Larry,
Well, one Cobra was in the lead for a bit until it broke down. This was the
only breakdown in that race. . and that Cobra might have faired well had it
not had mechanical issues. However, after that the Jag not only took the
field, but it did so by a good margin. Yet with that said, Infineon has
short straights with a lot of corners. Had it been a different track where
the Cobras could have stretched out, it probably would have been a different
story.
My guess is that the Cobra's were all small block versions. . . Factory 5
type cars . . and by the sound and from what I saw, therefore none with
427's.
I tried to find the company that campaigns this Jag (on the internet) but
could not remember the name or find the same car.
As I recall, they were claiming that it was putting out over 400 HP. . does
this sound right for a 4.3 highly prepped engine with triple Webers,
headers, higher compression heads, etc etc?
If was for sure a fun experience watching a British car take and hold on to
the lead as it did.
Kirk
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Larry Daniels <ladaniels at
sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
>
> I still remember a couple of years ago watching an E Type Jag, straight 6,
> taking a field of V8 Cobra's as it made such wonderful sounds down the back
> straight. The track tends to favor cars that are quick in the corners.
> The
> driver's comment after the race, "They can't catch the Cat in the corners."
> This was a wonderfully prepped E-Type drop top that should be racing again
> this season.
>
> Here is a nice site showing some pics, first weekend in June, and such
> regarding:
>
>
> http://www.sonomauncorked.com/wine-country-events/annual-events/wine-country-classic-vintage-car-races/
>
> Kirk
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> Unless they were bone stock 260 or 289 Cobras and a highly modified Jag, I
> can only assume that those must have been some exceptionally poorly driven
> Cobras.
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