I don't see the RM region saying that there are no problems with the current rule set, but rather quite the opposite. This is what Chuck actually said:
"The RMR will be doing what we want to do locally to keep our racing "Low cost and equal". We had over 30 drivers in 2010 but we have chosen to not push for rule changes Nation wide in 2011. If Texas or any other region wants to do what we are doing GREAT ! if not GREAT ! Please have fun and grow 944-spec in your region the way you want to ! If that means $2,700+ for a head and/or $10,000+ for an engine and that is what makes your region happy GREAT. have fun !"
In other words, we see a problem and we know what we want, so we're going to try some new things in the RM region in 2011. You do what works for you, and we'll do what works for us. We've seen what grows the class out here, and it very clearly does not include this Spec Miata style engine building arms race. This isn't meant to be a builder's class, plain and simple. We already fell into that trap and are still paying the price for it. It's a great way to blow thousands of dollars in an attempt to get a plastic trophy, while diminishing the value of the racing for everyone else.
We need to support ALL 944-Spec racers by promoting a level and affordable playing field. Rules stability is important, but that doesn't mean that we should ever neglect to fix class balance problems. It's not just those of us who have been doing this for a few years and can squeeze off a podium finish that make this class work, it's everyone together. More and more of us are seeing that the status-quo benefits a few people at the expense of others, and at a cost to the class as a whole. That goes against what attracted most of us to this class.
I'd be upset too if I had built a hot motor for this class and now the benefit of that is being threatened, but on the other hand, doing that has always clearly been against the spirit of the class. If doing it is going to be justified as "that's just racing", then rule changes are obviously "just racing" too. Trying to approach our amateur hobby with a pro-level mentality comes with pro-level consequences too... If that's not desirable, then simply take it down a notch and have fun with the rest of us.