How much has U.S. vintage racing changed over the years? VSCCA, America's senior vintage racing organization, has changed very little; remaining an isolated, undisturbed island in today's stormy sea
Good comments. Well stated. A couple of points to add: I agree about gridding open wheel cars separately. Unfortunately, there are too few early open wheelers (early F3, early Juniors) for most club
Rest assured, I Thank you Art. The impersonality of internet communications often results in responses which are more visceral than thoughtful. In one message you have summed up the quandry of vintag
<< 2 groups may not be enough to accomodate the production cars, too. As cut-off dates slide forward, the older cars seem to be getting scared into hiding by the influx of later cars. I don't have a
CSRG has had some problems with low attendance. Moving the cutoff date for production cars up to 67 (still older than a lot of clubs) was supposed to add more cars to the run groups. Adding Formula V
I don't want to think about the complexities of organizing an event where groups are by lap times, however I hereby stake a claim to the highest overtaking speed differential, having been overtaken (
to: Miles and the list about bigger grids, there might be a side benefit in that drivers will learn to pass and be passed much sooner instead of playing solo 1 on the track all the time .........chuc
I think we've hit on it - anyone who wins a race MUST be bumped up into another race class - no exceptions. Think about it - this means that we'll have a constantly rotating window of opportunity fo
<< I think we've hit on it - anyone who wins a race MUST be bumped up into another race class - no exceptions. >> This appears to be the way it is already....at least its what's happened to me with b
So considering your recent classing with VARA, are you coming out to the RMVR Steamboat Race this year? If so, what class should we run your Cortina? Really did you get entered and are others on the
DON,Rick Morris is attempting to enter but last we heard his RED TR3A was 35 list of waiting entrys.He is the TR3A that won the small bore race last year after a race long battle with the Datsun 2000
Simon, I was spectating at the Wine Country event. I watched that race as a spectator and found it very thrilling. Pardon my being less than fully informed (especially about the relative performance
I said (regarding sports racers being gridded with open wheelers): The year before, Ken Tyrrell was reported to have said "Mallock who???!!" as the ugly duckling Mallock passed a Cooper F1 car. The c
<< I think we've hit on it - anyone who wins a race MUST be bumped up into another race class - no exceptions. Think about it - this means that we'll have a constantly rotating window of opportunity
As a lurker, wannabe, who is gradually restoring a modified TR4, maybe I'm not too qualified to chime in here, but having posted my disclaimer, I have found the discussion on the state of vintage ra
Well, I fit part of that description (44 this year), but when my current race car was built I was only 5 years old! I don't think it's true that people always race the cars they saw when they first g
Many thanks for your thoughtful comments (and for your stunning photography we've enjoyed in magazines`for years). You speak of two factions in vintage racing - at odds with each other. I believe th