I think I have mentioned it already in this thread, but I do forgive you guys for not reading all of that:
DON'T mix up the developement speed and the frequency of updates. Just because there hasn't been a proper update in a lengthy period of time doesn't mean developement has grinded to a halt. For all we know Scawen might hack in features and fix bugs in an insane tempo, but due to the complexity LfS has reached, that might still have not led to a feature complete and thus releasable patch.
So, to keep it more simple: developement speed =/ frequency of updates
On a similar note is the recently surfacing criticism of Eric not doing any work: again, that might not be true. Perhaps he has updated most of the cars interiors and exteriors to match the Sciroccos quality, but the devs simply refuse to release them bit by bit and rather wait for it all to be complete, due to the various problems the first approach would cause, like breaking physics compatibility with previous versions, making all the setups, times and hotlaps on LFSW obsolete.
Additionally, as I deem his work to be more on the artistical site, it may very well be that he spends dozens of hours on a particular model, but can't get it up to his personal quality standards, making him start anew.
Which, in short also means: no published work of Eric =/ no work done by Eric.
Also, I think I remember Scawen saying that he wanted to have the cars have parts which can break off, which also needs much work on erics side. Those parts would need a backside then to be seen when they fell off, and the car behind those parts would also need to be modeled, which would also need a lot of research so it doesn't look generic and wrong (even with fictional cars).
so, rant over.