AN EXPERIMENT.......Give every top flyer in the world the same plane, with the same engine, all identical in weight and flight characteristics flying at the same field in the same conditions.

1)Would you see the same people winning competitions?
2)Do you think that the aircraft/radio combination separates flyer's who with the same gear are equally as good?
3)Is the person who spends the most money on airframes and motors have a better chance of winning.

Really it should be the most skilled person winning but at a field like the TOC with all pilots being pretty good does hardware start to influence the results................