An adjustment to Appendix K of the FIA’s International Sporting Code does not, on the face of it, sound like much to get excited about. But for fans of historic racing, the decision announced following last month’s World Motor Sport Council meeting to issue Historic Technical Passports (HTPs) to machinery built between 1991 and 2000 from next year could have major ramifications.
“It would be correct for somebody who owns a 1992 car to question, ‘Has my car fallen into the heritage or not? Is it part of the historic motorsport?’” says FIA historic championships and committee manager Mathias Doutreleau.
