It would be nice if we could have a cat program for the youth, but may only be critical for showing a clear path of development leading into an Olympic class. I don't think that hoping we get people to crossover through osmosis is a long-term plan for success.
I'll be more than happy to buy Hunter an Opti and let him get his feet wet with a huge fleet, and one of these Catsy things (if we can get them and start a racing fleet) or a Wave to get his feet wet with cat racing.