Is this SCCAs way to weed out the those pesky old British cars that keep
whipping up on the modern cars?
Bill
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:56:56 GMT "Joe Boruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
writes:
> Todd, If you are going to race SCCA with the car, be sure to look at
> this month's Fastrack news. SCCA is going to enforce a mandatory
> cage design effective 1-1-2007 for existing cages and I think now
> for new ones. It will be very difficult if at all possible for a
> TR3 to have a cage to their specs (the wheel wells get in the way
> of getting the rear hoop far enough back to be full width and the
> diagnal across the rear hoop will need to go thru my head). I will
> be trying to get an exception for my car. Joe(B)
>
> -- alfetta95@optonline.net wrote:
> My 2 cents.
>
> I have to run 14x6 rims in SCCA ITB with the Alfa, (Sorry guys!) I
> run the Hoosier R3S04's. I've tried 205-55-14 and 225 50-14. Both
> sizes are a real bitch to get on the 6" rim due to sidewall
> stiffness. My times are at least 1 second a lap faster with the
> 225-50-14. This 1 second a lap was on the long course at Pocono.
> Lime Rock I gained about .5 seconds. The Hoosier sales rep said the
> same to me that Goodyear said to Mr. Kastner. But I don't think the
> time clock lies! If body clearance is a problem a possible solution
> is a wheel with a slightly different offset.
>
> TR3A Quick update:
> Gussets have been welded to the frame, New floor boards are in. Just
> finishing up the other minor inner body repairs. Next step:
> Sandblasting and Roll cage design. Any ideas?
>
> Todd Redmond
>
>
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