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original historic racing cars have their real work done and should be preserved in their characters.
the attitude of the keepers / drivers should be changed.
it is a real pitty to see cars beeing destroyed by "old men", only to get a silly golden pot ,fighting for ridiculous "glory" , they really can not earn in this way.
this means not: to drive a historic racer like grandmother on sunday.
look at american events, especially topless cars show their monstrous cages, some keepers even seem to be proud of that heavy metal and paint it in thrilling colours, oh god!! And spectators go to events for getting an idea of the good old days....what a fake at all.
what a chance was missed, when the Lola MK 6 was "restored" to death, a ridiculous result, having nothing to do with "history" (otherwise this word is wrong), showing in every detail, that this car is brandnew and far away from the real mk6, yes it is safe, but not historic at all.
it is the decision: to go real racing, or to keep a historic racer.
Couls you imagine jim hall´s chaparrals ,competing at goowood, beeing prepared to take the glory and therefore converted to modern safety standards?
one month ago, at mallorca several original cars were completly destroyed, they have gone for ever, because a rebuilt one will never be a authenic one, it will be a fake, even if the chassis plate, around which brand new sheets of alloy panels are fitted ,is still the old one.
klaus
historic racer with passion
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