I suggest you give people here at least a chance of answering that question.
Firstly, what will the governing body be of the class you wish to race in ?
Can any GT40 that is not original have provenance? I guess it can. What is your budget?
......... I was just at Monterey this weekend and didn't see one racing. But that could be because of the classes.
Well Jonathan, I can say that you won't be vintage racing any non-original GT40 in the Pacific Northwest here. The vintage racing here is governed by SOVREN and it's very simple...if it wasn't built before 1969 or it's not original (either case), it ain't going out on the race track to race.
I've heard that in some vintage series on the east coast they allow replicas to race against originals in vintage, but I do not have any real details. All I know is that it's not happening up here in the NW.
Thanks Cliff. My intention is to acquire a "real" vintage car. But I know GT 40's are often hard to authenticate. That's why I'm starting my research. I was just at Monterey this weekend and didn't see one racing. But that could be because of the classes.
I know this may set people's hair on fire, but since building the community is important, and buying GT's that raced in the the day sounds almost impossible for mere mortals, has there been any thought given to allowing continuation cars to compete in vintage? It does no good to race by yourself. But I can also understand purest objecting.
Even SOVREN is changing Cliff:
SOVREN Update - FFCars.com : Factory Five Racing Discussion Forum
They are allowing Cobra and GT40 replicas on a trial basis this year at some of their events. There is an SPF MKII running some SOVREN events:
http://sovrenracing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015_SS_Group4_Place.pdf
Apparently even SOVREN is aware of declining vintage fields.
Since all but a very small handful of original GT's are accounted for, as well as their histories, I'm not sure GT's are hard to authenticate. They're just hard to buy.
I know this may set people's hair on fire, but since building the community is important, and buying GT's that raced in the the day sounds almost impossible for mere mortals, has there been any thought given to allowing continuation cars to compete in vintage? It does no good to race by yourself. But I can also understand purest objecting.