For a sport that takes place at a frenetic pace, the speed of change in motorsport can be remarkably slow at times. Traditions are well established and are often religiously stuck to with very few daring to break the mould. Yet trying something new is important to keep offering fresh ideas for competitors – although such innovation can be tricky at a time of financial uncertainty, like at present, when many are battening down the hatches and keeping things simple.
One organiser that has not been afraid to innovate over recent years has been the Classic Sports Car Club. Rather than simply sticking to the most popular circuits, it recognises the importance of spreading the joy and includes a wide variety of venues on its calendars. And another example of it going against the grain is with its 24-hour event at Anglesey earlier this month. Very few UK club organisers tackle such an undertaking and the CSCC opted to mix things up by not just running a conventional continuous twice-round-the-clock enduro for the same teams, but instead have a sequence of shorter races one after the other over a 24-hour period, a format that is already used at existing events further afield such as the Le Mans and Daytona Classics.
