Compromise was probably needed for regulations under which you are allowed to change everything except of the chassis and conditions might change between rear- and mid-motor, i.e. ROAR regulations on non-sugared clay/dirt tracks. In our region, we have a mix of dirt and astro tracks, so for the average Joe a compromise car isn't too bad. However, there are still many rear-motor cars out there run by people who just don't care about their lap times so much.
For avid racers, dedicated cars are the way to go, including converted 4WDs for very high grip conditions - see TeamC, the upcoming Xray and all those conversions out there.
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