I think I raced against that car at Road Atlanta--it was a rocket out
of the corners, and handled great, ate peyote up coming out of most
corners but about 3/4 of the way down the straight it stopped
accelerating like it had popped a chute. I think the aerodynamics took
over--pushing that garage door front profile at 130 has got to take a
lot of beans. As I recall he bat me, but I was passing him at the end
of the straight for nearly every lap. Peyote tops out at about 135
(according to my calculations and a quick look at the tach near the
end of straights).
On Feb 20, 2008, at 12:15 PM, Shane Ingate wrote:
> OK, I forgot about THAT Herald. But I feel it would be pretty close.
> I figure a modest Pro-Street 9-sec car will max out at around 140
> mph, and
> Kas' Vitesse should do 140 quite easily.
>
> All bets are off when it comes to braking and cornering.
>
> Shane Ingate in NM
>
>
>
>> Subject: RE: [Fot] Kas Kastner built Vitesse
>> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:44:49 -0600
>> From: wredinger@oppd.com
>> To: herald948@aol.com; hottr6@hotmail.com; fot@autox.team.net
>>
>> Sorry, Worlds Fasted Herald is in England and is a Pro-Street V8
>> powered
>> drag car!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces+wredinger=oppd.com@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:fot-bounces+wredinger=oppd.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
>> herald948@aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:25 PM
>> To: hottr6@hotmail.com; fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Kas Kastner built Vitesse
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shane Ingate <hottr6@hotmail.com>
>>
>> I love google.
>>
>> Looking around for the world's fastest Herald (no offence to Vitesse
>> owners), I found the following link to Kas' Vitesse:
>>
>> http://www.race-cars.com/carsold/triumph/71vtx1/71vtx1ss.htm
>>
>> ==AM==
>> So do I; I found a link to someone who made a very nice slot car
>> replica:
>>
>> <http://www.ssrcworld.com/slot-gallery/gallery_page04/vitesse_david.htm
>> >
>>
>> :-)
>> ==AM==
>>
>> Circa $35K for a significant slice of Triumph history, as well as
>> owning
>> the world's fastest Herald (Andy Mace, are you out there?) has got
>> to be
>> a deal....
>>
>> ==AM==
>> Well, faster than MINE is, that's for sure. World's fastest?
>> Depends on
>> your definition; there are several Heralds around (most in England, I
>> think) with big-block American V-8s stuffed in. Of course, they only
>> need cover about 1320 ft. at a time....
>>
>> --Andy Mace
>>
>> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
>> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
>> Triumph Herald engine with wings.
>> -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
>>
>> Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
>> Herald Database at its new URL: <http://triumph-herald.us>
>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! -
>> http://webmail.aol.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> http://www.team.net/donate.html
>>
>> Fot mailing list
>> Fot@autox.team.net
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot
>>
>> You are subscribed as wredinger@oppd.com
>>
>> This e-mail contains Omaha Public Power District's confidential and
> proprietary information and is for use only by the intended
> recipient. Unless
> explicitly stated otherwise, this e-mail is not a contract offer,
> amendment,
> nor acceptance. If you are not the intended recipient you are
> notified that
> disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance
> on the
> contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
>>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.
> http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
> Fot mailing list
> Fot@autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot
>
> You are subscribed as billb@bnj.com
Bill Babcock
Babcock & Jenkins
Billb@bnj.com
503.936.7660
www.bnj.com
_______________________________________________
http://www.team.net/donate.html
Fot mailing list
Fot@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot
|