It seems that everyone now agrees that the level of development in historic cars has reached an unsustainable level, with various – and highly negative – consequences. First and foremost, budgets have skyrocketed in recent years, and many competitors are unable to keep up. Naturally, this is reflected in the number of cars appearing on the grids.

To remedy this when the FIA Historic Committee met in Paris in February, it proposed the idea of a ‘Roadmap’ that would set out a series of steps to bring the cars back to a configuration closer to their period specification. One of the first steps would be to enhance Appendix K, so that it included more details of what is, and is not, permitted. It would specifically prohibit out-of-period technology. This would be accomplished over time so that competitors would have time to adjust to the new arrangements.

When the Committee met again in May, the Roadmap was presented to them with the proviso they keep it confidential until June when it would be presented for approval by the World Council. This came as somewhat of a surprise, as Committee members had assumed they would have some input into the document.

This will now go to the FIA World Council, for approval. Once it has been approved, the FIA share its contents with us.

We at HMRN, and the Historic Motorsport Association would like your opinion on certain matters that we believe should be dealt with in the as-yet, confidential document. The findings of this survey are important as they will represent a cross section of opinion within the active participants in the sport and will help to inform what the next steps should be. Please pass the link along and encourage anyone with an interest to fill out the survey.

The full link in English is here and in French here.

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