[Fot] Grattan race 2

Thu Aug 20 11:20:57 MDT 2020

Forgot to mention, my engine has 178 hp, but the torque is the secret….225Nm.

Von: tr4racing at gmail.com <tr4racing at gmail.com> 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. August 2020 19:18
An: 'Michael Deweerd' <michaelndeweerd at gmail.com>; 'tr4racing at googlemail.com' <tr4racing at googlemail.com>
Cc: 'Kas Kastner' <kaskastner at gmail.com>; 'fot at autox. team. net' <fot at autox.team.net>
Betreff: AW: [Fot] Grattan race 2

Mike,

my engine is really nothing special.

Standard crank, standard valves, good ported head, good camshaft, Ford Rods (I remember Tony has organized them for me), Phoenix exhaust head, 48 Webers, that’s all.

My car is handling great. With good brake pads the standard brakes do very fine. Cast iron drums at the rear, Swaybars at front and rear.

There you have it. From last to win (okay….I was sat back to 4th because I accidently overtook under yellow)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaiCLm0yvV4

Cheers

Chris

Von: Michael Deweerd <michaelndeweerd at gmail.com <mailto:michaelndeweerd at gmail.com> > 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. August 2020 15:54
An: tr4racing at googlemail.com <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com> 
Cc: Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com <mailto:kaskastner at gmail.com> >; fot at autox. team. net <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> >
Betreff: Re: [Fot] Grattan race 2

Chris. I want what you have for breakfast!!  175-190hp ?? I’ve not had my new engine on a dyno but I don’t think I’ll have that number Of ponies. 

We should talk because there are some “killer B’s” here in Canada that need squashing lol 

Mike 

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 9:26 AM Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Yep, MGs are lighter and I think they have a tiny advantage on tight corners.

But Triumphs do better from my experience.

My TR4 with 88mm bore is doing quite well and is on most cases faster than a MG.

Cheers

Chris

Von: Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com <mailto:kaskastner at gmail.com> > 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. August 2020 15:11
An: MadMarx <tr4racing at googlemail.com <mailto:tr4racing at googlemail.com> >
Betreff: Re: [Fot] Grattan race 2

I see the same thing here with good Mg's quicker than the TR-4 cars.  EXCEPT we have a couple TR-4's that are better prepared with the engine (bigger) and they are much better than the M.G.'s.  I also think  the MG's are  a lot lighter in weight for all seem very quick out of a corner. I also think that the MG engine is a lot better design to start with than thee TR-4 engine.  Way back in years I built MG engines and they were excellent in using high revs and very reliable.

Never be beaten by equipment.

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 6:04 AM Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Very well driven.

Wondering why these MGs and Porsches are that quick?

Normally Triumphs eat MGs and Porsches for Breakfast ;-)

What power do they make?

Here in Europe MGs are in the 160Hp range, while TR 4s are about 175-190 Hp range.

Cheers

Chris

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:54 PM Tony Drews via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Another Grattan video.  Fantastic battle with Scott Fohrman in an MGB 

and Michael Moore in his beautiful red TR-4.  13 minutes of full-on racing.

https://youtu.be/m3kUFUW_t9c

Cheers, Tony Drews

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