Doug Meis wrote on 1/17/2000:
>The increasing popularity of vintage racing over the last
>5-10 years has resulted in a general shift toward looser
>rules and faster cars that are less and less vintage. The
>racing has become more intense with more 'incidents'.
>Sanctioning bodies and sponsors have become more concerned
>with increased entry lists and paying spectators than the
>desires of the average entrant. For the average guy on the
>couch in front of his TV or sitting in the stands, these may
>all be improvements. Like it or not, I believe that this psuedo
>vintage type of racing is here to stay.
>From a 1/03/2000 Autoweek article titled "Yesteryear gets faster"
(The article was about the Nov.'99 Daytona Continental Historics)
"The racing over the course of the weekend wasn't
all clean and tidy... "
"What was once an exhibition sport has turned into
serious racing. Today's grippy tires, slippery lubricants
and the application of modern metallurgy in computer-
aided engine development make yesterday's cars run
much faster - and all the more exhilarating to watch."
"On Nov. 7, any doubts about the correctness of vintage
racing were cast aside... "
Greg
'58 Vintage Bugeye
(Dreamin' about computer-aided engine development,
but can only afford the slippery lubricants... )
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