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Originally Posted by RACER X #99
You want to see period correct Cobras go to a museum or almost any car show. Car Guys own most of them.
The Gear Heads are running in the spec series. If you don't think these guys are serious racers I suggest you give it a try.They may not be running for big prizes but many of them are serious about winning.
BTW Shelby tried to run a spec series but not many car guys were interested.
They were period correct though except for their spec. small blocks.
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X, not sure what your beef is with what I said. I was actually paying FFR spec cars a compliment in that they are prepped with some reasonable semblance of "safety equipment" and can pass a reasonable track tech inspection. The average Cobra replica cannot. There have been a bunch of people here claiming that street-legal Cobra replicas are "race cars." They are not.
I could care less about the "period correctness" issue, but, as you note, many do. In my view, "period correctness" in this case makes a Cobra unworthy on a track today. The standards of the 60's are long gone, and FFR Spec Racers have deviated for good reason.
I will also concede that the definition of "serious venue" is in the eye of the beholder. Certainly, anyone racing in the FFR spec series is very serious about trying to win or do well. However, what I meant was more recognized venues like SCCA. In retrospect, it is a rather trivial distinction. BTW, I have tried it (open tracking and autocross in Z06s and Lotus Elise), but I wouldn't in my street Cobra replica.