According to the SpeedVision WEB site, that program will repeat tonight,
Friday, at 6:00pm EST.
Bill
Atlanta
74 TR6
I saw a show on Speedvision last night which is a must see for the
Triumph
enthusiast. It was "Triumph At Sebring 1963." It is a documentary on the
twelve hour endurance race for sports cars at Sebring filmed by Triumph.
The
show featured three Triumph TR4s which were driven in the race. The cars
only
had minor modifications using parts off the shelf. They had four speed
trans
with overdrive and surry hard tops. The cars had oil coolers with
oversize
lines, a bigger cam, heatshields to keep the carbs cool, cold air intake
to
the carbs and oversize tires. They used stock brakes with harder pads
and
finned aluminum drums on the back. The cars had the floor carpet taken
out
but they had to put tar paper down to keep them legal. They also had to
rig
up an extension on the wheel wells to keep the tires from extending past
the
edge of the fender. They had driving lights hooked up with an
alternator.
At one point, there was a camera on the passenger seat while the car
went
around the track so you could see the car being driven. This race was
with
Ferraris, Porsches, Corvettes, Volvo P1800s, MGAs and other cars. An MG
was
out of the race early with low oil pressure. I guess the bearings
couldn't
handle it. All three TRs finished coming in first, second and fourth in
class.
Peter Schoppelry
63 TR4
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