It was a great event...seeing that Spit chewing on his tail. Those two made
it even more exciting!
TNB
> ----------
> From: Patrick Bowen[SMTP:pabowen@mediaone.net]
> Reply To: Patrick Bowen
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 12:32 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: spitfire handling/Mid-Ohio Vintange race
>
>
> Actually Jim, unless I am mistaken the spit has a much more glamouros
> racing
> history and track record than the TR-6. In fact I was told it holds more
> SCCA National championships than any other car (13). Someone with more
> knowledge want to correct or elaborate?
>
> Patrick
>
> BTY I was at the race and it was GREAT!!!!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James F. Libecco <jfl@neoucom.edu>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:07 AM
> Subject: spitfire handling/Mid-Ohio Vintange race
>
>
> >
> > I think that a properly equiped spit should be able to do much more than
> > that old .89 if on good tires, shocks, and springs. I'll will finally
> be
> > able to get a real measurement come this spring, since a Xmas present
> was
> > the G-tech computer for tuning purposes.
> >
> > At Mid-Ohio last year, the spit and tr-6 were both former Group 44 cars
> > (read: everything possible and them some to go fast). The spit just
> > didn't have enough to pull past the tr-6. In the essess and around
> turns
> > 6-8 the spit looked to the inside every lap. I think it was still
> > standing team orders, since the tr-6 was world champion x-teen times or
> > whatever.
> >
> > jim
>
>
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