FiA historic technical passport
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Dollyman1850 said:
terenceb said:
Chatting with our local HTP scrutineer Saturday evening at a prizegiving.Was informed of the current turmoil caused by htp's five year expiration.
Lot's of people complaining about HTPs being withdrawn on previously granted vehicals.MGBs being targeted on use of four sync boxes (I had been warned this 'was on the cards' four years ago-hence my new three sync project) Even Alan Tice's Marcos-Spa class winner-Oldtimers champion2014, is having problems.And that being possibly one of the most compliant cars racing-what chance do the others who have been waiting for months already, have of getting thier new papers before season start?
I think the OP has a very long uphill struggle with his task.
Annoying thing is that as most/all Sports car or Saloon racing (historic) is not FIA sanctioned, why do you need this expensive waste of money in the first place.Raced my B at the six hour for three consecutive years without showing my papers, first year Jeremy Hall inspected the car."Its ok, I know the car and driver, it does conform". Rather nice I thought.
Exactly.Lot's of people complaining about HTPs being withdrawn on previously granted vehicals.MGBs being targeted on use of four sync boxes (I had been warned this 'was on the cards' four years ago-hence my new three sync project) Even Alan Tice's Marcos-Spa class winner-Oldtimers champion2014, is having problems.And that being possibly one of the most compliant cars racing-what chance do the others who have been waiting for months already, have of getting thier new papers before season start?
I think the OP has a very long uphill struggle with his task.
Annoying thing is that as most/all Sports car or Saloon racing (historic) is not FIA sanctioned, why do you need this expensive waste of money in the first place.Raced my B at the six hour for three consecutive years without showing my papers, first year Jeremy Hall inspected the car."Its ok, I know the car and driver, it does conform". Rather nice I thought.
If everyone just said stuff it to the Fia and raced their cars in non Fia sanctioned meetings we would soon see a dramatic change of course by the Fia. Perhaps this is what the organising clubs should look to do. I would think that international non sanctioned events ran by the local countries organising clubs could cash in on a very lucrative market. In my opinion the FIA is taking cars away from what they were in period not the other way around!
The daft thing is, in most cases papers are not inspected and eligibility scrutineering is a joke. 3 synchro boxes in MGBs eh Terry? Well you put one in for the inspection and swap back the next day......just like all the other questionable bits.
Nevertheless I can't see an M series getting any sort of HTP in a month of Sundays
There are anomalies, depends where you are. On another thread I comment about a Mk 1 Grantura which is being offered for sale with a full HTP in Italy. I sold it because the MSA were not happy that it had discs and rack and pinion steering. It had a B chassis number when in my possession, it now has a C. That is before we start on the body shape!
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