[Fot] FW: standing starts

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From: dos_gusanos at msn.com
To: kaskas at cox.net
Subject: RE: [Fot] standing starts
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:39:40 -0700




The previous owner of my Elva Courier did a standing start in Aspen and a guy
about two cars up stalled.  My Elva stopped but a Corvette behind drove up the
back of the Elva and perched the front wheels on the rollbar with the throttle
stuck open, where the engine continued to run until it exploded.

Cheers, Henry Morrison ( my Elva's been through a lot)

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:18:00 -0800
> From: kaskas at cox.net
> To: BillDentin at aol.com; billb at bnj.com
> CC: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] standing starts
>
> In 1953 in a race at Aspen Colorado we had a Le Mans start. One guy in a
hurry broke the key off in the dashboard starting or trying to start his car,
another jumped in over the door, through his seat belt and took him a couple
laps to get undone. Another fellow jumped over the door and took the gear
change lever up his pants leg, had to get out and start all over again. I
heard all these stories after the event. Fun for me but a horror some .
>
>
>
>
> --- Bill Babcock <billb at bnj.com> wrote:
> SOVREN does them for certain special events, like enduros or "Lollipop" or
> other handicap races. For the Le Mans start the driver is already in the
car,
> belted in and set to go, while a pit crew member does the running. Kind of
> fun, but just a sideshow.
>
> On Feb 15, 2011, at 4:56 AM, BillDentin at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 02/15/2011 5:34:38 AM Central Standard Time,
> > andre at gt6.ca writes:
> >
> >
> >> Why not take it a step further.
> >>
> >> Lemans starts.
> >>
> >> Have to run to the car and hop in. ;)
> >>
> >
> > The VSCDA tried some LeMan type starts in the mid 1980s. They were
> > exciting, and seemed a good idea on paper, but not in practice.
> >
> > Vintage racing is complicated enough with its wide diversity in horse
power
> > and talent. In my opinion adding a further degree of difficulty with
LeMan
> > or standing starts, inverted grids, etc., etc. are not a good ideas.
> > Adding further complication is looking for trouble. The old bricklayer
term
> > 'cluster f*ck' comes to mind.
> >
> > Bill Dentinger
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