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Re: [Mg-t] Racing question

To: Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Racing question
From: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:32:34 -0400
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John:
two comments:
Your friend would be on firmer ground "proving" Americans were road racing
V8-powered TF's in the 50's (I believe they did TD's). He would then be
classed with other specials-- for vintage, usually dependent upon
performance.
Also, if your friend is from the Great Lakes area, he will likely do most of
his racing with VSCDA, which is a membership club and quite flexible. Entry
fees pay the bills, so the rule of the day is "let's be inclusive and all
play."
-- John Deikis

On Sep 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net> wrote:

> John, those are some crazy rules since the car itself is close to ten years
after WW II.  My impression was that they put T series cars in the prewar
class because they are relatively slow compared to many of their
contemporaries, or the specific driver's skill level makes him and his car a
good match for the prewar cars.
> On 9/14/2013 7:00 PM, gunnellj tds.net wrote:
>> A friend did some damage to the engine in his MG TF engine at Road America
>> last week. He wants to go faster and is considering a swap to a Ford V8-60
>> engine. The T Series cars race in the prewar class. So he has to come up
>> with proof that a V8-60 was installed in an MG racing car before World War
>> II. Can any cite such proof?
>>
>>
>> John Gunnell
>> Iola, WI
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