- 281. Re: BS Racing's new Devin (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:46:40 -0500 (EST)
- Hi All, All this Devin talk reminds that while watching the 2000 edition of the Monterey Historics and seeing the feature on the Peerless Ambro - if I was starting another project right now (nice ide
- /html/fot/2000-11/msg00200.html (6,878 bytes)
- 282. Re: SCCA Runoffs(tm) (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 13:43:25 -0400 (EDT)
- Ah, the power of the internet... Looks like we have a few Triumphs running at Mid-Ohio this week. for results, go to www.scca.org/amatuer/club_racing/runoffs/00results To see more. Steve Sargis seems
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00012.html (7,125 bytes)
- 283. Re: EP results a.k.a. Triumphs at the Rainoffs(noTM) (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:39:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi John (et al), I saw the race on TV... The EP race was pretty bad vis-a-vis Triumphs. I'll summarize. Or at least try. The track appeared to be fairly dry at the start of the race, but I'm sure the
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00043.html (9,538 bytes)
- 284. Re: EP results a.k.a. Triumphs at the Rainoffs(noTM) (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:25:58 -0400 (EDT)
- Oops. I forgot about the 240Z... Grayson Upchurch did lead the EP race for a while 'till he was "punted" at the top of turn 7. Very ungracious of me to forget that detail. The rest of the race was p
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00044.html (7,479 bytes)
- 285. Re: Neat! (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 14:31:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Street Prepared allows any form of carb or fuel injection. This is also summarized as: external engine mods are "free". So, you can't run a cam in SP (FSP for the Spitfire), but you can run Webers. N
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00053.html (8,903 bytes)
- 286. Re: Neat! (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
- This is correct. This is the same as the Production road race clasees, GP for the top two and FP for the bottom one. Apparently, this is a performance equalization issue. Join the club. Put the Weber
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00055.html (8,850 bytes)
- 287. Re: request for weight of TR6 flywheel (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:26:24 -0400 (EDT)
- This is anecdotal, but I measured 5 TR6 flywheels for an important "project" back in june (my car weighed in 23 pounds _under_ at a pre-race tech inspection!), and I found that the weight actually va
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00156.html (7,533 bytes)
- 288. Triumphant Weekend (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:21:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi All, Glad to hear that the CVAR event was, err uneventful - sorry to hear of the Smock ventilated block and Ol' Blue's frame issues. This weekend was somewhat special for me too, as I managed two
- /html/fot/2000-10/msg00159.html (8,098 bytes)
- 289. RE: Weber tuning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 09:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
- Just want to point out one minor fact... the Solo II specs for TR6 _requires_ 28 mm chokes. I guess they (the ubiquitous they, of course) don't want us making too much horsepower. I'm pretty sure SC
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00026.html (7,605 bytes)
- 290. Re: Weber tuning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 12:28:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Hmmmmm, let's see. More horsepower (potentially - via higher airflow), and the rules let me drop another 100 pounds. With the Webers, the TR6 has to weigh 2000 lbs. With SU's or ZS's, the car only ne
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00029.html (7,685 bytes)
- 291. Re: The Glen (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:31:24 -0400 (EDT)
- Regarding the removal of "cone scum" from your car, I have several offerings. Fist off, real autocrossers never hit pylons. I'm obviously _not_ a real autocrosser in that regard, as I hit them _ever
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00040.html (8,258 bytes)
- 292. Re: Solo II Nats (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:42:07 -0400
- John et al, Just to add a bit of icing to the Triumph wave at Topeka - in FSPL, numero uno place is held by Chis Moore. Yes! GO TRIUMPH! F Street Prepared Ladies Drivers: 5 Trophies: 2 T 1 Chris Moor
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00055.html (6,685 bytes)
- 293. Re: Triumphs at Topeka (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 15:23:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Well (regarding Topeka) - I'd really like to have been there myself this year. In fact, I was thinking of going even if I wasn't running. Yes, I'm sick. But I'm used to it... been that way a _long_
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00062.html (7,715 bytes)
- 294. Re: TR6 Rear Hub Question (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:27:43 -0400 (EDT)
- I noticed a bit of a "clunk" in the race car last event and it took me 'till last night to "get a round-tuit". Anyway, instead of the prescribed .002" of end float, the number was "much larger". See
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00072.html (7,703 bytes)
- 295. Re: Shucks. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 10:36:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Fellow FOT's, Speaking of seats reminds me of a certain false logic I applied to my TR6, Khartu. In the early days of the project, I did what all "great planners" do - I started acquiring various bit
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00091.html (8,311 bytes)
- 296. Re: Original SCCA Question Restated (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:14:16 -0400 (EDT)
- I believe the SCCA historian is a certain Peter Hylton - although I could be wrong. I mention this because a series of articles appeared n the SCCA National publication "Sports Car" a year or so ago
- /html/fot/2000-09/msg00116.html (7,940 bytes)
- 297. Re: Additional SCCA Questions ? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 10:05:16 -0400 (EDT)
- Howdy. Big Triumphs run in EP. GT6's run in EP. Spitfires run in either FP (1500's with a single carb or 1296's with the dual carbs) or GP for the 1147's. I'm not sure about any other Triumphs, but p
- /html/fot/2000-08/msg00009.html (10,685 bytes)
- 298. Re: What Are SCCA Racecars using For Axles ? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 10:14:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi, I'm not defending any logic here, but the idea behind the production classes is that they are production based. Allowing swaps for alternate parts leads to all sorts of "interpretations", and I t
- /html/fot/2000-08/msg00010.html (9,309 bytes)
- 299. Re: Same Restrictions for All These SCCA Classes? Vintage restrictions? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 10:33:07 -0400 (EDT)
- Depends on the classes. In a nutshell, the idea is that as the classes "increase" in allowances, the costs go up. Now, we're not all naive here - I think we all realize that you can spend as much as
- /html/fot/2000-08/msg00015.html (9,163 bytes)
- 300. Re: What Are SCCA Racecars using For Axles ? (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 10:53:39 -0400 (EDT)
- Regarding SCCA/Vintage I really appreciate your attitude towards running your cars. That's why I've driven to R/A a couple of time and to Mid-Ohio to watch you play. In other words - it works for me.
- /html/fot/2000-08/msg00018.html (8,161 bytes)
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