"unreachable status"?? I don't understand, are you FOR reaching 'car' status? That would be a DISASTER!I think Paul and by extension EM is totaly up on that, that's why they have made sure it's up to 4 wheel spec. It pretty well tells the competition not to bother lobbing for that, it's covered. Now at this point, since the Elio is ready, such a upscaling of the rules would only make it harder for forien and domestic competition. The bumper system is about all that would require upgrading, and that's not to difficult in this current chassis/frame.
They would likely have to do a few more certs with the DOT, but it's not an unreachable status.