I think its more like... You're doing something wrong if you're breaking stock blocks at that power level.
I don't deny that given the choice, I would use a "race built block". But then you're using all good internals. Beyond reach for many. The more serious guys on here traveling cross country, with a lot invested in the entire race "infrastructure" would be foolish to use old factory stuff. I totally agree, buuuttttt.... there is a lot to be said for the nobody that can rip off somewhat serious ETs with absolute junk under the hood.
We all play with what we can afford. The so called "bandaids" (don't we all buy and use bandaids? When did they become a bad thing?)help the low budget guys with some ingenuity hang with those better funded. To me, that is satisfying.