The change from unsealed S60's to sealed W60's didn't drain grids. Neither did the change from a £40 Tillotson to a £120 Tryton. Cadet dads are the fastest to open their wallets, so I wouldn't advise keeping the Comer if only to avoid the cost of changing. It should be kept (if at all) based on it's own merits.
Personally, I think MicroMax would be a good introduction (scrapping Super Cadet), giving the option of using the same engine package from Cadets through Juniors. However, this is a commercial class that's quicker than the Comer so I can't see it becoming the MSA Cadet class.
Of the existing classes the tide seems to be swinging toward Honda Cadet, but for some reason I can't imagine the MSA sanctioning a 4-stroke cadet class when the classes thereafter are 2-stroke.
The safe bet would be unsealed, blueprinted Comer W60's (as it was with S60's) but if Comer aren't going to continue to build them then....
In general, awarding British Championship status to the Rotax classes and introducing MicroMax as the cadet class currently makes most sense. Let any other classes exist in their own right and review "British Championship" status every 3 years. If Honda Cadet becomes the most popular cadet class, it gets British Champs status. If KGP becomes the most popular Senior class, it gets British Champs status.
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