I typically use my cars in rule restricted environments that do not allow some of the radical changes in suspension engineering done by some of these companies.
SCCA stock class rules are probably the most restrictive of the bunch. While their street touring and street prepared are a little looser, many "pro-touring" type suspension systems are modified so greatly from OEM that they would put you in a modified catagory against dedicated track cars. While that certainly would be intersting to run against real race cars with my street car, showing up at an event to get my butt kicked every race doesn't sound like much fun after the first weekend. Even with some of the latitude in the NASA programs, almost every class I would run with prohibits the ability to do in car adjustments of suspension controls that can be accomplished with the Shockwave systems. In some cases I can move things around a little bit to improve angles and motion, but even then I don't have unlimited car budgets to pick up top shelf everything.
Now, for Goodguys autocross where the only real rule is a 200 treadwear tire, then why not try to maximize everything your wallet will allow. If you are trying to build a car for the Optima Ultimate competitions, then you'd better step it up.
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