SCCA rules, I Think Refer to this as sports racers it is all ready covered
in the handy dandy GCR P.V.R.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>
To: Peter van Rossum <peterv@tri-county.main.nc.us>
Cc: Mike Cobine <mcobine@earthlink.net>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: 13/13 and 7/10
> The Vintage Sports Car Club of America, the most authentic-era oriented
> club in the US has a number of cars racing in its events even today that
> contradict this philosophy. During the 50s, the people who started this
> group were racing a number of 30s to 50s era cars with more modern
> American V8 transplants or blowers. Men like John Fitch build specials
> out of cars like Jags to get higher performance. The 60s were full of
> such specials, which spawned the USRRC and Can-Am. Building "specials"
> was a high art. I helped build a few myself.
> Vintage racing, as it is being defined here, is "showroom stock" with a
> little of "SCCA production" prep.
> I was involved heavily in SCCA racing in the 60s and I can assure you we
> used the latest technology (I wrote computer programs to calculate
> exhaust header tuning) and read the rulebooks very carefully.
> Every year, about this same time, I say the same thing: More rules make
> more cheaters.
> Hey, Spring is coming. Why aren't we in the garage getting ready for the
> first race instead of jawing on this BS?
> Ciao,
> Jim
>
> PS: A proposal for vintage race groups: Institute a new class: Vintage
> specials. Rules would be that the basic parts and techniques used to
> build the car must be at least 30 years old. No tubs, aerodynamics or
> slicks. The car must be proposed to the group for pre-approval before
> construction to prevent disputes.
> I'll be first in line to get my design approved!
>
>
> Peter van Possum wrote:
> > If you use vintage rules such as SCCA 1967 GCR and PCS it is racing
like
> > it was back then , its called Vintage Racing If you start altering the
> > rules and put modern technology under a old body shell well I dont know
what
> > it is but it aint Vintage Racing and I dont want no part of it ( with
the
> > exeption of safety items)
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