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I don't know if he discounted the=C2=A0driveshaft, but look up Hardy Prent=
ice.=0AHardy prentice Triumph TR3=0AYou'll see photos when he won the SCCA=
Championship in 1997, in a TR3. =C2=A0At Triumphest back in 2014 I think =
it was, his car was on display in the lobby, and in his photo presentation=
, he flat towed the TR3=C2=A0all over the US behind his Jaguar XKE coup, w=
ith all his tools and tires=C2=A0and floor jack, stuffed in both cars.=0A=0A=
Rye=0A=0AOn Mar 28, 2019, at 07:05 PM, Art McEwen <amcewen2@cogeco.ca> wro=
te:=0A=0AI read somewhere where this wasn't possible without disconnecting=
the driveshaft due to, I think, a bearing in the gearbox or O/D that does=
n't get lubricated without the gearbox in gear.=C2=A0 =C2=A0But I've also =
read reports of Kas Kasner and his contemporaries routinely flat towing to=
the race track.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Which is true?=C2=A0 Both?=C2=A0 Neither?=C2=
=A0 Or is Kas forgetting he used to disconnect the driveshaft at the end o=
f the weekend?=0A=0AI've seen several MGBs (different gearbox design?) and=
MX5s being flat towed behind RVs, I know the MX5 manual says it's a no-no=
.=0A=0AJust wondering.=0A=0AArt '60 TR3A.=0A** triumphs@autox.team.net **=0A=
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<html><body><div>I don't know if he discounted the driveshaft, but look up
Hardy =
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mpkNM:">Hardy prentice Triumph TR3</a></div><div>You'll see photos when he=
won the SCCA Championship in 1997, in a TR3. At Triumphest back in =
2014 I think it was, his car was on display in the lobby, and in his photo=
presentation, he flat towed the TR3 all over the US behind his Jagua=
r XKE coup, with all his tools and tires and floor jack, stuffed in b=
oth cars.</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"x-apple-signature">Rye<br></di=
v><div><br>On Mar 28, 2019, at 07:05 PM, Art McEwen <amcewen2@cogeco.ca=
> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-=
quote">I read somewhere where this wasn't possible without disconnecting t=
he driveshaft due to, I think, a bearing in the gearbox or O/D that doesn'=
t get lubricated without the gearbox in gear. But I've also re=
ad reports of Kas Kasner and his contemporaries routinely flat towing to t=
he race track. Which is true? Both? Neither? =
; Or is Kas forgetting he used to disconnect the driveshaft at the end of =
the weekend?<div><br></div><div>I've seen several MGBs (different gearbox =
design?) and MX5s being flat towed behind RVs, I know the MX5 manual says =
it's a no-no.</div><div><br></div><div>Just wondering.</div><div><br></div=
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