Subject: [Tigers] Dump the Clutch

From: Jay Laifman via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:29:06 -0700

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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?

Or have I been wrong all these years and I should be far more aggressive on
my takeoffs?!

Jay

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m reading Mike Taylor&#39;s Tiger book.=C2=A0 I read=
 on page 51 that Don Tarbun got in the prototype Tiger for his first drive =
ever and &quot;revved the engine and dropped the clutch.=C2=A0 The back axl=
e hopped so much, I thought it would explode.&quot; =C2=A0What&#39;s with t=
hat?=C2=A0 How many people get into a car the first time and just drop the =
clutch?=C2=A0 In fact, I don&#39;t think I&#39;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.=C2=A0 Did he intentionally want to find so=
mething wrong with the car?<div><br></div><div>Or have I been wrong all the=
se years and I should be far more aggressive on my takeoffs?!</div><div><br=
></div><div>Jay<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>

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From: Ron Fraser via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 17:12:12 -0400

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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:[email-masked]] 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It takes either a brave or =
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person to drop the clutch like that on stock parts.&nbsp; I would not =
want a=20
permanent limp from an exploding clutch.&nbsp; 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>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D556175420-04102015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D556175420-04102015>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Most likely Don Tarbun =
started off=20
like he had jumped into any other&nbsp;typical British car of the=20
time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Little did he realize how much more low end torque he =
had=20
under his foot and it greatly&nbsp;surprised him.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would =
guess most=20
people who drove that car&nbsp;for the first time&nbsp;had a similar=20
experience.&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<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&nbsp;driver of the =
Shelby=20
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line.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<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:[email-masked]] <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> =
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  <DIV dir=3Dltr>I'm reading Mike Taylor's Tiger book.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The back axle hopped =
so much,=20
  I thought it would explode." &nbsp;What's with that?&nbsp; How many =
people get=20
  into a car the first time and just drop the clutch?&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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>
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  <DIV>Jay<BR>
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