[TR] 65mph:Why TR better than Porsche 911

[staffel at comcast.net]

Well, in the 70's when the 65 TR4 was still 'relatively new', I often took long trips from Norman,OK to Albuquerque,NM and NYC.  I'd set the valves per the blue TR 'race prep book', and hold the rpm on the 4500 rpm line for hours (90). 
So one trip, westbound toward Tucumcari,  after gassing up in Amarillo, on the old rt66/I-40, I see this dot in my rear view mirror. After 30 mins it becomes a new P 911. Slowly it Passes me (maybe doing 100+). Can see 40 miles ahead on this stretch of high desert road. 20 mins later it disappears over a rise, and I 'had a feeling'. Slow up to 75.  Go over the rise- the 911 stopped by a Texas trooper.  That's why its better to drive a TR vs a 'Porch'!

Now have the 165x15's on Minilites, making the tires 'low profile', so 3000 is 56 vs 60, but still do 75 indicated- occasionally on I-95 or I-66 when I need to keep up with traffic, but prefer the back roads 60-68 'indicated'(about 55-65)!
Sherman D. Taffel
Columbia. MD
Capital Triumph Register
TR4 40054L
((VTR says last known production surviving American (LHD) TR4 ))
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