Quote Originally Posted by massman View Post
Explain to me what the difference is please. Maybe I'm missing a vital point here
same here...what is the point of an F1 competition or a NASCAR race if it is just going to be stock Corolla's running around a track at 75MPH?

look at the history of any great sport or competition, most notably extreme sports and motorsports. everything has started from the grass roots, from rum runners down in the south to Talledega on Sunday afternoon with hundreds of thousands in attendance and millions watching on TV. skateboarding is another great example where manufacturer involvement pushed the sport to a level that there are an entire X-Games based around the same involvement for all the sports included.

NASCAR wouldn't be what it is today if they didn't push the limits and showcase the unbelievable. that is what a competition like this is about...pushing the limits to advertise and create loyalties of a brand. manufacturers sponsor/pay/furnish an overclocker competing against other overclockers sponsored/paid/furnished by another company. spectators watch, they like overclocker A or overclocker B, they cheer for them in the competition, they buy the gear they use. same reason my hick of a brother in law buys Chevrolet...not because it is a better brand, but because Dale Earnhardt drove one...and the ones Dale use to drive sure as hell don't resemble the crap he drives off the lot in.

let HWBot do it's thing - be the SCCA run offs of the overclocking world - and let this be what it should be. it isn't about letting everyone compete, it is about showcasing what can be done....not what everyone can do.