If I had done any of that chassis business the SCCA would have had me put in
prison. We were checked far to often to be that gross. Maybe things were
easier after I finished racing the TR-6 in 1972.
Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Washatko
To: Friends of Triumph Triumph
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:58 PM
Subject: [FOT] TR6 frame stiffening
FOT,
The highlight of my BRIC weekend was meeting Bill Warren and seeing his
TR6 which was formerly Paul Neuman's race car. Bill is a terrific guy
and was very open to letting us pour over the car which we did. What
surprised me the most was how much work was put into stiffening the
entire body/chassis. There were round bars running from the roll cage
through the firewall to the front of the frame, reinforcement under the
dash at the firewall and a truss like member in the trunk welded
between the inner wheel wells. Neither of Kas' books talk about any of
this nor have I read anything on the FOT about this subject. Am I just
not paying attention or what? I understand that a non-flexing chassis
gives you a more predictable suspension and handling. Is this not a
common subject because the vintage rules don't allow this type of
modification?
Seeking enlightenment!
Allen
Jody & Allen Washatko
N65 W5567 Columbia Road
Cedarburg, WI. 53012
tel. (262) 375-6888
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