Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?

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No Kas, I'm well aware of it. Without you, I would have been sort of desper=
ate, thanks to you I know how to proceed out of my bad times, racingwise, o=
f the past 2 years!=20
Marcel=20


Van: "Kas Kastner" <kaskastner@gmail.com>=20
Aan: "van mulders marcel" <van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be>=20
Verzonden: Zaterdag 15 februari 2020 19:15:43=20
Onderwerp: Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?=20

You forgot who talked you into this decision.=20


Never be beaten by equipment.=20


On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 12:08 AM van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot < [ mailto:f=
ot@autox.team.net | fot@autox.team.net ] > wrote:=20



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" < [ mailto:fot@autox.team.net | fot@autox.team.net ] >=20
Aan: "fot" < [ mailto:fot@autox.team.net | 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

BQ_BEGIN



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



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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-seri=
f; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div>No Kas, I'm well aware of it. With=
out you, I would have been sort of desperate, thanks to you I know how to p=
roceed out of my bad times, racingwise, of the past 2 years!</div><div>Marc=
el</div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr" data-marker=3D"__DIVIDER__"><div da=
ta-marker=3D"__HEADERS__"><b>Van: </b>"Kas Kastner" &lt;kaskastner@gmail.co=
m&gt;<br><b>Aan: </b>"van mulders marcel" &lt;van.mulders.marcel@telenet.be=
&gt;<br><b>Verzonden: </b>Zaterdag 15 februari 2020 19:15:43<br><b>Onderwer=
p: </b>Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker=
=3D"__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir=3D"ltr">You forgot who talked you into this d=
ecision.<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><=
p><strong><font color=3D"#000099">Never be beaten by equipment.</font></str=
ong></p></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 12:08 AM van.mulders.marcel=
--- via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-left:1px solid rgb( 204 , 204 , 204 );padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=
=3D"font-family:'verdana' , 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:10=
pt;color:rgb( 0 , 0 , 0 )"><div>Making a car faster and better is also part=
 of the 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 amateurs I also thought it was not completely righteous. I think&nbsp; =
otherwise now about the driving lessons. 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 go=
od shape 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 shape, I wait for the finish and I drive slower than I should. This ap=
proach has worked very well for me. I was 2 times overall championship winn=
er of the german Triumph Competition and British HTGT with also 8 overall r=
ace wins. In the last 2 years I've been rather slow, and with 68 yrs I wond=
er if it is the age, but so far I refuse to believe that, so I'm taking som=
e race driving lessons with an instructor who is also going to drive my car=
&nbsp; in the next race season. We will share my car : each of us will do o=
ne race in a week-end so we can compare our laptimes. If I stay a lot slowe=
r than my instructor, I'll know it is time for me to stop road racing. Inve=
sting in the car or in the driver? Investing in more horsepower or in bette=
r handling or braking? This is a wrong idea : it is not about&nbsp; or/or/o=
r... but about and/and/and.</div><div>Marcel</div><br><hr id=3D"gmail-m_-30=
4069699169031795zwchr"><div><b>Van: </b>"fot" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@aut=
ox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer">fot@aut=
ox.team.net</a>&gt;<br><b>Aan: </b>"fot" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.te=
am.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer">fot@autox.te=
am.net</a>&gt;<br><b>Verzonden: </b>Zaterdag 15 februari 2020 05:32:11<br><=
b>Onderwerp: </b>Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers?<br></div><br><div><p>Wow, that's=
 a GREAT explanation, Chris!</p>
    <p>- Tony Drews<br>
    </p>
    <div>On 2/14/2020 3:30 PM, Chris Marx via
      Fot wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote>
     =20
     =20
     =20
     =20
      <div>
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE">Hi Chuck,</span></p>
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE">&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;</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 style=3D"margin-left=
:0cm">Good
            handling</li><li style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Good braking</li></u=
l>
        <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 &lt;
          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">&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;</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">&nbsp;</p>
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers</p>
        <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Chris</p>
        <br>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
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