It's still a great event with new folks getting hooked every year. I took 3 noobs with me this year and every one of them want to do it again. All of them finished and I was the one that broke!
As far as Larson's car/truck, it is absolutely nuts, but that's what the unlimited class is. And Doug Cline was obviously wearing blue underwear with a big S on it all week. The thing that impressed me most was he did not have to do a ton of stuff to that car prior to making a run.
If I were king, I'd require 2 time slips per track to eliminate the 1 hero pass at the last minute thing. I would also tighten the trailer size down a notch.