Turn Stock Class which had close racing and was great fun

Looks like there's a lot of call for clubs to a stock class, with both options having more than double the votes the open class has. Good to hear some clubs already are too

10.5t blinky at Caldicot has delivered some of the best racing I've ever experienced.

There are normally at least 4 people in contention, with lap times separated by hundredths. Often we're running within a couple of tenths of the modified classes. It's improved my driving immensely, because mistakes are punished hard :thumbsup:

Option 2 - Control Modified sounds good.

Using harder tyres reduces consumable costs and means you don't need loads of sets of wheels just for club racing. You can then choose to still run your crazy 5.5T if you want to but it won't necessarily give you an advantage over somebody running a sensible 10.5T.

The obvious downside is that if the same venue is being used as a regional/national at a later date, then there is little value in people going to earlier club meetings just to gain some set-up knowledge - so in some circumstances it may reduce the number of racers at some meetings compared to what you currently have.

As mentioned previously, this isnt about replacing a class or changing racing. Open class would always be available for locals or visitors to race in, but it would encourage other drivers by having a cheaper option.

Offer both classes and let people choose :)

would have to say totally open. not for cost control or anything though. we get a good few kids, newcomers and visitors at our club, with all sorts of different car/ tyre/ motor combinations. newcomers need to be encouraged to come to clubs not be turned away by restrictive classes. stock classes were never cheap to run in either, it was the one class you could guarantee that all the top drivers used new tyres every race, a different motor every race and the most expensive batteries available.

open but with a hardwearing tyre seems to make a lot of sense.

People will naturally end up running softer motors to compensate, and it would be possible to make tyres last a lot longer.