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Originally Posted by Mike Bell
From what I've seen and heard, in the USA a race car becomes 'historic' almost as soon as it isn't 'current'.
Ignoring jokes about new build Cobras, 'E' Types, etc., we've already seen 90s 'Supertourers' being raced competitively again, and track displays of late GT cars. This season Peter Auto has two events where GT1 cars (1994 to 2011) can be exercised. ( https://peterauto.peter.fr/en/platea...id/224/nom/GT1)
Could this be a precursor to a race series for these cars, and if so, a good move? Or are they too young......  |
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Originally Posted by Mike Bell
Yes, but as mentioned in the initial post, only (AFAIK) in the USA would a 'modern' race car be welcomed in 'historic' racing. The cost of running LMP, GT and Formula stuff must be prohibitive. Even the later GpC cars seem to need an awful amount of man power to get on track, so are there enough owners or potential owners of modern stuff with deep enough pockets? And why would they want to race a car just a few years old, when they are likely wealthy enough to run the latest thing in a current series? |
If that bothers you don't look at the
HSR entry list for The Mitty next weekend at Road Atlanta. 3 DPs, 3 LMPCs and a few GTs in the list. Last year was more entertaining when the DPs and LMPCs raced in both HSR and IMSA in the same season, including a car that raced at Petit in Oct 15 and returned to racing in April 16 with HSR.