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  • AndreGT6

    Sept. 19, 2008 9:01 a.m. André Rousseau Reader

    Allowing newer cars into vintage and historic racing will eventually ruin the sport.

    That was actually a very good one to ask.

    This yr I did a double take at Mosport when a honda civic went by in the +70 group. Vintage my azz.

    Its out of place and out classed in that field. Placing it into a power class with Spitfires and MG's would be even more ridiculous.

    I mean maybe there will be a +80 group one day, but there are classes for that stuff already.

    A.

  • Coupefan

    Sept. 19, 2008 9:35 a.m. Coupefan New Reader

    Instead of a YES or NO, some of the questions are more clearly answered by a TRUE or FALSE. Did anyone else get the same impression?

  • racerdave600

    Sept. 19, 2008 9:44 a.m. racerdave600 Reader

    I don't know, I disagree to some extent. I think you shouldn't mix them in with the "normal" classes, but I like seeing the old GTP cars run. And I'd like to see a class for old showroom stock cars. I don't think you should start throwing old IT cars in there, but there are some classes that could fit nicely I do believe.

  • IanF

    Sept. 19, 2008 9:57 a.m. Ian F Reader

    I don't really know... but I will say that seeing a late model S4 running with the vintage cars at Watkins Glen this year seemed rather odd.

  • AndreGT6

    Sept. 19, 2008 10:04 a.m. André Rousseau Reader

    And those Ferrari's too.

    A.

  • Nick_95_6sp

    Sept. 19, 2008 1:55 p.m. Nick Reader

    I voted "yes"; allowing newer cars into vintage and historical racing seems inappropriate to me...totally against the vintage racing concept.

    I would draw the line at a certain year and then anything older than that is OK regardless of what it was. Isn't that how it's done now?

  • mattmacklind

    Sept. 19, 2008 6:30 p.m. mattmacklind PowerDork

    This is where the definition of "vintage" as opposed to "just old" becomes important, sort of like the difference between old stuff no one wants and a true antique.

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