Joe, as much as I agree with you that what should change is a little more
weight, my intution tells me that it's going to take a lot more than that to
convince the Comp Board to reclassify it. A strong case is going to have to be
made. You will have to show them what a fully prepped TR3 and TR4 are capable
of (Hardy Prentice, Jack Wheeler), and compare and contrasts their lap times
with the lap times the cars are currently doing. Another thing to think about,
the best EP/FP MGB motors prepped to SCCA specs are in the 185+hp range. I
would have to imagine Hardy and Jack where at least putting out that much power
with their motors. Being that a EP TR3/4 is heavier than a EP MGB anyway I
think it would probally require the same restrictions to convince the SCCA ....
restricted to 4spd tranny's, 1 3/4" carbs only (though I think they should
still allow 2") and a slight bump up in weight. Though keep in mind that I
don't race (yet), this is what I think they would do from an outsiders
stand point.
-Bob Adams
Joe Boruch <jaboruch@netzero.net> wrote:
2255# according to my shop manual, with fuel and fluids, but without occupants.
Joe(B)
-- Bill Babcock wrote:
Yikes. That's heavy. What does a stock TR3 weigh?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Joe Boruch
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:06 AM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: TR3/4 to FP
I have been considering petitioning the SCCA to move TR3s and 4s from EP to
FP, where it may be a little more competitive. A number of other EP cars
have moved to FP such as 914-4s, MGBs, VW Rabbits/Golfs. Any of you SCCA
TR3/4 racers have any opinions about this? Hardy, I recall that you
discussed this a while ago but they wanted 83mm pistons. What if we had
them add 100 pounds to the minimum weight and leave all else the same? I am
already 280# over the minimum, so that will have no impact on me. From all
the steel body work that I have seen on most racing TR3s lately I suspect
that they are well over the currently specified 1870 (with driver), so going
to 1970 would have little impact. (My car is 2150 now with me and 2 gallons
of fuel) Joe(B)
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