Pat writes:
> Patrick's car could have been classed into APrepared, considering some
> of the other cars that already run there (or have been classed there: A
> Sunbeam Tiger that started out life as a Triumph TR8, the Factory Five
> Cobra, or even maybe one time only Porsche Cup car. Maybe the only one on
> this short list that was not imported in the grey market would be the
> Factory Five Cobra, but I don't know what the production numbers are, and I
> think they start life as a Mustang? So why not a grey market Lotus? It
> certainly would be competitive, even with the Lotus Elan that still runs in
> AP.
The FFR Cobra runs in AP as an "in excess of Section 17" Cobra, and the Tiger
is in AP for the same reason. Tigers and Cobras were both sold in the U.S.
to be registered and driven on the road. I guess the Porsche Cup car was an
"in-excess" Porsche 911, though I wasn't in on that particular decision, and
don't necessarily agree with it. The Elise isn't an "in-excess" anything.
Charlie
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