<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">John,<div><br></div><div>We really enjoy running SVRA events. We feel that they do a great job. </div><div><br></div><div>I will tell you that at the Road America event in the Spring, that the Wildwoods have been discouraged. There were a small group of cars in another class that had 6 piston Wildwoods. It is my understanding that they were given a 1 year pass and asked not to return with them in the future. </div><div><br></div><div>I respect SVRA for trying to take a stand on it. We do not like having too many rules and do not want this to become a formula class the way that many other forms of racing have gone. However, We feel that It really puts those that have tried adhere to the spirit of Vintage Racing at an unfair disadvantage when someone else has gone to that extreme of a modification. </div><div><br></div><div>Paul<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 8, 2018, at 4:08 PM, John Styduhar <<a href="mailto:johnstydo@gmail.com">johnstydo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience. And they do that at each gridding.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Paul Ricco via Fot <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">We have not had issues with stock calipers. We run Hawk or Carbotech brake pads and good brake fluid. We do bleed the brakes regularly and all seems to be working good.<div><br></div><div>It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front suspension by switching to aluminum. However, I do not know of any vintage organization that really allows it by their rules. We all know that that do not get enforced on a regular basis. However, I do think SVRA has made a great effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events. <br><div><br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Chris Marx via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div class="m_-8657713854066577927WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I’m still using the original brakes the car came with.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">I’ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Cheers<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Chris<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Von:</b><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>I<wbr>m Auftrag von<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>DAVE HOGYE via Fot<br><b>Gesendet:</b><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span>Donnerstag, 8. März 2018 17:28<br><b>An:</b><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span>Scott Janzen <<a href="mailto:sjanzen@me.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">sjanzen@me.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friends of Triumph' Triumph <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b><span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Good call, Scott. The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look very similar to the the P or PB calipers.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">DH<u></u><u></u></span></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt" type="cite"><div id="m_-8657713854066577927ox-ddc382db58"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On March 8, 2018 at 8:21 AM Scott Janzen <<a href="mailto:sjanzen@me.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">sjanzen@me.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>good to check your club rules first though, if enforced. VRG says you need to use the original equipment, and SVRA says <br><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes.</span> <u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:09 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as needed.<br>The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish with numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have a silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about the quality. <br>My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a total of 3,800 miles.<br>Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black. I far as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete comparison. Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the importance of good brakes.<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>DH<br><br><u></u><u></u></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt" type="cite"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>alone my race car.<br><br>Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???<br><br>As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM<span class="m_-8657713854066577927Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>calipers.<br><br>Henry<br><br>On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:<br><br><u></u><u></u></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt" type="cite"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.<br>That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part. I purchased<br>another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up<br>just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair standing by. 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