Good for SVRA. If I were the Vintage Grand Poo Pah, I would take a note of tire
cheaters on the False Grid, and then bring em in with a Meat Ball Flag after
one lap in the Feature Race.
Bill Dentinger
PS Three sets of tires needed. One for qualifying...one for the feature
race...and a special set for Tech. That latter set can be experienced, but must
have a minimum tread depth.
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> On Mar 8, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience. And
> they do that at each gridding.
>
>> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Paul Ricco via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> wrote:
>> We have not had issues with stock calipers. We run Hawk or Carbotech brake
>> pads and good brake fluid. We do bleed the brakes regularly and all seems
>> to be working good.
>>
>> It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front
>> suspension by switching to aluminum. However, I do not know of any vintage
>> organization that really allows it by their rules. We all know that that do
>> not get enforced on a regular basis. However, I do think SVRA has made a
>> great effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I?m still using the original brakes the car came with.
>>> I?ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Von: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> Im Auftrag von DAVE HOGYE via Fot
>>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. M?rz 2018 17:28
>>> An: Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com>
>>> Cc: Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
>>> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
>>>
>>> Good call, Scott. The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look
>>> very similar to the the P or PB calipers.
>>>
>>> DH
>>>> On March 8, 2018 at 8:21 AM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> good to check your club rules first though, if enforced. VRG says you
>>>> need to use the original equipment, and SVRA says
>>>> Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design
>>>> and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase
>>>> in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:09 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as
>>>> needed.
>>>> The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish
>>>> with numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years later
>>>> have a silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder
>>>> about the quality.
>>>> My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a total of
>>>> 3,800 miles.
>>>> Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black. I far
>>>> as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete
>>>> comparison. Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the
>>>> importance of good brakes.
>>>>
>>>> DH
>>>>
>>>>> On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made
>>>>> somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think
>>>>> about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let
>>>>> alone my race car.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
>>>>>
>>>>> As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM
>>>>> calipers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Henry
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
>>>>>> That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part. I purchased
>>>>>> another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
>>>>>> just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair standing by. Then I
>>>>>> can rebuild at my leisure.
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