Originally Posted by bostontrevor
No, no support vehicles.
In fact, it sounds like you're arguing against your own point. Allowing support teams doesn't level the playing field one bit. The poorer racer or team still won't be able to compete with the even more massive resources the richest teams can load into their support vehicles.
A self supported race is one in which the rider must account for everything. It's not enough to simply be a strong racer or even a clever racer. They must be able to plan for the whole environment over the entire span of the race.
However the person with more money will still have a better chance of doing good than the guy who has $1 in his pocket... Just different ways to spend the same money towards the same goal.