My tr6 transmission transplant into my GT6 has been great!!! Especially
compared to replacing the GT6 box every other race weekend. I vote for
adhering to four forward gears and Triumph stuff.
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On Oct 11, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net> wrote:
> We of course were never allowed anything but the stock box with the alternate
> ratios. We did not have very much trouble with he box. I think primarily
> because all the parts in the car and from the parts department were new
> FACTORY pieces. I think the clubs should allow the five speed . It is silly
> to see people spend so much money and lost track time when ancient pieces.
>
> Never be beaten by equipment
>> Subject: RE: [Fot] Reg Compliance - Your Feedback
>> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:43:53 -0500
>> From: sbarr@McCarty-Law.com
>> To: jason@multivintage.com; jhhasty@gdhs.com; kaskas@cox.net
>> CC: fot@autox.team.net
>>
>> << Jason. Do you include 5 speed transmissions, >>
>>
>> And, in the case of GT6s, yes I definitely include 5-speed
>> transmissions. One argument frequently made in the cause of originality
>> and fairness is that the stock parts wouldn't have such failure problems
>> if we didn't use cheater parts to build engines that produce far more
>> horsepower than was available "back in the day". However, even in my
>> very mildly-tuned STREET GT6 Which I used to use for 5 or 6 track days a
>> year, I went through three transmissions in two years. I very quickly
>> decided that a nice Toyota 5-speed conversion was a good idea, rules or
>> no rules. The ratios are very close to the same, including the 5th gear
>> which is the same is the as the stock overdrive ratio. Kas, I can't
>> imagine how you kept the transmissions together back in the day. Did
>> you just rebuild them between every race?
>>
>> Scott B.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of Jason Ostrowski
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 10:56 PM
>> To: John Hasty; Kas Kastner
>> Cc: fot
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Reg Compliance - Your Feedback
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John Hasty
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jason. Do you include 5 speed transmissions, 4 piston calipers,
>>> slotted & drilled discs, Weber carbs, 50 profile tires on 7 inch rims
>>> as regulation violations not to worry about? Safety, reliability type
>>
>>> transgressions are fine, but the other stuff is, in my opinion, beyond
>> the sprit of the rules."
>>
>>
>> John,
>>
>> No, that's perhaps why my car doesn't have any of that stuff. Key words,
>> WITHIN REASON. You should know by now that I fully promote the use of
>> Triumph parts and period correct parts. But I also wouldn't fault a guy
>> for looking for a reasonable fix to 3 blown transmissions in a season.
>> And quite frankly any organization that would require you to use sub-par
>> equipment simply to adhere to a 40 year old formula of "Fairness" seems
>> to be digging its own grave. Bud's point about being open with your
>> sanctioning body is important here. I think different cars require
>> different mods (even for vintage) and should be classed accordingly.
>> Otherwise, you are essentially requiring wasting $.
>> I think that certain case by case analysis of this issue is reasonable.
>> Most importantly, I don't like my Triumph friends being beaten by cars
>> with lots of brand new parts that are available "off the shelf" by
>> certain German and Japanese brands. We need to be able to have at least
>> a limited access to similar parts as cars we are racing against. I'm
>> not condoning any V8 drop-ins here, yet I wholeheartedly support our
>> TRIUMPH FRIENDs that are developing various modern solutions to help
>> with obvious difficulty in trying to race safely in a 40+ year old car.
>>
>> Jason Ostrowski
>> Friendly Ghost Racing
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