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Re: Historic Stock Cars

To: vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Historic Stock Cars
From: Tom Shirley <tshirley@VoyagerOnline.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:23:55 -0500
DWhitesdJr@aol.com wrote:

> Because of the drastic differences in cornering ability, aerodynamics,
> straight line speed and size and weight of "modern cars", they should not be
> grouped with older cars.  If these cars are allowed to run, they take up
> track time, which reduces the amount of time for everyone else.  As has
> already been pointed out in this string, relatively few stock cars come out,
> whereas there are always 20-30 pre-1967 cars.  Who suffers from the efforts
> to extract a few more entry fees by waiving or expanding the rules

In HSR events, these cars are grouped with other cars with similar lap
times. It doesn't make for a "period authentic" race but the stockers
don't take up track time running by themselves. They simply run with a 
group that is already out there.

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