Jeremy....
You wrote:
"The Australian Histroic Commission at its meeting on December 13th =
approved the new Group R.
The actual details are to be published in January - but essentially this =
allows FF up to the end of 1983 and Atlantic/Pacific cars up to the end =
of 86."
Well, that's just fine and dandy for you open wheeler guys - what about =
us tin top people.
I would have thought that now there is no excuse not to recognise Group =
C Sedans (1973-84) as an official Historic category. The cars currently =
logbooked as Group C are all cars with a genuine race history from the =
period - so surely the purists can't ignore these tin tops, because they =
are actually a real part of Australia's motor racing history.
I know that we've had threads on similar topics in the past, but - what =
is happening overseas with regard to getting later cars, particularly =
genuine ex-racecars, recognised as a Historic category? Surely we can =
draw a comparison with the US or UK - any suggestions out there in =
Cyberspace?
....regards...Andrew "Axeman" Pursey....1955 Morris Oxford (racing in =
Group Na pre'58 Classic Saloons), 1956 Morris Isis (almost a daily =
driver) and 1996 Saab 900S Coupe (quality worse than most LBCs and Saab =
attitude to customers worse than BL ever was back in the 70s - don't buy =
a Saab)....alternate email saabsux@hotmail.com
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