In all this business only the defference in material has been mentioned. I
would suggest that the organizers be petitioned to allow the use of the
CHEAPER and available material as long as the tota;l weight of the car is
the same. Its the lower weight that will give the performance.
----- Original Message -----
From: R. John Lye <rjl6n@server1.mail.virginia.edu>
To: <EISANDIEGO@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Eligibility Question for Vintage /Historical Question
> At 09:44 AM 6/6/00 -0400, EISANDIEGO@aol.com wrote:
>
> > If a vehicle can be documented by original SCCA logbook photographs
to
> >have raced in 1972 with flares, is it eligible to continue to do so in
> >Vintage?
>
> My understanding is that varies with the club that you are planning
> to run with; some clubs are more lenient than others. There is no
> overall sanctioning body in vintage racing that covers the entire country
> like the SCCA does.
>
> I have a stake in this question, as my TR-4 has steel flared fenders
> that went on the car in '65 since it ran non-SCCA events in CA for
> many years. I also am restoring a Lotus Elan with flared fenders,
> and I have the original '72 logbook that shows the flares already on
> the car at that time. Whether these cars are eligible for vintage
> racing affects their value considerably, and the flares may prevent
> them from being vintage-eligible despite their racing background.
> They sure look good with the flares, though.
>
> I'm not sure that either car would be eligible for most vintage events,
> though, despite the historical accuracy of the flares - its all about
> the show, not accuracy. (Sorry, I don't mean to insult anyone, but
> I do get a bit frustrated by some of the purists at times.)
>
> Later,
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
>
>
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