Normally I don?t step into these conversations, but at this point I think a
more appropriate term for vintage racing is now ?Formula Libra?.
Just sayin?.
Terry Stetler
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Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:46:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
In the 50's to early 70's days of the California Sports Car Club, if you were
caught, and many were, with parts or items that were not allowed you were given
a chance to defend yourself at the Contest Board meeting (once a month) and if
they found proof you were guilty as charged, you lost your license for a YEAR.
That's it, you did not race for a year in any class.
I ran the Rules Enforcement group and was on the Contest Board which consisted
of current drivers in several classes. It was found most of the cheating took
place from about 6th place back to about 10th place. Nothing much before that
position or after the 10th place. Some entrants never understood that other
drivers REALLY were FAST and thus they thought the leaders were the cheaters
and that just was not true at all. Interesting. No one wanted to have the name
"cheater" attached to their name. Several cars were checked each race by
lottery for cubic capacity, weight, gears ratios, body panels and other major
parts. It was pretty pure racing.
Never be beaten by equipment.
Good for SVRA. If I were the Vintage Grand Poo Pah, I would take a note of tire
cheaters on the False Grid, and then bring em in with a Meat Ball Flag after
one lap in the Feature Race.
Bill Dentinger
PS Three sets of tires needed. One for qualifying...one for the feature
race...and a special set for Tech. That latter set can be experienced, but must
have a minimum tread depth.
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The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience. And they
do that at each gridding.
We have not had issues with stock calipers. We run Hawk or Carbotech brake
pads and good brake fluid. We do bleed the brakes regularly and all seems to
be working good.
It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front
suspension by switching to aluminum. However, I do not know of any vintage
organization that really allows it by their rules. We all know that that do
not get enforced on a regular basis. However, I do think SVRA has made a great
effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events.
Paul
I?m still using the original brakes the car came with.
I?ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.
Cheers
Chris
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. M?rz 2018 17:28
Betreff: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
Good call, Scott. The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look very
similar to the the P or PB calipers.
DH
good to check your club rules first though, if enforced. VRG says you need to
use the original equipment, and SVRA says
Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design and
number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase in the
frictional surface of the pads or shoes.
The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as needed.
The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish with
numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have a silver
finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about the quality.
My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a total of 3,800
miles.
Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black. I far as I
can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete comparison.
Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the importance of good
brakes.
DH
I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made
somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think
about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let
alone my race car.
Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM
calipers.
Henry
On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part. I purchased
another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair standing by. Then I
can rebuild at my leisure.
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