[Fot] T50 gearbox CVAR and my GT6

[Bill Babcock]

I don't know guys. this all sounds like "do it this way or go club  
racing". One of the things i always like about Vintage Racing is that  
you can do it your own way and almost always have a race. I'm  
absolutely certain that you could build a GT6 gearbox that would take  
everything you threw at it and work reliably all year--right in the  
original cases. All it takes is a hell of a lot of money. If that's  
going to be the determinant then get comfortable with it. I know  
exactly how that works. I'm occupying a little moral high ground here-- 
a rare thing for me. I use four speed TR3/4/6 transmissions in my  
cars. I haven't really added it all up, but I wouldn't be surprised to  
find I have four to five grand in each. My choice. I don't care if  
someone else uses a toyota five speed, good on 'em. I'll race them.

Truth is we're all making this stuff up as we go along, and the aim is  
always the same--have fun. Substituting a similar gearbox that is not  
very expensive but is way more reliable is as much a way to avoid  
pissing away a lot of money as it is anything else. If you can't talk  
your sanctioning body into that then maybe you need a new one.

Certainly reliability is a theoretical advantage, but so what? Truth  
is NONE of us are all that good. I certainly know I'm not. I'm not  
contesting at the outer limits of my cars capability--far from it.  
Every year I get older I suck a little more, make more mistakes, fail  
to take advantage of other people's errors. I'm not racing in a place  
where reliability translates into an advantage,  I'm playing with old  
cars.

Miata racing is boring. Club racing is boring. Vintage racing is fun.  
End of story.


On Mar 7, 2008, at 8:50 PM, Scott Janzen wrote:

> you will bust the box.  dropped mine at the starting line last  
> year.  But
> it's vintage and I kind of agree, if I want day to day reliability I  
> should
> have an engine closer to stock horsepower or go Miata racing.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EDWARD BARNARD" <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
> To: "William G Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach at juno.com>; <igofaster at charter.net 
> >
> Cc: <fot-request at autox.team.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] T50 gearbox CVAR and my GT6
>
>
>> Bobby: Jack W. already mentioned that SVRA will accept the car as  
>> is. Of
>> course, the hauls might make it unacceptable to you. You've already
>> dropped the money for a GT6 gearbox, so jump in and finish the  
>> task. I
>> don't agree with William; entering and canceling multiple times is  
>> just
>> going to p.o. the group and keep you from having track time. Go out  
>> and
>> drive the dog s@#t out of that GT6 box. If it breaks you have  
>> evidence of
>> what you were pleading and your argument MAY hold weight with the
>> committee. If you go years without busting it your concerns were  
>> unfounded
>> and you still had a great time (translate that into a smile on your  
>> face
>> on Sunday night as you are loading up)!
>> Call if you need any help - Ed
>>
>> senbach at juno.com> wrote:
>>>>> I'm pleading that it is not a performance improvement only a
>> reliability improvement.
>>
>> Enter, and cancel repeatedly, claiming gearbox failure. Maybe they  
>> will
>> eventually rather have you there, as not.
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