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Making a car faster and better is also part of the game. I'm surely not a s=
low driver but admittedly not the fastest. I was 50 yrs old when I started =
doing some car competition and I never took race driving lessons, because I=
thought almost nobody did that and because as amateurs I also thought it w=
as not completely righteous. I think otherwise now about the driving lesson=
s. But like everyone who does compete in whatever sport, I want to win (win=
races or classes or overtake the car in front..). Winning feels good. For =
me,to win, I need a car that is in good shape and just a little bit faster =
than the opponent cars. Knowing that my car is a bit faster makes my drivin=
g much better. When my car is not in good shape, I wait for the finish and =
I drive slower than I should. This approach has worked very well for me. I =
was 2 times overall championship winner of the german Triumph Competition a=
nd British HTGT with also 8 overall race wins. In the last 2 years I've bee=
n rather slow, and with 68 yrs I wonder if it is the age, but so far I refu=
se to believe that, so I'm taking some race driving lessons with an instruc=
tor who is also going to drive my car in the next race season. We will shar=
e my car : each of us will do one race in a week-end so we can compare our =
laptimes. If I stay a lot slower than my instructor, I'll know it is time f=
or me to stop road racing. Investing in the car or in the driver? Investing=
in more horsepower or in better handling or braking? This is a wrong idea =
: it is not about or/or/or... but about and/and/and.=20
Marcel=20
Van: "fot" <fot@autox.team.net>=20
Aan: "fot" <fot@autox.team.net>=20
Verzonden: Zaterdag 15 februari 2020 05:32:11=20
Onderwerp: Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?=20
Wow, that's a GREAT explanation, Chris!=20
- Tony Drews=20
On 2/14/2020 3:30 PM, Chris Marx via Fot wrote:=20
Hi Chuck,=20
not sure was a shark has to do with billiard.=20
I=E2=80=99m more about effort.=20
Minimum effort with maximum result =E2=80=93 the same I do for business, ma=
king the dreams of architects becoming true, with a minimum of effort.=20
Saving resources and money.=20
On racing I try to bring in, what makes the car fast:=20
* Good handling=20
* Good braking=20
Engine power is not on my focus. The engine needs to last. I try to keep th=
e revs at low as I can < 6100 rpm on the TR4.=20
And I changed the TR8 current engine configuration to work best between 3-6=
000 rpm.=20
Both cars are basically the same config.=20
Many people invest much money in their car. I invest money in the driver. T=
aking lessons, buying books about driving.=20
In my opinion this is giving better results than trying to squeeze 10 hp mo=
re out of an engine.=20
The most joy for me is to treat racing like a chess play. You have about 30=
-40 cars on the track.=20
Some of them you can use for getting faster others hinder you and then ther=
e is the car in front you want to overtake.=20
That is the greatest fun of all. Playing games. Presenting yourself in mirr=
ors, confuse them with false attacks and stuff.=20
I=E2=80=99m not after winning, I=E2=80=99m going for a good fight and don=
=E2=80=99t care much about final outcome. The fight is the thing for me.=20
Cheers=20
Chris=20
_______________________________________________=20
fot@autox.team.net=20
http://www.fot-racing.com=20
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/*]]>*/</style></div><div>Making a car faster and better is also part of th=
e game. I'm surely not a slow driver but admittedly not the fastest. I was =
50 yrs old when I started doing some car competition and I never took race =
driving lessons, because I thought almost nobody did that and because as am=
ateurs I also thought it was not completely righteous. I think otherw=
ise now about the driving lessons. But like everyone who does compete in wh=
atever sport, I want to win (win races or classes or overtake the car in fr=
ont..). Winning feels good. For me,to win, I need a car that is in good sha=
pe and just a little bit faster than the opponent cars. Knowing that my car=
is a bit faster makes my driving much better. When my car is not in good s=
hape, I wait for the finish and I drive slower than I should. This approach=
has worked very well for me. I was 2 times overall championship winner of =
the german Triumph Competition and British HTGT with also 8 overall race wi=
ns. In the last 2 years I've been rather slow, and with 68 yrs I wonder if =
it is the age, but so far I refuse to believe that, so I'm taking some race=
driving lessons with an instructor who is also going to drive my car =
in the next race season. We will share my car : each of us will do one rac=
e in a week-end so we can compare our laptimes. If I stay a lot slower than=
my instructor, I'll know it is time for me to stop road racing. Investing =
in the car or in the driver? Investing in more horsepower or in better hand=
ling or braking? This is a wrong idea : it is not about or/or/or... b=
ut about and/and/and.</div><div>Marcel</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"=
data-marker=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>Van: </b>"=
fot" <fot@autox.team.net><br><b>Aan: </b>"fot" <fot@autox.team.net=
><br><b>Verzonden: </b>Zaterdag 15 februari 2020 05:32:11<br><b>Onderwer=
p: </b>Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker=
=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><p>Wow, that's a GREAT explanation, Chris!</p>
<p>- Tony Drews<br>
</p>
<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/14/2020 3:30 PM, Chris Marx via
Fot wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote>
=20
=20
=20
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE">Hi Chuck,</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">not sure was a shark has to do with
billiard.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m more about effort.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Minimum effort with maximum result =E2=80=93=
the
same I do for business, making the dreams of architects
becoming true, with a minimum of effort.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Saving resources and money.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On racing I try to bring in, what makes the
car fast:</p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0cm" type=3D"disc"><li class=3D"MsoListPara=
graph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Good
handling</li><li class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-lef=
t:0cm">Good braking</li></ul>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Engine power is not on my focus. The engine
needs to last. I try to keep the revs at low as I can <
6100 rpm on the TR4.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">And I changed the TR8 current engine
configuration to work best between 3-6000 rpm.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Both cars are basically the same config.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many people invest much money in their car.
I invest money in the driver. Taking lessons, buying books
about driving.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">In my opinion this is giving better results
than trying to squeeze 10 hp more out of an engine.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The most joy for me is to treat racing like
a chess play. You have about 30-40 cars on the track.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Some of them you can use for getting faster
others hinder you and then there is the car in front you want
to overtake.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">That is the greatest fun of all. Playing
games. Presenting yourself in mirrors, confuse them with false
attacks and stuff.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m not after winning, I=E2=80=99m g=
oing for a good
fight and don=E2=80=99t care much about final outcome. The fight =
is
the thing for me.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Chris</p>
<br>
</div>
</blockquote>
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