- 1. Late March/Early April - CA or close by (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 14:21:20 -1000
- Two top spridget racers, Owen and Christine Crombie are going to be in CA for a month or so in early 97 (mar/apr). They'd love to see some club level motorsport, esp where spridgets might be. I'm not
- /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00124.html (7,521 bytes)
- 2. Re: Rain - The Great Equalizer (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 14:41:32 -1000
- Well, when using dyno numbers, I should have used "megablobs" anyhow. In my experience, X BHP or Y kW are only useful if any comparisons were made on the same dyno on the same day - no matter what co
- /html/vintage-race/1996-10/msg00008.html (6,733 bytes)
- 3. re: piston to head clearance (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 14:13:10 -1000
- The motorcycle guy might have been talking about 2 stroke engines. In some of those heads they use a squish band that *does* have to be very tight in order to get the high speed turbulent flow at com
- /html/vintage-race/1996-09/msg00078.html (6,992 bytes)
- 4. Re: games-die.die.die (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 19:34:13 -1000
- I'm a computer guy but you wont see me playing PC racing games as a substitute fix for track time. Try go-karts instead! Not far from here, there is an excellent track with good cars (using the Vangu
- /html/vintage-race/1996-09/msg00095.html (7,439 bytes)
- 5. Re: Rain - The Great Equalizer (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 14:32:55 -1000
- Hey, I *love* racing in the rain. My sprite is a "2nd group" car, i.e. it is not an outright contender. Lots of reasons including suspension and big horsepower difference (> 70kW at rear wheels c.f.
- /html/vintage-race/1996-09/msg00178.html (7,830 bytes)
- 6. Re: (Fwd) Midget Racing in North America (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:29:35 -1000
- I'll be able to tell you what our LBC-style Midgets are like on a dirt track course by the early November. As part of the Three Peaks Rallye I'm doing in "Redcar" (59 Bugeye known to some on this li
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00037.html (8,250 bytes)
- 7. Tyre advice requested. (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 18:54:04 -1000
- I am running a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite Mk 1 in the Three Peaks Rallye this November 2-5. The event is billed as "A Classic rallyye in the Monte carlo tradition". It combines closed road special sta
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00093.html (9,784 bytes)
- 8. Re: straw poll (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 12:52:46 -1000
- Well, i have 11 spridgets, 1 MGBGT and a Rover SD1. I have another 7 spridgets on the way by boat from California. One of my current spridgets is a racecar, one of the incoming is my new racecar (a H
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00099.html (9,010 bytes)
- 9. Re: Vintage/Historic 24-Hour Race (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:35:50 -1000
- I thought I'd pass on some experience with edurance-type racing. The events I have competed in are 6-hour team events, but the principal is the same. Teams comprise of two or more cars. Teams are enc
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00106.html (10,060 bytes)
- 10. Re: Vintage/Historic 24-Hour Race (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:13:38 -1000
- I should have mentioned that the 6 hrs races I have competed in are relay races. Each car has a velcro strip on the front LH wing and each team has a velcro "batton" which is ripped off one car and p
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00107.html (9,000 bytes)
- 11. Re: straw poll (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:50:50 -1000
- Jeff sez: Well, the straw poll has made one thing clear: There seems to be WAY too much empty space down there in Australia. Too true, just to show I'm not selfish, if you ship your cars to me I'll p
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00116.html (8,397 bytes)
- 12. carbon-kevlar pads on spridgets (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 14:49:18 -1000
- I bought a set of C-K pads (from Speedwell in San Fernando) and before I use them I thought I'd check on cooling requirements (if any) I have previously used metal kings and (lately) black flash pads
- /html/vintage-race/1996-05/msg00001.html (7,192 bytes)
- 13. re:MGA back axle seals (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Gigante <mg@mega.cgl.rmit.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 20:06:00 -1000
- Robin's suggestion about the vent in the banjo is an important one. Check that first. Second, check the bearings for tight seating. if they are a just a little loose, you can try using Locktite's "Re
- /html/vintage-race/1996-05/msg00065.html (7,546 bytes)
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