Hey there Don,
I spent a lot of time @Wilmot, Blackhawk Farms, and Elkhart lake in the
very late 60's and throughout the 70's, before moving to Colorado and later
California.
I honestly don't recall seeing ANY flaring done to TR-4s, TR-6s and not on
TR-3s. Seems to me, however, that Kasner (Group 44? that was Kasner wasn't
it?) might've flared his GT-6s and Spitfires there in the end...this is all
memory and I've been wrong before...
However, if you are going to work a TR-3 in vintage...I think you'd have a
pretty hard time getting those flares past anybodys' tech as "period
authentic" because they ain't...
Current SCCA legal? yeah maybe, but not vintage. Needless to say, you can
do damn near anything you want in auto-x. I've seen some pretty radical
stuff abusing those pylons...
Just something to consider...don't take MY word for anything.
cheers - and good luck (and have fun)
v/r
Thom Kuby
PS-if anyone knows differently...I'd enjoy hearing what the real answer is.
><< Since most vintage organizations enforce a "point in time" policy, I would
> suggest you research if any Alfa's were prepared in this fashion at the point
> in time you are preparing this car to. If you can find documentation in old
> magazines, books, race programs, photos, etc. that they were raced then with
> such flares, and complied with applicable rules at that time (SCCA, FIA, etc)
> you should have no trouble convincing any organization that they are
> appropriate. >>
>
>I was thinking about this this very morning... were flares used on TR4
>racers in the '60s? I'm busy installing some on my '63 TR4 for autocrossing
>and wonder whether I can use the same car if I decide to go vintage racing
>someday. The Kastner competition prep manual has a couple pictures
>(without flares), but that's all I have to go by so far.
>
>Thanks..
>Don Marshall
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