Quote Originally Posted by Trevor Sheffield View Post
I for one have become confused by the comments on offer regarding current historic and or classic racing. Please, can an important point be defined. The word “race” defines the events in question, but is or is not this a point of fact?

(1) Given that not all cars in a “race”, because of unavoidable performance differences can not expect to win the “race”, do the drivers gain pleasure and have fun in finishing ahead of their nearst rival? Accepted that risk of damage becomes part of the equation.

(2) Given that they have no hope of winning, have many of the so called contestants, entered to simply show off a car and pretend to be a racing driver? In which event, they certainly are not experiencing a motor “race”.

Unless this situation is defined and agreed, surely there is no way forwards.

Trevor.
I tend to be a pragmatic sort of guy and it is apparent that this thread, specifically headed as above, is achieving very little as nothing has become defined. The intent of my post was hopefully to ensure that something specific and objective is recorded.

At this point the finishing order appears to be as follows, i.e. subject to further comment which hopefully will follow and will be suitably succinct.

RogerH --- (1)
nzeder --- (1)
jim short --- Must presume --- (1)
Dave Silcock --- Must presume --- (1)
Sreve Holmes --- Must presume --- (1)

AMCO72 --- Must presume --- (2)
Racer Rog --- Must presume --- (2)
Bruce302 --- Must presume --- (2)

Many forums provide facilities for arranging a poll, but I can not find anything here. Please can we have more exact information recorded, so that the true true situation can be accurately established and confirmed. As a result I will then be able to progressively update the figures.

It would appear that there are some who do not wish to engage in a motor race as such and would be happy with an organised group run, around a racing circuit. Surely those within this category must fall outside a forum depicting motor racing, that is other than as interested commentators.

Non competitive events could be organised clear of the jurisdiction of MSNZ, on an economical basis with few hassles. There is evidence existing showing that combining such an event with a car show, could very well attract adequate paying spectators and prove a viable proposition.

Trevor.