Pat,
I did not say that anyone should not have the freedom of choice as to what sort power they should have in their vehicles.
I did not propose any sort of restrictions whatsoever.
My point is quite simple. 300 rwhp in a 2500 lb car gives you a power to weight ratio of 8.33. This combination will produce 0>60 times below 6 seconds. This car will idle, not overheat in traffic, will have a long MTBF, the cost will reasonable, and be fun to drive on the street.
Chuck Millers JBL has 345 RWHP. It is one of the quickest Cobras at Willow and it gets driven every day in all sorts of traffic. If this car had 500 hp, it may be faster at Willow, but it could not be a daily driver without a bunch of driveability issues.
You may correct that the same folks who crash with a 4-1
PR will crash a 10-1 car.
But they are going to have to try real hard to crash a 10-1 car.
With a 4-1 car you have try real hard not to crash.
The bottom line is quite simple. You design vehicle systems for the application and the end user capabilities.
I have driven many racing cars in the 2-1 and 4-1 range and I really enjoyed them.
But they would be way outside of my capability to use as a daily driver.