[Fot] Summers Brothers Axle Failures?

[Kas Kastner]

Not one that was built 37 years ago.

Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
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  From: Terry Stetler
  To: lang at isis.mit.edu ; rem9 at frontiernet.net ; chasgee at aol.com
  Cc: fot at autox.team.net ; Fubog1 at aol.com
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] Summers Brothers Axle Failures?


  Why the surprise?

  A Spit 1500 prepped to the very edge of SCCA rules should be able to do
that.
  Remember a Spit can spin to dizzying (relative to a TR 3~4) rpm.

  RPM = BHP. (sorta)

  There are 2 liter Honda street cars that pass all federal emmissions laws
that
  make over 200HP.

  Terry Stetler...
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  rem9 at frontiernet.net<mailto:rem9 at frontiernet.net>
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    Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:54 AM
    Subject: Re: [Fot] Summers Brothers Axle Failures?


    That's not too unusual :).

    Chuck Gee
    Spitfire Racer
    Blacksmith Racing


    -----Original Message-----
    From: lang at isis.mit.edu<mailto:lang at isis.mit.edu>
    To: rem9 at frontiernet.net<mailto:rem9 at frontiernet.net>
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  Fubog1 at aol.com<mailto:Fubog1 at aol.com>
    Sent: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 7:10 AM
    Subject: Re: [Fot] Summers Brothers Axle Failures?


    On Sat, 13 Jan 2007, Russ Moore wrote:

    > We have 4 of us up here running them; all of them the later
style(they're
    > like art work!) and no failures of any kind. Kent Bain pushes 165 hp
  through
    > his and has no failures. Avoid any axle setup with a circlip groove,
it's
  a

    165 HP from a SPITFIRE?

    Holy $#!^

    There's gotta be a story there.

    rml
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