[Healeys] High Speed Rotors

sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au
Mon Jul 21 00:52:41 MDT 2008


BMC works A-series engines fitted to Formula Junior Coopers run by Ken Tyrrell 
(of formula 1 fame ) reved to 10000RPM with basic Lucas distributors. Works 
Sprites ran 24 hours at 7000RPM for the duration at LeMans with standard Lucas 
equipment. The big thing with looking for long life and guaranteed performance 
is to 'blue-print'. This involves checking each and every component to the 
manufacturers designed size and shape and then trial fit it into its assembly, 
dismantle and check clearences etc.  Read Carroll Smith's books on race car 
preparation and it is clear there is no magic formula, just attention to 
detail. Who is C.Smith? He was pit crew chief at Indy,LeMans and with many 
major teams and winners. Also remember the Healey 100/6 endurance at 
Monthelthery ( or something ) carried out by one of the UK universities-
Cambridge? It was flat out non-stop for a week.
Joe


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