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6 May 2021, 22:48 (Ref:4050123) | #16 | |
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I really don't know why people make such a big deal over the fact we have multiple classes and two championships. I t has always been the case.
In fact if you go back to the late 80's & early 90's there were umpteen championships. RAC British Championship BRDA Northern Regional Championship BRDA Southern Regional Championship BTRDA Clubmans Championship Croft Challenge and probably a couple more Some meetings were rounds of multiple championships, and some just single ones. As for classes..... Formula A Formula B Formula C Colway Tyres A Colway Tryes B Nova Challenge Move into the mid 90's and we got Showroom Supercar Modified Modified 1600 Showroom 1400 Colway Tyres Colway Tyres 1600 Production Rallycross Minicross Ignore the sub classes for now and lets just concentrate on the races, and on Saturday you will see an 80+ car entry over 6 catagories, with average 8 car grids for the heats and 10 car grids for the finals. Even in the sports heyday that would still have been classed as a good meeting. And so what if there are quite a few sub classes, the drivers pay a lot of money to race at an event. So what if more of them go away with something shiny for the mantlepiece, and to smile at when they get home. Back in the day entry fees were a lot less and there was prize money. This year fingers crossed there will be nine rallycross meetings in the UK I would expect to see entries averaging between 70 & 80 cars. In the current climate that is not to be sniffed at. Looking back is fine but lets not do it through rose tinted glasses, things were not always hunky dory even in the glory years. |
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