Fastest I have gone is 7200 rpm, 3.7 diff, 205/6013 Hoosier Street
TDs in my racecar. This was in turn one at Phillip Island so it was
a hairy ride - and onto the brakes and change to 3rd for southern
loop.
In 'Redcar', road/rally bugeye - street 1380, 175/60R13 'R' radials
over the weekend I was doing 7000 rpm downhill with a 4.2 diff and
I was feathering the throttle as it would have kept revving. Will
normally run out of breath at maybe 6200 or 6400 on flat roads.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
To: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 12:52 AM
Subject: RE: Left Lane Cruiser!
>Fastest I've been in a Midget is 125 MPH, at the bottom of the Dip at Road
>Atlanta. Car was 1962 Midget Mk 1, 1275 race motor, 4.22 diff, 8000 rpm,
>and speed was calculated using tire circumference. Personally, it was
>exceedingly fast, as those who know Road Atlanta will be familiar with the
>bridge that you have to go under that looks very much seriously in the way
>at that point!
>
>Frank, while writing this I decided to see what RPM you would have been
>doing to do 115 MPH, assuming tires anywhere near stock size, and came up
>with 7360 RPM. Higher than I would have thought a stock 1275 would pull!
>Must have been a great hill ;)
>
>Brian
>
>
>
>At 07:58 AM 2/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Not to start another "rubber vs. chrome bumper" argument, but the 1500
>>Midget in stock trim has a published top speed of 105 mph. I've
personally
>>verified that 100 mph is possible. Noisy, but possible. It's also a heck
>>of an effective way to find out that you've got a slightly bent
>>rim...<grin>
>>
>>Chris Kotting
>>ckotting@iwaynet.net
>>
>>On Monday, February 09, 1998 8:50 PM, Frank Clarici
>>[SMTP:spritenut@Exit109.com] wrote:
>>> My 67 peaked out at about 115 mph, dead stock, 4.22 gears, down hill
with
>>> the wind.
>>> No other *stock* Sprite or Midget that I have driven as ever made it
past
>>> 95mph. The 67s were the fasted of the bunch.
>>
>>
>
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