In answer to `Russ Cunningham' the reason I started this thread was as a result of different conversations I have had with competitors who have either walked, parked up their cars, or had nothing but problems dealing with the current regime. In reading some of the intelligent responses, it would appear that Historic Racing - which caters to a wide cross section of cars - could benefit from being in charge of it`s own destiny. The Denny Hulme Festival is going to be the biggest one yet, and my personal belief is the punters are coming to see some bloody nice cars from all around the world, in a enjoyable and relaxed enviroment, and then go home looking forward to coming back to watch `the old cars' race, completely oblivious to the continuing issues many on this fine website face.