Mike,
There were more than one 750 Eleven made, but it was converted by the
factory back to FWA shortly after LeMans. It(they) had one objective. That
is why you've never seen one. The '57 car had a destroked FWA in it, the
later cars used the newer generation 750cc firepump and marine engine as the
basis for their screamers. These engines may have had some connection to the
later 1.5 liter V8 GP engine, not sure, but I've never seen one on this side
of the pond. Chuck, You might want to bring your HM out with VDCA, just
because at this time the fields of pre-60s SR are smaller, so you won't get
lapped as often. Maybe they'd even let you run in the pre-war group with the
T series cars, if you are still concerned about speed differential.
Roger
>From: Mike Rosen <mikerosen@home.com>
>Reply-To: Mike Rosen <mikerosen@home.com>
>To: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
>CC: Jim Hayes <hayes@mediaone.net>, Peter van Rossum
><peterv@tri-county.main.nc.us>, Mike Cobine <mcobine@earthlink.net>,
>vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: 13/13 and 7/10
>Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 21:06:55 -0400
>
>Charles Christ wrote:
>
> > personally i am a bit concerned with the thoughts of my H-modified
>sports
> > racer running with larger displacement cars ....period! it still
>suffers a
> > bit of cooling system problems wich is why it is sidelined for now. but
>the
> > thought of running it with faster / larger displacement cars has me
> > wondering if i will ever aspire to do much more with the car than show
>it at
> > car shows and an ocasional exhibition lap or two. i know there are
>others
> > out there running H-mod's and are having fun doing it. but personally
>i'm a
> > bit uncomfortable with passing evry flag station displaying blue flags .
> > i'm concerned about spending more time watching my mirrors than i would
>be
> > watching the track ahead(improbable but said to get the point across).
> > i just do not want to become a speed bump for the much faster cars. my
> > H-mod car is extremly period! right down to drum brakes . i just feel
>my
> > car is a bit out classed and under powered to survive in even the small
> > displacement groups. 750cc's and an 800lb weight is a good power to
>weight
> > ratio for my car but my personal ballast is a severe set back for the
>little
> > car's ability to perform as it would have back in the 60's. i weigh
>more
> > than my father did when he drove the car.
> >
> > so this year i have a new secret weapon! slower, noisier and better
>rear
> > view mirrors! always remember: pass a saab sedan on the left! the 2
> > stroke exhaust exits on the right! that way you'll avoid most of the
> > exhaust spray of oil......lol!
> >
> > chuck.
> > 59/60 saab model 93f (it's ugly but it's all mine!) ring-a-ding-ding!
>
>Ahhh, the great conundrum of vintage racing.... you love your 750cc
>Tinymobile
>but there's almost nobody around to race with, let alone that you're
>worried
>about being pushed off the track by by the 4L Morepower that someone in
>your
>club just bought, selling his 948 Sprite to someone across the country.
>
>We've (every racing organization and vintage racer) allowed the desire to
>go
>faster and finish first to dominate the sheer fun of racing and driving a
>quirky, fun, unusual and sometimes slow period piece.
>Class racing as it existed in the "old days" is gone...there isn't an H-Mod
>group or under 1L group or any real designations to fit your car into. I've
>only known one guy here who raced a Mini Cooper that wasn't 1275cc.
>My car was the Canada Class Champion in '58 & '59 - it won 24 consecutive
>class
>races - but there's no class any more so it's rare to run in a really
>competitive field now...if there a lot of Sprites, I might have someone to
>race
>with.
>
>How many Abarth double bubbles or Berkleys are permanently parked because
>it's
>no fun to be lapped by every car in the field. A 750cc Lotus XI won the
>index
>of performance at LeMans...have you ever seen one? It's far faster when
>prepped
>as a 1500.
>
>There's a reason so few newly restored "little" cars come out to play
>compared
>with bigger, faster ones.
>
>We have allowed an even bigger performance disparity than existed when our
>cars
>originally raced. It's worse now than 15 years ago or 10 years ago.
>
>I guess it's just the way it is.
>
>I get in these menancholy moods every now and then.
>
>Mike
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