Phil Ethier [mailto:pethier@isd.net] wrote:
> Well, I did win a lot of autocross trophies with cut springs
> on my SAAB. Of
> course, that was in the old days. The SAAB factory
> competition book in
> those days told us how many coils to cut for racing. I cut
> half that many
> for autocross.
That was when the pylons were carved out of stone and the world was black &
white,
> Right about that time, SCCA was thinking about making up
> rules for something
> called "Solo II". Their first take for stock class was to
> allow only stock
> suspension but allow wider wheels. I thought that was a bad
> idea, making
> cars more rollover-prone. I preferred allowing suspension mods and
> stock-size wheels, as were the rules in my part of the Frozen
> North. SPORTS
> CAR gave me a full page to make my case. I was only
> partially successful,
> and the rest is history. :-)
Anyone have a copy of that issue of SportsCar? I'd *love* to see that article,
Phil.
> The official scorekeeper will please note that times have
> changed. The
> springs in the TR4 are stock and the springs in the Lotus are Eibach.
Funny how the availability of quality aftermarket components like springs
actually has made it easier to do it the right way than it is to do it the
wrong way. :)
Jim Crider
autojim@despammed.com
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