Actually Jim, unless I am mistaken the spit has a much more glamouros racing
history and track record than the TR-6. In fact I was told it holds more
SCCA National championships than any other car (13). Someone with more
knowledge want to correct or elaborate?
Patrick
BTY I was at the race and it was GREAT!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: James F. Libecco <jfl@neoucom.edu>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:07 AM
Subject: spitfire handling/Mid-Ohio Vintange race
>
> I think that a properly equiped spit should be able to do much more than
> that old .89 if on good tires, shocks, and springs. I'll will finally be
> able to get a real measurement come this spring, since a Xmas present was
> the G-tech computer for tuning purposes.
>
> At Mid-Ohio last year, the spit and tr-6 were both former Group 44 cars
> (read: everything possible and them some to go fast). The spit just
> didn't have enough to pull past the tr-6. In the essess and around turns
> 6-8 the spit looked to the inside every lap. I think it was still
> standing team orders, since the tr-6 was world champion x-teen times or
> whatever.
>
> jim
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