I agree...the government should be encouraging people to go to WSID. What happened to that WRX that Fairfield Police was given in order to promote off-street racing? They crashed it??
Positive promotions (such as the police WRX) and policies not knee-jerk reactions is what is erquired - drive education and training, more police presence, not just underhanded undercover tactics. It is well documented that marked police cars are more effective at reducing road-related offences than any other form of police/govt operation.
Yes, not all car enthusiasts are car hoons. maybe we should start a bumper sticker campaign: "Car enthusiast, not car hoon", similar to ANDRA's "Street racing is not drag racing" sticker slogan.