.......And that's the problem with index racing! For 26k he could've built a different car, or, as you said, simply slowed down & saved quite a few bucks. The problem, as I see it, is that any racer naturally wants to build the best stuff he can, then he has worry about SLOWING the car down or he LOSES?!?! .......
NO THANKS!
I'll build my junk MY way then worry about who I "please" with it. Will I win trophies and/or money? Probably not. But I also won't get fingered for sandbagging, relying on electronics or penalized for for building a fast car..