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Thoughts Peter?
Both The Revival, and the Classic are now big commercial ventures relying on attracting a big crowd of paying punters, and in order to get the 'casual fan' to buy a ticket there has to be something more than enthusiastic amateurs driving.
I doubt if the average BTCC fan would be attracted to a simple historic meeting, but names like Jordan, Neal, et al will probably pull them in, likewise he F1 fans would be attracted by Button, Berger etc. I suspect that only the genuine 'historic fans' would be attracted by the cars themselves.
In order to run a historic meeting you need historic cars and that is where people like yourself come in. You have the car, but, and no disrespect intended, you are not a huge attraction, therefore the Pro/Am nature of much of the racing.
Anyway in the case of Goodwood it's the 'It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want to' syndrome.
I used to enjoy the original Mulberry Historic Meetings, proper job, but that has morphed into todays 'Silverstone Classic Festival'.
I think it is called progress.
It is a shame that the racing can not be separated from the ballyhoo aspects of these events, so it is the live feed for me.
I hope you have a happy and successful meeting, so give us a wave as you pass the cameras.
Cheers,
Bob. Couch Potato.
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