Chuck,
You could always have a tailor take the suit in and save a few more
pounds with the material reduction. Then take the big piece that they
cut out of the a - - and make a flag to hang from your antenna on the van.
Dave & Bobbie
Charles Christ wrote:
>during the rebuild of the sports racer i removed over 250lbs of scrap from
>the car. the old rollbar was too thick in it tube wall thickness and
>excessive in it's structure and all over the car were things like the pedal
>box that had solid steel side plates wich i swiss cheesed to remove non
>structural excess steel. even the pedals were drilled during the
>restoration. there were numerous steel mounting plates and tabs for things
>wich had come and gone over the years also. in a car with 750cc's weight
>is critical. the H-modified class was (except for the last year or so of
>it's exsistance prior to becoming the SCCA's D- sports racer clas wich
>exists today) a 750cc class displacement limit. my sports racer weighs in
>at 800lbs wet(both fuel cells full and cooling system full). i still weigh
>too much to be competitive inthe car. but i now fit the seat and am rather
>comfortable in it. a funny side note! i got in the car at summit point
>and started to get strapped in and latched the lapbelt and it was over a
>foot away from my lap! i held it out as far as it would go and latched it
>went to just short (about an inch) of the steering wheel! it adjusted down
>with a huge amount of material flapping on either side of me. but i could
>not believe that i drove this car at all like i was! i know my driver's
>suit looks hilarious to evryone who sees me in it walking around in the
>pits. it looks like a child wearing parent sized clothing. i do need a
>new suit! but as long as proper "fashion" is not importaint i'll keep
>wearing my baggy old "giant" driver's suit. they are very expensive and
>my money is better spent elsewhere right now. (sons b-day 7th, wife's b-day
>15th mine 16th christmas, etc.!) and i need to come up with sebring money
>too(that trip is so long as far as fuel and other expenses. so i figure
>i'll look funny to evryone in my baggy suit. but in my own way it's one
>huge badge of courage to me. :)
>
>chuck.
>ok-ok, now back to spritely matters! :)
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <John.Deikis@med.va.gov>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:11 AM
>Subject: Re: turkey bowl..."add lightness"
>
>
>>A buddy of mine who runs an old Lola sportsracer at Waterford Hills came
>>
>to
>
>>that conclusion himself: He realized he was spending big money on
>>
>titanium
>
>>washers and super-light-alloy foot pedals. Then he asked himself, what
>>would I pay to knock 50 # off the car. That became his motivator to
>>
>change
>
>>his eating habits. Each pound he lost equated to a known dollar figure
>>
>that
>
>>he kept reminding himself of. To this day, he diets before race season
>>
>and
>
>>(talk about screwed priorities) does not drink beer or eat corn chips
>>
>until
>
>>winter!
>>--JohnD
>>===============================
>>
>>Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 19:19:39 EST
>>From: HealeyRic2@aol.com
>>Subject: Re: home from the turkey bowl (still alive!)
>>
>>chuck,
>>
>>Wasn't it Colin Chapman who advised to go faster, "add lightness"? Don't
>>know if he ever thought of going after the driver, instead of the car.
>>
>Glad
>your maiden run worked out. Perseverance is obviously one of your strong
>
>>suits.
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