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> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
>
>
> > Regarding the SCCA logo, perhaps we should simply change the old "spoke"
> > wheel design to a newer "alloy" style wheel. Perhaps a simple "soft" 5
> > spoke design. You know, something old, something new. NOBODY races on
> > spoked wheels any more. At least not any sane people which pretty much
> > leaves out all the LBC fans. ;^)
> >
> > Eric Linnhoff in KC
>
> Not True! We have a gentleman who runs a Morgan +4 in CalClub and usually
> kicks butt in class. Admittedly, much is due to superior driving
> skill. I
> used to compete against him with my SP 240Z and was usually 2nd
> by a second
> or more. We even traded cars during fun runs once and I was
> really amazed.
> Flat seat, big steering wheel so close to the dash your knuckles
> would hit,
> 1-2" freeplay in steering and skinny tires on those spokes! It's now a CS
> car that he runs in our local indexed stock tire class.
>
As Eric said, no sane people race on spoked wheels. LBC'ers aren't sane. I
should know :-) Although I don't have any LBC's at the moment, I did have a
few Triumphs over the years (TR7, Spitfire, Vitesse). Now I just have an
LJC and a schizophrenic sedan :-)
Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO (domestic with Japanese engine)
84 300zxt (LJC, getting repaired)
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