Considering all the modifications I have seen in this past year or so at the
Vintage races, no one should even mention the word, CHEAT. Test, maybe, try
out, maybe, but with all the other things that are being used and hidden,
complaints about anything should be taken with a large dose of salt.
My personal car and my team cars were torn down many many times and inspected
with fine tooth combs and I have NEVER had a modification that I could not
either justify or argue the regulations to a standstill. But I will admit that
sometimes I did take a chance or two on a little slight of hand. Generally the
cars I have seen recently, NONE would make it to the grid for the first
practice. NOT GUILTY. (Me and O.J. and we are both out there looking for the
bad guys, hah!)
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry
To: 'kas kastner' ; 'Robert M. Lang'
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
Who was it that said, "It's our job to cheat and the Tech Inspector's
job to catch us."?
Joe C.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of kas kastner
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 2:38 PM
To: Robert M. Lang
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
I found this out when doing the experiments on the TR-250 engine and
needed a
race weekend to prove the point. The tech test in those days was to
pull the
starter and then look to verify the material (rust is an indication of
ferrous
metal right?) and maybe a magnet, but you don't bother with magnets when
there
is rust.
The following year the aluminum flywheels were legal and by then I had
solved
my problem and completed the testing.
With an aluminum head though, you'd better not adjust the valves at the
race
track. But of course if you were to paint the head interior with epoxy
paint
for better oil drainage (hah), who could complain or note this. As in
most
other things , there are ways and ways, and where there is a will there
is a
relative.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert M. Lang
To: kas kastner
Cc: wgrosenbach@juno.com ; gkbyrne@optushome.com.au ;
Roadandtrack2@hypermax.net.au ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: alloy head, for 6 cylinder
On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, kas kastner wrote:
> If you have the aluminum head metal sprayed with CAST IRON (.005"
thick)
it
> will even pass the magnet test. Then you rust it in places with a
little
> muratic acid. I can vouch that it works on flywheels. Funny how I
remember
> things like that.
That is too kool. You made my day, Kas. And probably most of the FOTs!
I'm guessing that aluminium flywheels weren't allowed in Prod "back in
the
day". Make that - I _know_ they weren't after reading that statement.
rml
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