Are all forms of Motorsport headed down the same path ???

If I'm restating, or reiterating someone's previous point, I apologize.

IMO, the problem began at the very instant that motor sport, at large, become conglomerated and lifted from it's essential grassroots beginnings, into the arena of corporate financial backing dictated by board members, committees, etc. The instant that costs began escalating, and the mentality went from "less is more, and least is best" to "how fast ya wanna go, how much can you spend" effectively killed the spirit of ingenuity and killed the clubman-like air that kept motor sports budgets at a sane level. After that point, it turned into a business, competition became dependant on fiscal net worth and, ultimately, anyone with bags of money, who decided they were a racer, took a crack at it, never bothering to understand the nuance of "motor sport."

And it's all that money, that's to blame for the huge dark-gray cloud hanging over every parcel of the motor sport landscape; even with all this money at hand, there comes a point where people will eventually step back, realize how much they're spending and come to the inevitable conclusion that it's WAY TOO MUCH.

These solemn epiphanies are happening all over now, because the spending parabola has landed on its apex; it's simple: spend enough and you'll finally afford yourself some common sense. Too bad it's a hard bought bargain.