hmmmmmmmm well, i have raced the tigger on the track, auto crossed it, used it
as a daily driver, and run it at the drags, then hauled ass down the freeway
on 650 mile trips.
no fan blade decapatations, no pogo stick action by the little 18" driveshaft,
no ball joint grenades, no broken fulcrum pins, no bombs disguised as
flywheels.......in fact, the darn thing just goes like hell.B since 1974 when
i got it.B through various permutations of small blocks.
boy, i am gonna stop driving it and turn it into a salad bar; it is just
toooooooooo dangerous!!
sheesh.
Energy Management is the hallmark of a professional pilot
----- Original Message -----
From: "MAURO D'ANGELO" <m_dangelo@verizon.net>
To: "Jeffrey Nichols" <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net>, tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:22:31 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Risky Business
As a matter of fact, I am one of those people, and I do not fully trust my
car yet because of all of this talk. B I really love my Tiger, but I feel so
much more comfortable (and safe) in my Porsche because I know it won't try
to kill or maim me. B If something were to happen in that car, it would more
likely be caused by human error, not mechanical failure. B I strongly suggest
to you all to clearly distinguish between necessary racing modifications and
normal street use. B I'd wager that the majority of owners never race their
cars to the point that serious mods are necessary anyway. B The fear problem
is compounded by all the Kool-Aid that's been flowing through the list.
On 4/15/10 8:26 PM, "Jeffrey Nichols" <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> A newbie to this list may wonder what type of nut drives a Sunbeam Tiger,
> First we had discussion on "exploding ball joints" a while back , then it
was
> brought up that these cars have suspension fulcrum points ready to snap
while
> backing out of your driveway (if you are lucky and not on the road driving)
,
> now we have flywheels and clutch assemblies that "explode" with the B force
of
> a small bomb cutting off limbs or B converting you to a gelding. B Anyone
> reading this list has to conclude that the Tiger has to be one of the most
> life and limb threating vehicles on the road.
> B
> B B B B B B B B B
> B B B B B B Jeff
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