Yep, i'd agree with that

I'm just getting back into F3A and as we speak am waiting for 2 kits to arrive in the UK however these are balsa though as i can't afford to go moulded fibre glass. The advatage this gives me though is i can build 2 kits relativly cheaply when the costs are compared.

I'd say you dont have to spend thousands on the top equipment to compete at a high level, there are F3A kits that are the latest design and they weigh the same as their fibreglass counter parts when finished if built right. ASP make fourstroke engines at a fraction of the cost of YS or OS do so another option.

Not the couple of a hundred as days gone by but still a worthy option