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Re: Discs or drums

To: Mike <Michael_Gee@telus.net>, meredydd francke <mereken@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Discs or drums
From: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 09:17:16 -0500
on 12/2/01 2:42 PM, Mike at Michael_Gee@telus.net wrote:

> One other factor is that many new drivers in vintage racing start off
> with less expensive cars such as TR's and Sprites etc.  They can't
> afford the more expensive models and thus should have the extra safety
> of disc brakes for obvious reasons..


    All Spitfires, Sprites, TR2's, 3's & 4's either had front disc brakes as
stadard equipment or the option of front discs since at least 1967.  Are you
saying this is not safe and new drivers should have 4-wheel discs?  Do the
rear discs have to come off with the rookie stripe?
   
    Doug Meis
    1967 Honda S800 (with rather ineffective rear drums.  Couldn't afford
anything with 4-wheel disc brakes)

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