[Tigers] Brake fittings

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In a message dated 3/21/2011 10:13:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bobdixon at frii.com writes:

> PS The Tiger was accepted into Vintage Division of the 2011 Pikes Peak 
> Hill Climb!! I got my requested number '86'.  It will be the first Tiger 
> to 
> ever compete in the 2nd oldest race in the country.  Pikes Peak or Bust 
> 2011 
> ---------------------------------------
> In around 1985-86 a Tiger competed at Pike's Peak.  The owner was way up 
> in SCCA, Denver (the hive) and his first name was Jim and I am pretty sure 
> his car was black.  He was a founding member of VR, the California based 
> Vintage Racing club, now long gone and I met him at the first Tacoma Grand 
> Prix race at the swimming pool: a bunch of us were dangling our feet in the 
> pool and talking 'old-times' .  Sir Jack Brabham's stories were fantastic, 
> including the saga of his Sunbeam Rapier.

Do to Sir Jack's stories at the pool, "Jim" personally pushed SCCA to 
accept Sunbeam Rapier as a recognized Vintage Racing car with their organization: 
I have the acceptance/homolagation paperwork with "Jim's" signature 
somewhere and I'll look for it to get his last name.

> 
> Jim Leach Pacific Tiger Club     Seattle