Crunch, I think that you'll find that many CoD's were in fact refused for spurious reasons in the early days of the system and as it came out not long before there was a move to make them compulsory, the system started off on the wrong foot and in some respects, has never really recovered. Fear of not being allowed to compete was the only reason I got mine (and others who like me are still on the earliest version) and it has never been out of the envelope since the day it arrived.

Am I the only one on here that wants a clear distinction between Historic and Classic? All Historic cars are also classic, but not all Classic cars could be deemed historic.

A CoD is somehow seen as a magic document but as JAFA pointed out elsewhere, they can be out of date quite quickly even though the car may still confirm to the current T & C rules.

Why are the "rules" T & C yet everyone is arguing about Historic? Why does the HMC Series need to tighten up if the "rules" are bullet proof? In other words, you can have a car built to T & C and have a CoD, but will still be refused entry to the HMC Series as your car may not conform or be accepted as we all know that a CoD is no guarantee of acceptance in any grid or any meeting.

That power is still held by Series organisers and meeting promoters which is exactly the course we have always adopted. The inconsistency of saying that OUR cars do not conform to T & C nor have to have a CoD is compared to a series where even with them, you still may not be allowed to race, is one of those ironies that most seem to have missed. I love it!