In a way I agree with what your saying, it could be construed as an advantage but who are they cheating at the end of the day, only them selves. It could also be said that someone with a G25 has an advantage over another using the analogue stick on a controller.
If the rule says no clutch then there should be no clutch, if they are real sportsmen/sports ladies.
As the G25 and other wheel setups are becoming more available which have clutch peddles, as one member has said, after paying out a lot of money for their wheel, I can see it would be nice to use it in competition , most members advertise which wheel they own and use. i.e. G25, DFGT. FANATIC or what ever its called (sorry TA).
Maybe we could change the rule a little by saying No clutch (only by mutual agreement) as in like for like, this way two guys with G25s may agree to use the clutch they have paid out a lot of money for.
The same in a new comer to this great forum, a young lad with only a controller and a 15 TV who would like to get involved with events, but lets face it, he dont stand much chance with Division one G25 wheel racers dose he, could this also been seen as an unfair advantage.
We are all sportsmen here, I have no problem with someone using a clutch peddle, in an event race or not, so long as its with someone with the same setup.
99% have a Controller, maybe 50% have a wheel and lets say 20% have G25 of cause then there is TA, lol.
Real sportsmen would say like for like, that way there is no advantage.
Now thats going to set the cat amongst the pigeons. (You just watch)