It ISN'T visible!
My first MGB was BRG with black interior. I was hit 24 times in 2 years.
Once while parked in front of a store & a guy backed right into the nose of
the B. Said, he "didn't see it." Think about it - blacktop roads, green
foliage, the car disappears.
Norm
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Duquette [mailto:robertduquette@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:29 AM
To: mail4carpenters@peoplepc.com; twobees@sprynet.com
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Best Spridget Clutch for Racing
I was more interested in why the BRG might be an issue!! :)
RHD can be an issue when you are trying to get out of a roadside parking
spot with a car behind you and some left hand turns at intersections. If
there is a left hand turn lane in both directions, a car in the oncoming
lane cuts your view of oncoming traffic.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/temp/RedTonneau.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/65Sprite.htm
----Original Message Follows----
Norm,
Whats makes driving the RHD Turner in Florida a suicide? Just curious as I
may move their some day.
Thanks,
Mike C
-----Original Message-----
>From: Norm 2Bs <twobees@sprynet.com>
>Sent: Aug 19, 2008 10:11 PM
>To: Spridgets Digest <spridgets@autox.team.net>, Vintage Racing
> Digest <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Spridgets] Best Spridget Clutch for Racing
>
>Greetings All.
>
>I'm just back from a hectic week in Monterey. While out there, the shop
>working on my Turner (948 A engine & trans) called to tell me the clutch
was
>pretty shot. I won't know what size is in there until I pull the engine
>beginning tomorrow night. But, I THINK it's a 7-1/4 inch. The number on
>the pressure plate is HA1062. Anyone know what that is? > >While I will
only be using the Turner for racing as driving a BRG, RHD >Turner here in
Florida would be suicide, I don't necessarily need a >full-bore racing
clutch. > >I used the standard heavy-duty Borg & Beck in my MGB & just
changed discs >annually. That was a car I drove daily & raced a few times
for 6 years.
I
>haven't found anything comparable yet for the Spridget system in the
Turner.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Norm Sippel
>'59 Turner Mk1
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