Datsun was heavy into rallying in Europe and elsewhere sanctioned by the FIA
and that's one of the main reasons for Datsun FIA heads. Europeans take
their rallying seriously and unlike the timed stages in the USA that keep
the speeds low, the Europeans do it by whose fastest not who is most
accurate over the stages.
Today I helped man a time station for a rally at Bridgehampton using just
such a method.
Mike
BTW, it was a really nice rally for cars built before 63. Allards, Healys,
Porsches, Ferraris, a Siata, Riley, Bugatti, Morgans and many MGs
participated. Great weather and we had 2 great stations. My Datsun garnered
a lot of attention as it seems many people owned one at one time or another.
When people saw my car there was a lot of reminiscing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>
To: "Thomas - Sweden" <csp311@telia.com>
Cc: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Stan Chernoff" <az589@lafn.org>;
"Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Forwarded: Nissan factory head for sale
> The FIA portion was understood (they have a great clubhouse in Paris,
BTW).
>
> I was poking around for the numbers required to homologate an "FIA
> version".
>
> Also, odd (well, maybe not so) that SCCA would not accept an FIA version
> head/manifold. I seem to recall several (what were claimed to be) remnant
> FIA Cobras running in A Production in the 1970s.
>
> - Bob
>
> Thomas - Sweden wrote:
> >
> > FIA stands for Federation International de Automobile
> > and the world H.Q. is in Paris, France. This is where
> > automobile manufactures homologate special parts
> > for international racing. To be able to compete in
> > most racing series sanctioned by FIA the car need
> > a certification document usually called FIA papers.
> > Automobile manufacturers have a long history of
> > cheating "special" products into their cars and even
> > not actually build the required minimum parts and
> > even cars. One of the best known cheaters in
> > automobile racing, Ferrari only built 39 of the 250 GTO
> > but said they made 100. I think there are now at least
> > 100 survivors of the original 39 cars.
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > RWM wrote:
> >
> > > What is the origins of the generic term "FIA (this, that or the
other)", as in
> > > "FIA Cobra", "FIA head", "FIA chassis", etc.? Were these performance
parts that
> > > met homoligation numbers?
> > >
> > > - RWM, '69 2000 Solex - FIA nothing, as far as I know...
> > >
> > > datsunmike wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Wellll, you learn something new everyday. I have a real early Comp
catalog
> > > > and never saw a FIA head listed for the Roadster motors. Now I know
why.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Stan Chernoff" <az589@lafn.org>
> > > > To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "List Administration"
> > > > <lists@autox.team.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:46 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Forwarded: Nissan factory head for sale
> > > >
> > > > > There are at least two types of FIA heads for L series and also
FIA heads
> > > > > and manifolds for R series engines and FI heads for U series and
all sorts
> > > > > of things that didn't show up in Datsun Comp USA catalogs. FIA
heads were
> > > > > not supposed to run in SCCA events.
> > > > >
> > > > > Stan
> > > > > ============
> > > > >
> > > > > At 09:32 PM 9/27/02 -0400, datsunmike wrote:
> > > > > >I thought the FIA heads were for L series engines running NLA
manifolds
> > > > and
> > > > > >carbs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Mike
> > > >
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