Would You Vintage Race A Rad Era Classic?

In reply to David S. Wallens :

I may embarrass myself.

Protege?

In reply to Tom1200 :

Yes, from Mazda’s factory-backed World Challenge program. 

It'll be interesting to see if people race with tribute liveries of the RealTime Acuras or Tripoint Engineering Mazdas like BRE Datsuns.

At least one RealTime Integra Type R has run a historic event–driven by Peter Cunningham himself.

We wrote about it a little while back: Restoring one of the most iconic Acura Integra Type Rs.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

I'd rock that car. I had a 2001 Protege 2.0 ES

In reply to j_tso :

Why wouldn't the copy it.........

There is definitely a distinction that's been made between vintage racing and historic racing. You can see "historic" cars that are just a couple years old racing at HSR events which I think most people would toss into the vintage racing category because there are so many old cars run with that organization.

I only mention that because of the pic of the Protege at the HSR event. I went to the HSR events at Sebring regularly when I was down there and there was always such an awesome mix of cars. Daimler SP250? Sure. Audi A4 Touring Car. Yup.

Of course, those cars weren't on track at the same time. 

In reply to AxeHealey :

We interviewed the new HSR president while at Sebring this past week (look for an upcoming video on the Classic Motorsports YouTube) and discussed that: What cars are welcome at an HSR event? 

The TL;DR: For a lot of cars, once it’s five years old, they’ll find a home for it. 

LanEvo said:

For me, the Radwood era (which I take to mean late-'80s to early-'90s) is the sweet spot for vintage racing.

Cars from this era are still relatively light and compact, but they're generally better built and less corrosion-prone than cars from the '60s and '70s. To me, they have "just enough" technology: basic EFI and ABS systems ... and not much else. You can still find parts. They generally work with 15" wheels and tires. And at 30-40 years old, they can legitimately be thought of as "vintage" IMNSHO. 

Redwood is for 1980-1999 cars, a full two-decade spread. I always preferred the term "youngtimers".