----- Original Message -----
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
To: "Steven Preiss" <spreiss@verizon.net>; <JWoesvra@aol.com>;
<dave@microworks.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] So a question?
> Somewhere along in the early 70's the SCCA allowed everyone to have a
> spoiler with a specific ground clearance. Might have been 1971. It was a
> devil of a time to get the right proportion of glass and carbon so the
> spoiler was off the ground I believe 2" for checking and then right down
> on the track at 85 mph. (You know, like the Ferrari rear wing in F-1 a
> couple years ago.)Unfortunately the factory would not produce the rear
> spoiler I designed and fitted and tested to great advantage. I guess you
> can only go to the well so often.
>
> The factory reduced the size of the front spoiler from my racing type on
> the production cars to clear the parking lot cement blocks. There are lots
> of photos of my TR-6 around and if you cannot find one I'll send it
> direct, not thru this list. The factory included as STOCK STANDARD
> PRODUCTION, a spoiler on the front of the TR-6 I believe in that year
> 1971. I do have a photo of a stock TR-6 and the factory stock spoiler.We
> also had a big spoiler on the GT-6 for 1972 and maybe earlier, but I don't
> remember for certain without checking some old photos...
>
> In my book "Historical and Technical Guide" (# 2 book) on pages 187 thru
> 193 is about those spoilers and the photo.
I also have several photos of my TR-6's at Riverside with spoilers and at
the Atlanta runnoffs in 1971 WITH SPOILER.
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