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Originally posted by shep
Trouble is Bill, there are a bunch of egos out there, with the money to play at chequebook racing. Kevin, Bill B, Shaun, Gavin etc. play by the old rules but unfortunately can't hope to make the podium against brand new Formula 1 E Types and Kirkhams. You are dead right, the history of the car was the time it raced in period. Unfortunately the current value is often based on last week's race result, and there's the problem. We all love to drive the cars to their limits, and if there is a tweek to gain half a second, it takes enormous self control to refuse to take the advantage. Without pointing fingers, when you see cars which were completely uncompetitive in period running away with the lead, you must ask the question "how?" That said, I still love doing my best to keep up with the big boys, and with a sprinkling of rain.... the game changes!
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Originally posted by aaron
......................why should the Kirkham add to the real cars history ?
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Surely the list of in-period race wins and who drove the car are the important part of the car's history not who finished somewhere in the 2012 Shelby Cup at Goodwood or 2011 Silverstone Classic.
Bill Patterson
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Yes a list of in period race wins are an important part of a cars history, but not when you are racing a clone instead of the real car.
Andy you are of course correct, how can the likes of the drivers you have mentioned compete with the new hot rods ?
Another guy who plays by the old rules was racing in the Shelby Cup last year, CSX2116 , it the car competes in Pre 63 races, it gets fitted with a 260 engine, for the Shelby Cup last year it was fitted with a 289 which it was fitted with originally .
How can a clone of CSX 2049 be listed as a 1964 car to compete in the Pre 66 races ?