You've got to think about safety issues, tho. For example we have one
member who is morally certain that he should have big vented disc rotors
and calipers on his E-type, for safety reasons. I'll admit that a 300 Hp
E-type is safer with brakes that can't fade, but this is really a
performance issue.
Me? Any time someone comes to me and asks for full floating rear hubs, I'm
on board. But we should be limiting the tires, I've finally come to agree,
to sizes and tread types more in line with what was available in the
day. Dunlop makes tires to suit virtually every car, but they often don't
perform as well as other options, and they often wear quickly if you buy
the soft compound. but they do stress the suspension less than a lot of
more modern choices.
Brian
At 12:51 PM 07/26/2000 -0400, Sadek Charles H DLVA wrote:
>Safety improvements are generally allowed. Even hub swapping. 5 speeds and
>aluminum cases vice 4 spd and cast iron....well, thas a 'nother kettle uh
>fish......................
>
>Chuck Sadek
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: franks@mail.teleport.com [SMTP:franks@mail.teleport.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:10 AM
> > To: Irv Korey; vintage race list
> > Cc: dave.franks@state.or.us
> > Subject: Re: Triumphs and roll overs
> >
> > If you are in Portland this weekend stop by Portland International
> > Raceway. We
> > are running
> > an SCCA double regional Saturday and Sunday. The vintage grid has been
> > seeing
> > about 40
> > cars per event. I beleive the Oregon Region Race Director would allow a
> > swapped axle. His
> > bugeye runs a 1275 and a Datsun five speed tranny. I do know that our
> > friends to
> > the north, SOVERN
> > would not allow such a change. They won't let me play with them because my
> > 67
> > Sprite has
> > a Weber. For more information on Vintage Racing as part of the Oregon
> > Region
> > SCCA connect
> > to:
> >
> > http://www.oregon-region.com/vintage
> >
> >
> > BTW, what is the scheduled and venue for the Triumph event?
> >
> > Dave Franks
> > 67 AH Sprite
> > http://www.teleport.com/~franks/sprite.html
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > from Irv Korey
> > >
> > > Apparently, there is an alternative using (gasp) MGB hubs and axles,
> > which
> > > appantly are not as prone to the same failure. I am in Oregon now, and
> > will
> > > be at the Vintage Triumph Register National Convention next week in
> > > Portland, with the intention of visiting with Ted Schumacher there and
> > > getting the details of this conversion that he once mentioned to me. I
> > > agree, something has to be done. SCCA does NOT allow substitute rear
> > axles
> > > from what I am told, but if vintage racing is about the cars, it can't
> > be
> > > about the cars getting destroyed, and we have to do something, perhaps
> > > something drastic.
> > >
> > > Irv Korey
> > > TR4 VSDCA Group 2 #58 (Look for me near the back of the pack)
> > > Proud to be a TRiumph driving Thicko
> > > Highland Park, IL
> > >
> >
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