I'm 6-1" (that's 1.83 meters) and race a GT6. I initially walked away
from buying the car over the fit, but wanted to buy it enough that I
thought about how it could be modified. The side bars in the roll
cage had to be relocated to give me enough room move my knee to work
the clutch. The seat is a Kirkey aluminum shell, almost no padding,
up against the rear bulkhead. I had the floor pan dropped about
1-1/2" under the seat to provide enough headroom. The floor pan in
this area is now about 3/4" below the bottom edge of the rocker panel.
I'd say anyone bigger than me should rule out a GT6. I suspect as I
get older and less nimble, I'll have to get a car that is easier to
get in and out of - I jackknife myself in over the door bars, and
getting out is a bear.
On Oct 8, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Andre Rousseau wrote:
Someone get Steve's GT6 racing.
I so wanted the car, but my tallness excludes me from getting into the
machine or for that matter safety exiting.
http://www.gt6.ca/09/0418/index.html
I had a hard look back in 2009 when I visited him in Vegas.
I tried sitting in my friends GT6 last month at Mont Tremblant and
even without the roll cage (Roll bar only) the race seat makes it
almost impossible to do cleanly.
With the forward seating position my knees where up around the steering
wheel.
http://andrerousseau.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/20100926__2036.jpg
So GT6's are good street cars for me.Specially with a tiny steering
wheel.
http://temp.justdrive.ca/soloII/event04/slides/GT6_MK1-3.jpg
BTW I've been asked before by a cop to demonstrate me exiting and
entering the car.
He did not believe I could operate the car safety. I said once I'm in
its like a big go cart.
A.
On 8 October 2010 10:07, <n197tr4@cs.com> wrote:
> Steve Smith has a GT6 for sale in Las Vegas.....Spitfires and GT6s
> seem to
be
> gaining in popularity.
>
> NFI
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
> To: Irv Korey <emanteno@comcast.net>
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 8:32 am
> Subject: Re: [Fot] The now Famous Scott Barr and Colonel Mustard Gt6
>
>
> I Know Irv...you're right. But, Regardless of the facts I try to be
> a good
> Student and give my teacher HELL.
> ANY GT6 is a winner to me
> Cheers..
> Jason
> FGR
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Irv Korey <emanteno@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Jason Ostrowski
> <jason@multivintage.com>wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Way to go Colonel Mustard! Too bad you're a wimpy street car.
>>>
>>
>> Oh Jason, that's where you are wrong. Colonel Mustard is NOT wimpy.
>> He's
>> got triple Webers on there, and all of the internal bits to make them
>> effective. Street car yes. Autocross car, yes. Occasional (very
>> occasional
>> these days) track day car, yes. Wimpy, not hardly.
>>
>> Irv Korey
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