Reply to: RE>Vintage Race Rules
> I am a member of two vintage race organizations, the VSCCA and SVRA. As
far
> as I know, all cars that are eligible for VSCCA are eligible for SVRA. The
> opposite is not true, since 1) VSCCA does not allow cars manufactured after
> 1959 (unless manufactured in a later year with no changes), and 2) some
> models are not considered rare and unusual enough (appologies to TR2 and
TR3
> owners).
>
> My beef is that for cars that overlap the vintage organizations, the rules
> for entry, are not the same. The rules regarding which tires are allowed
are
> different for each organization. e.g. Wire wheels allowed in VSCCA,
> Panasports in SVRA. SUs carbs in VSCCA, Webers in SVRA. The list goes
on.
>
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>
> It would be really great if the magazines which we all support with our
> subscriptions and adverts and the members of the various organizations
could
> press their group leadership and the Vintage Motorsports Council to attempt
> to find some reasonable common ground with regard to vintage race car
> classification. What constitutes an original specification, what tires are
> acceptable, etc.
>
> Any thoughts or comments are appreciated.
>
> Jay Nadelson
> VintageMG@aol.com
> 1960 MGA Roadster
Yep, I think Jay's identified a very real problem. It's obvious that the
various
vintage groups indeed have widely varying regulations. Part of the reason
is that the newer groups need to attract as many participants as possible
to cover track and insurance costs. They really can't afford to turn cars
away because the tires are a 65 profile instead of 70, or the rim is a half
inch too wide, or the engine has Webers instead of SU carbs. Still, it would
be nice if there were some universal standards. Not that it would be easy
to establish them, and it would probably be harder yet to get everyone to
agree to them. The VMC sounds like the logical place to do this, though.
Maybe there could even be two specs for each car/class. One very basic,
something like the old Production Car Specs the SCCA had when the cars
were new, or fix it at a given year like 1959 or 1962 or whatever. Then
have another level that allows some additional preparation like alternate
carbs and somewhat wider tires and wheels. These should allow one to
travel to different regions without having to perform major surgery on
one's car to make it acceptable to another vintage racing organization.
I do think it's inappropriate to see tube shocks on "vintage" cars that
originally had lever shocks. (Oooh -- where's my Nomex !!!)
Dave Lapham HEALEY@OAKHILL.SPS.MOT.COM '59 Austin-Healey 100/6 BN6
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