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Jay
It takes either a brave or foolish person to drop the clutch like =
that
on stock parts. I would not want a permanent limp from an exploding =
clutch.
Now it is possible that the Shelby prototype he did this to had some =
better
parts but I don't know.
=20
Most likely Don Tarbun started off like he had jumped into any other
typical British car of the time. Little did he realize how much more =
low
end torque he had under his foot and it greatly surprised him. I would
guess most people who drove that car for the first time had a similar
experience. =20
=20
I'll even venture a guess that some first time British driver of the =
Shelby
car went sideways or did a donut trying to get off the line.
=20
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jay =
Laifman
via Tigers
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 2:29 PM
To: Tiger's Den
Subject: [Tigers] Dump the Clutch
I'm reading Mike Taylor's Tiger book. I read on page 51 that Don Tarbun =
got
in the prototype Tiger for his first drive ever and "revved the engine =
and
dropped the clutch. The back axle hopped so much, I thought it would
explode." What's with that? How many people get into a car the first =
time
and just drop the clutch? In fact, I don't think I've ever dropped the
clutch, even off the line at an autox - always waiting to make sure the
engine was fully engaged before full power. Did he intentionally want =
to
find something wrong with the car?=20
Or have I been wrong all these years and I should be far more aggressive =
on
my takeoffs?!
Jay
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D556175420-04102015> It takes either a brave or =
foolish=20
person to drop the clutch like that on stock parts. I would not =
want a=20
permanent limp from an exploding clutch. Now it is possible that =
the=20
Shelby prototype he did this to had some better parts but I don't=20
know.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D556175420-04102015></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D556175420-04102015> Most likely Don Tarbun =
started off=20
like he had jumped into any other typical British car of the=20
time. Little did he realize how much more low end torque he =
had=20
under his foot and it greatly surprised him. I would =
guess most=20
people who drove that car for the first time had a similar=20
experience. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D556175420-04102015></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D556175420-04102015>I'll=20
even venture a guess that some first time British driver of the =
Shelby=20
car went sideways or did a donut trying to get off the=20
line.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D556175420-04102015></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D556175420-04102015>Ron=20
Fraser</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tigers=20
[mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jay Laifman =
via=20
Tigers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 04, 2015 2:29 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Tiger's=20
Den<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] Dump the Clutch<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>I'm reading Mike Taylor's Tiger book. I read on =
page 51=20
that Don Tarbun got in the prototype Tiger for his first drive ever =
and=20
"revved the engine and dropped the clutch. The back axle hopped =
so much,=20
I thought it would explode." What's with that? How many =
people get=20
into a car the first time and just drop the clutch? In fact, I =
don't=20
think I've ever dropped the clutch, even off the line at an autox - =
always=20
waiting to make sure the engine was fully engaged before full =
power. Did=20
he intentionally want to find something wrong with the car?
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Or have I been wrong all these years and I should be far more =
aggressive=20
on my takeoffs?!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Jay<BR>
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