ABSTRACT
Historic racing is a great way to bring old cars and old circuits back to life and provide an entertaining spectacle that brings pleasure to both participants and spectators. It is that rare thing: genuine living history. Old cars are often more aesthetically appealing than newer ones, and the combination of inferior road holding and amateur drivers makes for plenty of action. Historic racing is mostly a minor spectator sport, but can generate enthusiastic crowds. It is also an additional attraction at commercial race meetings. While dominated by wealthy enthusiasts, it is also potentially one of the least expensive forms of motor sport. On the other hand, some historic racing cars are extremely valuable and their owners face the dilemma of keeping them in a museum or racing them as their maker intended. Historic racing addresses all of the ways in which Jeremiah (1995) identifies that the history of the motor-car and motoring heritage can be accessed as heritage: motoring landscape, pursuit of performance and cult of ownership.
