Historic Modsports & Special Saloons

The first full year of the new series for  Historic Modsports and Special Saloons is well underway following our successful pilot races during 2022.

All meetings will follow the same format of 15 minutes qualifying and two 20-minute races.

The concept behind Historic Modsports and Saloons is to re-create a period of national racing history from the late 1960s and 1970s. Eligible cars are those that comply with period MSA ‘Blue Book’ regulations and the series will be for cars as raced in period.

Both Modsports and Special Saloons will race on the same grid but have their own specific set of regulations, which mirror the regulations from the period, with obvious updates for modern safety regulations.

The end of season award for Saloons will be the Peter Baldwin Trophy

The end of season award for Modsports will be the Jon Fletcher Trophy

The concept is attracting back into racing the type of cars that packed out Modified Sports and Special Saloon Car grids in period.

Cars must be based on production sports or saloon cars (as available for sale in the UK) built before 1980.

The regulations allow period-style changes to the engine, transmission, bodywork, brakes and suspension. Engine transplants are permitted, but 4 valves per cylinder engines are only allowed to run in the type of car they were originally homologated in. (Full details are within the regulations)

In order to keep the series in line with the cars of the period, there will be no forced induction engines, no post 1980 four-valve engines, no motorcycle engines, no sequential gearboxes or gear change mechanisms, no Lotus/Caterham Seven type cars and no kit car replicas.

We are experiencing an excellent response to this initiative with multiple original cars of distinction now starting to appear on the grid, with further cars of a similar nature indicating an intention to race in the series in 2023 and 2024. Couple this with others building cars to the regulations and we have a healthy expectation for the coming future of the series.

To request series regulations and/or express an interest is taking part, please contact Jasmine Walker at the HSCC:

EVENTS SECRETARY: Jasmine Walker

The Facebook group for the series is here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1017365995623723

 

Events

There are no upcoming events at this time.

 

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Provisional Class Structure

Modified Sports Cars – for the Jon Fletcher Trophy

Class 1     Up to 1150cc
Class 2     1151cc – 1500cc
Class 3      1501cc – 1990cc
Class 4     1991cc – 3000cc
Class 5     3001cc – 4500cc
Class 6     Above 4501cc

Saloon Cars – for the Peter Baldwin Trophy

Class 1    Up to 1150cc
Class 2    1151cc – 1500cc
Class 3    1501cc – 1990cc
Class 4   1991cc – 3000cc
Class 5    3001cc – 4500cc
Class 6     Above 4501cc