"Yes Nzeder, great job you’re doing and very informative and I admit my knowledge of 240’s is very limited hence great to have you on here!!

Personally I have no issue’s racing with Rickys Z and would race side by side with him any day of the week, he is one of the cleanest and smoothest drivers I know, but I keep getting question "only" about his frontal panel/spoiler work and no rear bumpers but I don’t know the answer, when I read T&C as attached below I get it as “original materials as per STANDARD SERIES PRODUCTION VEHICLE” and then this gets over ridden with “Period modifications are permissible”

3:2 Exterior The vehicle shall be smartly maintained and have all exterior trim in place. It must retain bumpers if originally fitted. All panels,bumpers, mouldings, spoilers etc. must be made of the original materials as per the STANDARD series Production vehicle. eg; steel panels must be retained if originally fitted. Period modifications are permissible.
(1) Only rear wings (aerofoil) which were available for the car in period may be fitted. These must be
made of materials from that period. ie; no Kevlar.
(2) Any/all modifications must be in period (refer definitions).

But when I read what “Period” means it states when “first used actively in Motorsport Competition in New Zealand, or a minimum of three(3) separate overseas examples” so with that being the case does Rickys Z fit these descriptions hence making it correct as it currently sits? your help and thoughts appreciated Nzeder!!

“Period” means the era (years) during which a vehicle model and/or its components were first used actively in Motorsport Competition in New Zealand, or a minimum of three(3) separate overseas examples, and

Dale M "

Hi Dale
The Thoroughbred and Classic regulations were never meant to be applied to racing car modifications, but over 40 years the thinking has changed. It was originally meant to apply to, say a set of Weber carbs on a car (much like your Mustang), or flared guards, twin SU's on a Viva etc. Modifications that would still allow the car to be driven on the road and get a WOF.

However, people have pushed the boundaries to build look-a-likes of their favourite race cars, such as MG Le Mans Midget, SCCA Alfa Romeo Spider, Datsun 240Z etc. The problem is that this invariably takes the cars outside T&C regulations compliance. Ideally these cars should be Sch K compliant, but they are never exact replica's, as is necessary for Sch K compliance, so they fall into no mans land.

I believe the Commission needs to define "Period Modification" so that it reflects the original intent of allowing for "road modification", rather than allowing the replication of a race car(3) that competed overseas in the period. If the intent of T&C can be regulated, then I believe we have a way forward. Tony R