Letters to the Editor – January 16, 2014

I’m aware that many of your reports concern the US scene and I know you do cover the major UK meetings, which I, as a UK resident, appreciate.

However, I wanted to comment on one rather unfortunate trend amongst UK based historic car owners. Not too long ago, historic meetings could guarantee a full grid of historic cars in their various classes and races. Now however, there is a clear trend towards cherry picking only what I call the “cocktail events”; Goodwood, Monaco, the Silverstone Classic. For some now, owning a historic car is merely a ticket into a social occasion whereas at one time, owners, quite rightly, felt they almost had a duty to bring their cars along to share the pleasure that we all feel when we see and hear these lovely machines.