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I was at the Road America historic several weeks ago, and there is bad news and good news.
Bad news; unlike the Thirtieth Can-Am reunion there, when there was genuine win at all costs racing, that does not happen any more and rule changes have been made to make sure.
You will no longer see some well known cars,( i.e. Greenwoods original team super Vette,) as the way rules are set now, repairing race damage,or just plain wear, is incredibly expensive.
Good new; the fastest cars still lapped at respectable speeds (top speeds 35 years ago) and some boys are not out for a Sunday drive.
You will see some unexpected cars running to replace cars that are too expensive to run.
A gent had a former NASCAR Super Speedwy Modified (Think of a DeKon Monza on steriods) and if another one shows up at the same vintage meet, and the owners find 2nd place, to be first loser, it could get intereting.
(The owner of the Monza SSM, said he went ten seconds faster at Watking Glen, than he had ever gone there before, in this car, and a veteran road race hot shoe, should be able to drop another ten seconds off of that.)
As it has been from the beginning, "Vintage" racing in the US is a battle between those who want to see what these cars can really do on modern rubber, and those who want them to just go around the track and go vroom.
Bob
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