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Old 06-07-04, 08:22 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: FIA announcement

It used to be as J6 stated, continuation cars only.
Now it is only required that the cars be constructed as original. No tube frame Gt40s, no fiberglass Cobras, etc.
Vintage racing will become more profitable, Old race cars will perhaps take a bit of a hit. Monterey Historics and Goodwood won't change, but who wants to go to all that trouble for 1 or 2 outings. The problem was that there are so few original cars left in original condition. Many replicas are more original than original cars . I read all about this development on the FIA website. Interesting news both good and bad I would say. The real problem is that there is not enough participation by the owners of what used to be considered a vintage eligable car. Those that do participate have changed some of the aspects of the car to make it a bit more modern, like vented disc brakes, a 100 more horsepower, even hydrolic gullwing doors (sorry, could not resist !).

The Walter Mitty challenge at Road Atlanta this past April had a couple of nice entries at least !
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