[Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville

[Kas Kastner]

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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