For those who yearn to race in the Monterey Historics, read on. If you
think you have a car that would qualify, write to the following address
(after Jan. 1) and request a membership packet. Fill out the forms, get
a physical, and send it all in with $$ and photos of the car. If you
have a medical card from another racing group, (VARA, CSRG, SCCA etc.)
you don't need a separate physical for the Historics. Note that the
Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) is the sanctioning body, and
General Racing Ltd. is the business organization. The Monterey
Historics are definitely run for profit. You have to be a member of
HMSA to run in any of the events. The club events are more like private
affairs, as run in other clubs (CSRG, VARA). The Wine Country Classic
and the Historics are definitely spectator events.  There are 5 events
on the HMSA 95 calendar:

 March    4-5    Laguna Seca club event
 June     9-11   Wine Country Classic, Sears Point
 August  12-13   The "Pre-Historics", Laguna Seca club event
 August  17-20   Monterey Historics, Laguna Seca
 November 4-5    Laguna Seca club event

I highly recommend the Wine Country classic, both from a spectator and
a participant point of view. There was plenty of track time, and there
were nice things for spectators to see and do. The crowds weren't
nearly as thick as at Monterey. The 95 Wine Country Classic will
feature Cobra, and the team's 1965 FIA World Sports Car Manufacturer's
Championship.

The Historics are a pain, but they are the high point of the Vintage
racing season on the West Coast. You pay a lot, and get very little
track time, and the crowds are massive, but what a spectacle. The 1995
Historics will feature Lotus. They say they will not be running a
Formula Ford group, but they will select some Lotus 51's. They will
probably get put in my run group, with the Formula Juniors. I will be
signing up for the Wine Country Classic, and the Historics with my
Fiat-powered Borgeault Formula Junior.

The address to write to is:

HMSA
P.O. Box 30628
Santa Barbara, Ca. 93130-0349
Phone: (805) 966-9151
Fax:   (805) 966-5028


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