Well if the reason to expand the definition of vintage sprots cars is to
enhance our financial condition then there are a lot more things we
could add. Motorcycles, big trucks, etc. If these behmoths are such a
gold mine I presume that the entry fees will be coming down for everyone
and the prize money will increase.
I also question the safety of mixing these large creatures and more
traditional sports cars.
Doug Wilson
JWoesvra@aol.com wrote:
>
> What is a sports car. A controversay that has embroiled motor heads for
> years. One classic definition is "a sports car is a sport's car".
>
> Anyway, if you define a sports car as as 2-seat, open roadster, you will be
> in the minority at a lot of "vintage" races. Are Mustangs, Camaros,
> Mini-Coopers, Alfa Sprints, BMW CSL's, and such, sports cars? In racing
> terms, a sports car race is normally run on a road course. Wouldn't any
> suitable race car be a sports car?
>
> The terms vintage and historic have become interchangeable. It used to be
> that vintage cars were twenty years old and historics ten. That was some
> twenty years ago when we were first getting started at this. Some clubs still
> define the older cars as vintage, with a break somewhere in the sixties. The
> sport of vintage racing has come to include cars from many racing eras and
> venues. Each has it's place and that variety is what makes the sport
> appealing. Excluding cars based on personal prejudices and self-serving
> definitions has been tried by several organizations, and has proven I think,
> to result in small fields and financial deficits.
>
> Which is more significant in terms of racing history? A Petty or Earnhardt
> stock car or a street Sprite made into a "race car" in 1993? Which will
> create more spectator appeal that will generate the cash that we need to
> offset the increasing costs of putting on these events? Hey, I like Sprites
> and MG's as much as anyone, but they won't pay the bills.
>
> Lets be thankful that the "rich guys" want to spend their money in this
> sport. We could't do it without them.
>
> Jack Woehrle
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