You could do handbrake turns - or my correctly, complete the manoevre - more
easily since you only had to let go of the lever to release the rear brakes.
With the conventional lever you have to lower the lever holding the button
in all the way. Means your handbrake-hand is available to stir the gearbox
or waggle the wheel that much sooner, and with no risk of the brakes locking
on.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>
To: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.com>
Cc: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 06 November 1999 12:14
Subject: Re: Flyoff Handbrake
>Skye,
>
>The "fly-off" handbrake looks like the one on a B, but works just a
>little differently. You pull up the handle to set the brakes, but you
>must also depress the "release" button on the end to get it to remain in
>that position. It's called a "fly-off" because you can very quickly
>release the handbrake - it just takes a quick pull up on the lever and
>then a release.
>
>Yes, the fly-off style was used on the T series, and the MGA as well.
>(You could order the bits necessary to convert an MGB handbrake to the
>fly-off configuration from the Special Tuning Department.)
>
>Someone else will have to explain the advantage of a fly-off handbrake
>during competitive driving. Never could quite figure it out...
>
>Bill
>
>Skye Poier wrote:
>>
>> Speaking of handbrakes,
>>
>> What's a "fly off type"? Is it on the T-series?
>>
>> Skye
>>
>> --
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