REPLICAS-REBUILD--REBUILT--BUILT--RULES.

[AMCO72]

Actually TonyG, most of us on here are not bickering. We are having 'vigorous discussion', which is encouraged. Not a bad thing. When I think back over the years, from about the beginning of the 60's, most of the problems with NZ motorsport have come about from dodgy decisions from officialdom, not from competitors just wanting to get out and race....the OSCA split for one...and yes, ONE replica from an original, which is dead,....seems obvious, but apparently not.......C2..pretty close.....no C3!!!! This thrashing around of ideas/opinions on this thread, and this thread is about replicas, is great, lets folk get things off their chest, and if we all keep our cool/humour, we will all be better off...........I'm not sure what your reference to sheep stations at HD is all about.....are you saying someone has mortgaged their station to pay for their hobby?

[TonyG]

Sorry AMCO. Edited my post to clarify what I meant by the bickering. Not meaning the discussion on here but the complaints about wether this or that car should be allowed to go on track if presented at a meeting like Hampton Downs.
The reference to sheep stations was more tongue in cheek as no one is getting paid what they should be for putting their mobile history on track and I would be very surprised if anyone was preparing a car to go out and "Win at all costs " if that is a better way of putting it. Its not like a championship with points on offer is it. It is meant to be more "gentlemanly" fun.
I honestly did not mean to offend anyone. My reply was just poorly worded and I hope i have suitably edited it.
Regards
Tony

[AMCO72]

Apologies accepted Tony......I am not easily offended!!!!! I wish your reference to 'gentlemanly fun' was correct. I have competed against guys who 'sole ambition' was to go out and win.....believe you me. Yes the cars are the stars, as we are repeatedly told BUT, it is the very nature of our hobby that....as Stirling Moss has often said.....'I want to go out and RACE'. We all know what it is like sitting on the starting grid promising ourselves that we are going to be 'gentlemen'.......yeh right!! Now, where did I put those knitting needles.