[Fot] alternatives to the SCCA?

[BillDentin at aol.com]

In a message dated 06/01/2008 2:49:41 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jaxonracing at yahoo.com writes:


> Not trying to be smart here, isn't that how vintage started in the first
> place?  Cars that were "squeezed" out in the past moved on to create vintage
> groups? 
> 

To some degree, but particularly with older vintage groups like the VSCCA out 
east they were ALWAYS vintage even before SCCA fell out of favor with some 
racers.  The older vintage groups were made up mostly of 'collectors' who had 
old race cars (many historically significant) who wanted to do more with them 
than polish them.  They wanted an opportunity to drive them at speed.  But as we 
all know...it is very difficult to 'only put it in a little'.  It wasn't long 
before vintage events became less a high speed parade and more a race.

Bill Dentinger



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