[Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville - Drag Measurements

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Kas
 
    Where would one find the drag measurements for  various Triumph models? 
    
Cary
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/8/2007 8:32:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
kaskas at cox.net writes:

As he  speed doubles the drag SQUARES, 100 is not 130.

Never Be beaten by  Equipment
Kas Kastner
----- Original Message -----
From: David W. Riddle
To: fot at autox.team.net
Cc: Bill  Close
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject:  Re: [Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville


My TR3 has a mild came and is  bored out and has overdrive.  Easily
exceeds 100 on the freeway  without trying (Bill Close can attest to
this as he was trying to  keep up in his Alfa Spider on the freeway.

At 09:56 AM 8/8/2007,  koblinger at verizon.net wrote:
>A TR3 would be in either the  production or modified sports car
>class, from there the classes  break down by engine size, blown or
>unblown, fuel or gas. All  the info is on the SCTA website. Taking an
>outright class record  would be pretty tough but it would be fun just
>to do it and he  could probably lay clain to the worlds fastest TR3.
>
>Steve Hedke ran his very stock TR3 at El Mirage years ago just  for
>grins and I think he was clocked at just under  100mph.
>
>Cheers,
>Kurt O.
>
> >From: "David W. Riddle"  <dave at microworks.net>
> >Date: 2007/08/08 Wed AM  08:30:52 CDT
> >To: fot at autox.team.net
>  >Subject: [Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville
>
> >I have a  great friend that is thinking about building a TR3 to run at
>  >Bonneville.  Does anyone have any idea what the speed record is for  a
> >TR3?  Stock and modified?
>  >
> >Bill owns three really nice TR-3's, a Lotus Elan with  a Cosworth BDA
> >(I think that's the motor in it - the rare  one that costs like $20k
> >by it's self) and Concours winning  Alfa Spyder and a Lancia Scorpion.
> >
> >Bill  has raced SCCA since at least sometime in the 70's and has a
>  >donor car for a Bonniville project that he is willing to spend  some
> >coin mount a challenge.
> >
> >Bill is also posted this want ad on our clubs forum:
>  >
> >"I need to buy a rebuildable cylinder head for either  a TR-3A or TR-
> >4.  I need a high port head or will buy  a whole motor if
> >available.  Need ASAP.  Bill  Close (602)524-5351"
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