[Jims5543]

I call all of this the Audi 5000 affect.

People sued the hell out of Audi for not knowing how to drive so the rest of the companies CYA'd.

We can only blame the average consumer for this.

I tracked my MINI and knew they would be able to tell. But wait I bought a sporty car and even the local dealership sponsoers MINI track days.

And look at Mazda, they have a Mazdaspeed program to entice their owners to race their cars offering discounts on parts for racing, although I am unsure what they would do if you tore up your engine or tranny at a track day.

Conversely Mitsubishi was checking local SCCA Autocross results and voiding Evo owners warranties.

So go figure.

I'll just keep tracking my 20 year old RX7 and not worry about it and refrain from driving like an idiot in my newer cars.