Quote Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
I wonder if performance equalisation actually puts off potential works entrants. Why would a company want to show off their engineering brilliance if they are just going to be handicapped?
Well, this pretty much says it all as to where the BTCC is at: MG team boss Ian Harrison welcomes BTCC rules tweaks - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

'I think you've got to have something - all the engines are different and if you've got one that's not as good for development you're in trouble for a whole season', says Ian Harrison. To which my response is, 'So?'

Far more sensible are the comments of Steve Neal: Honda boss unconvinced by British Touring Car rule tweaks for 2013 - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com