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<p>Some of the most fun I've had driving was on skinny Dunlops.
Major drift, big slip angles, what a hoot. If we could get
everyone to run that kind of thing it would be neat. I don't
think that's possible in the context of running within mixed
marque groups though.</p>
<p>I do think that tire technology is why we need Southwick rear
axles to begin with.<br>
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<p>Tony<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/11/2018 10:51 AM, fubog1 via Fot
wrote:<br>
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size="2">enry you not only get it, but also touch on one of
the main issues.<br>
Yes tire technology has allowed these cars to go a lot faster
than was ever intended.<br>
They get faster and more stuff breaks; fix one thing and then
the next weak-link fails.<br>
At what point does it end?<br>
Rack & pinion steering, tubular adjustable front
suspension, light brake calipers, non-triumph gearboxes, wide
rims, big-bore engines, the latest greatest big-$$ rubber,
etc, etc, etc; some folks are willing and can afford to take
it to the limit, some aren't/cant afford it, especially with
trying to stay within some set of rules.<br>
That's why tires are really the biggest equalizer, as
difficult as it may be to control nowadays; we really need to
level the field.<br>
The other point is that we have to remember that we're VINTAGE
racing these cars, not doing ongoing development programs for
GT cars...<br>
FWIW<br>
Safety FasTR!<br>
Glen<br>
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From: yellow04 via Fot <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net"><fot@autox.team.net></a><br>
To: fot <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net"><fot@autox.team.net></a><br>
Sent: Sun, Mar 11, 2018 11:02 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?<br>
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As the person who innocently started this thread on the
subject of the <br>
readily available reproduction steel 16P calipers, a part I
can't <br>
construe how anybody could call a cheater part, I'll add my
two cents...<br>
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Tire technology moved Vintage Racing to a place that we can't
go back <br>
from. Like it or not, in order to keep us safe at the speeds
these new <br>
tires allow us to go, you need to get with the program or take
your <br>
chances. Even the venerable Hoosier Vintage TD bias ply tire
can be <br>
really fast in the right hands and we have proof many cars
lost wheels <br>
running Vintage TD's. Safety enhancements were needed, and the
gray area <br>
between whats a safety enhancement and a speed enhancement
will always <br>
be the heart of the debate.<br>
<br>
As I am now taking care of Old Blue, Bill Dentinger's TR3, a
car that <br>
has been considered the most vintage correct TR3 running in
the States, <br>
this is an issue I have personally been grappling with. It
became <br>
crystal clear to me that to be comfortable running the car at
any level, <br>
there were some things they did "back in the day" that just
don't cut it <br>
any more. Updating some bits to make sure all the wheels stay
on the car <br>
is just common sense. Taking it beyond that, there lies the
conundrum... <br>
For what it's worth, under my watch Old Blue will run worm and
peg <br>
steering, 87mm bore, a Triumph gearbox, and as many of Bill's
original <br>
Triumph Competition Dept. bits as I can. Good fun.<br>
<br>
Henry<br>
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On 2018-03-10 02:18, Tony Drews via Fot wrote:<br>
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> Not sure how a brake question turned into the annual
"what is vintage"<br>
> debate - seems late in the season for it this time...<br>
> <br>
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