Historic motorsport or vintage motorsport, is

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with vehicles limited to a particular era. Only safety precautions are modernized in these hobbyist races. A historical event can be of various types of motorsport disciplines, from

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Events

Some of the most famous events are the

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and Goodwood Revival in Britain and

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in the United States. Championships range from "grass root" Austin Seven racing to the FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship for classic

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chassis. In Canada, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada annually hosts the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix at

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(formerly known as Mosport.) While there are several professional teams and drivers in historical racing, this branch of motorsport tends to be contested by wealthy car owners and is thus more amateur and laid back in its approach. One advantage of historical motorsport is that once a series for a particular category is introduced, it helps to increase the value of its competing cars, sometimes approaching the million dollar mark, therefore as a result, many of these are carefully driven by its owners and are occasionally used to bring in spectators.

Notable historic motorsport events

The list are for events that has run at least three years and are internationally recognised events.

Notable series

* Classic Endurance Racing *

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* Orwell SuperSports Cup * Historic Ferrari Challenge (formerly Historic Ferrari Maserati Challenge) * GLPpro.de Historic Regularity Racing on Race Tracks

Notable organizations

; * Classic Endurance Racing (CER) * Group C Racing Series (formerly Group C GTP Racing) * Historic Grand Prix Cars Association (HGPCA) * Masters Historic Racing * Motor Racing Legends (MRL) ; * Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC) * Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) * Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) * Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) ; * American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) * Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) * Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) * Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) * Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA) ; * Historic Sports and Racing Car Association (HSRCA)

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