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.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Preiss" <spreiss@verizon.net>
To: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; <JWoesvra@aol.com>;
<dave@microworks.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] So a question?
> Did you'all study the photos sent us by the Vitesse racer? Dont know the
> dates, cause I had to delete the files, but yes later than 68. However
> many
> of the usual suspects are pictured. Everyone was getting into the airdam
> act
> by then. And no pretense of brake cooling is apparent. Could someone
> explain
> the logic to justify that because only the Datsuns officially got away
> with
> it at the time, that only the Datsuns are allowed to run them now. What
> about fared plexi windscreens allowed by SVRA? Are they any less out of
> character from the original look than the dams?
> Steve P.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
> To: <JWoesvra@aol.com>; <dave@microworks.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] So a question?
>
>
>> I have shown photos to many of the double spoiler we had on the TR-250
>> and
> a
>> few arguments with the tech folks. ( the photo is in one of my books) The
>> hoses from the double layer spoiler were kind of small, but as I told the
>> tech inspector, I could not be blamed that my engineers were not very
> good.
>> I see this fellow every once in a while and we do laugh about it now. No
>> joke then though. BUT, this is was not an air dam. Looked at that but the
>> car looked so bad we could not justify running it and gathering the ire
>> of
>> the sales dept. This was a time when bad was just plain bad. Brock gets
> the
>> kudos for the air dam. damn!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <JWoesvra@aol.com>
>> To: <dave@microworks.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] So a question?
>>
>>
>> > In a message dated 3/9/2008 11:16:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> > dave@microworks.net writes:
>> >
>> > Since Peter Brock was able to get a full car width "brake duct" that
>> > also functioned as an airdam allowed in 1968 could you run a car with
>> > a Vintage group using post 1968 rules with one of these brake
>> > duct/airdams? Even if their rules specifically outlaw an airdam as
>> > they did in 1968?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Only if you have a Datsun roadster or 510. The BRE (Brock Racing
>> > Enterprises) "spook" is legal. I guess you Triumph guys never look over
>> > the fence.
>> >
>> > Anyhow, you cannot put a spook on anything else. Sorry, Kas thought of
>> > a
>> > lot
>> > of tricks but missed that one!
>> >
>> > You can go to _www.svra.com_ (http://www.svra.com/) and look at the
>> > Datsun
>> > Supplemental Regulation for Roadsters. It shows a pictute of the
>> > spook.
>> >
>> > Jack Woehrle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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