One other thing, Rick has used Comptune engines, but probably the best and
most reliable one he has every had was one he put together himself following
Vizard's book.
GJB
-----Original Message-----
From: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
To: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Cc: Wrtr@aol.com <Wrtr@aol.com>; vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
<vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Bugeye Sprites w/ 1275cc at SVRA
>Rick Cooks car is nowhere near the steroid beast that Dr. J's is. Dr. J
>has a certified 149 HP at the flywheel. Yowsa! If they were running
>similar times, I suspect one's a significantly better driver.....
>
>
>WST
>
>
>Brian Evans wrote:
>
>> Throwing gasoline firmly on the fire, a fast sprite (1275) wasn't
>> doing
>> 1:23's at Waterford. A fast sprite with 948 does 1:23's (Bob Mason,
>> last
>> time he was there a few years ago). A fast sprite (1275) does 1:18's
>> at
>> waterford - both Dr. Jahamiak and Rick Cook were in the 18's this
>> year.
>> Which is a competitive time for a full tilt GT-5 Mini, also.
>>
>> I did 1:29's I think, this year, in my 948 Midget with the infamous L
>> section tires.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> >
>> >Funny thing is, at Waterford this year, John Deikis was running
>> 1:31's, which
>> >was the lap record for a 1098 Sprite in about 1965, I was running
>> 1:26 in my
>> >MGB, which wasn't but a second or two off the lap record for an MGB
>> in 1966
>> >and my TD ran 1:42, which is about what a 948 Bugeye ran there in
>> 1960. On
>> >the other hand, the fast TCs and TDs last year were in the 29s a good
>> vintage
>> >MGB is around 20 flat and a fast Sprite(1275cc) vintage car is about
>> 23s.
>> >What is it exactly that we are doing here?
>> >
>> >Kevin
>> >
>> >PS: Those pace laps do seem kind of quick sometimes....
>> >
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