Hi Kas,
Over here some people run drivers door, front and rear panels as GRP with
the floor panels, inner boot panels and inner wings in aluminium; now that
is light! I know of one guy who has a complete hand made aluminium body
shell on his TR6, the car weighs in at 800kgs!!!
Hope to see you at either Mosport in July or at Watkins Glen in September; I
hope to be at both events.
Cheers, Keith.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kas Kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
Sent: 06 October 2007 21:22
To: Keith Files; 'Mike Munson'; JWoesvra@aol.com; jaxonracing@yahoo.com;
ehusmann53@yahoo.com; N197TR4@cs.com; emanteno@comcast.net;
sgroh1@comcast.net; westerneagleracing@worldnet.att.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008
Let's see Keith, hood, boot, top, door and wings..........duh, that is ALL
the panels, except the passenger door.:-)
But, the engine sounds like all the things I wish I had had in the olden
days. In particular that crank and rods.
And, glad to hear from you and that you are coming over again. With
dollar/pound issue, it is doubtful anyone will be coming your way soon.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Files" <keithfiles@btinternet.com>
To: "'Kas Kastner'" <kaskas@cox.net>; "'Mike Munson'"
<fasttrs@mindspring.com>; <JWoesvra@aol.com>; <jaxonracing@yahoo.com>;
<ehusmann53@yahoo.com>; <N197TR4@cs.com>; <emanteno@comcast.net>;
<sgroh1@comcast.net>; <westerneagleracing@worldnet.att.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008
> HI everybody,
>
> Just got back from yet another business trip and have just picked up on
> the
> cars for the Glen eligibility debate. I don't intend to voice an opinion
> either way but I would like to let you all know what is in my UK TR6 when
> compared to yours; hopefully this might set the record straight about the
> Brit cars. For those of you who know these things my modified Red/Silver
> TR6
> placed 4th overall at M-O in the hands of Jon wood in 2002 and won
> outright
> at VIR in 2004.
>
> My TR6 has:
>
> Engine: Triumph TR6 block with a full steel engine running Omega +60
> pistons
> (makes it around 2600 cc), has Carrillo rods, a billet crank, steel caps,
> Cambridge Motorsports steel flywheel, Classic RaceCraft cam, triple 45
> DCOE
> Webbers, roller rockers, ported and flowed head and large valves,
> luminiton
> ignition 200bhp - nothing trick just built by Jon Wood of Classic
> RaceCraft
> for the princely sum of c $20k.
>
> Gearbox: Triumph Stag casing (for strength), dog gears, no overdrive,
> Quartermaster clutch.
>
> Diff: Triumph diff with Salisbury LSD and 3.9:1 CWP (or 4.1:1 depending on
> circuit).
>
> Suspension: Adjustable koni shocks all round (rear lever arms where
> terrible), up rated springs and poly bushes.
>
> Brakes: Standard rear drums, up rated Willwood ventilated rotors and 4 pot
> callipers (these do make a big difference).
>
> Body: All original steel panels except for GRP hood, trunk lid, drivers
> door
> and all 4 wings and hardtop - all up weight is 930 kgs which is only 94kgs
> less than a standard road car.
>
> Wheels: 6" Compomotive running Yokohama A008R 205/60/15 tyres.
>
> The winning TR5 at M-O was the same specification as it was also built by
> Jon Wood; it is lighter than mine at around 875kgs that's all.
>
> The TR8s are different as they run up to 4.0 litres and around 300bhb as
> well as GRP panels; had Vern Brannon and Jon Wood not tangled at M-O then
> Vern would have won in his modified TR8 (slicks, no weight and 400+ bhp)
> by
> a country mile.
>
> At VIR we were the only wet race; it rained as we gridded up and being a
> Brit that was to my advantage - we get loads of practice in the wet over
> here :-) - and I took a narrow victory from 2 rather special and well
> driven spitfires.
>
> As you can see there is no big secret to this car; it will be coming over
> in
> 2012 for the 60th anniversary race where it will be driven by my son; I am
> going to take him on in my US TR4 and, hopefully, apply experience over
> youth and beat him. I will be happy to show this car to any of you guys
> just
> to show you that it is not that special and that all of the parts are
> available to the 6 cylinder runners over in the US (and I know there are
> some very rapid 6 cylinder cars over there already).
>
> As I said at the beginning; just trying to set the record straight.
>
> Cheers, Keith.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+keithfiles=btinternet.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces+keithfiles=btinternet.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Kas Kastner
> Sent: 03 October 2007 04:12
> To: Mike Munson; JWoesvra@aol.com; jaxonracing@yahoo.com;
> ehusmann53@yahoo.com; N197TR4@cs.com; emanteno@comcast.net;
> sgroh1@comcast.net; westerneagleracing@worldnet.att.net;
> fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008
>
> Yes, you have a point. The guys from England are a great group but they
> do
> not recognize our view and recognition of "Vintage".
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs@mindspring.com>
> To: <JWoesvra@aol.com>; <jaxonracing@yahoo.com>; <ehusmann53@yahoo.com>;
> <N197TR4@cs.com>; <emanteno@comcast.net>; <sgroh1@comcast.net>;
> <westerneagleracing@worldnet.att.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008
>
>
>> Well I guess that will leave me and a few others out. I don't quite
>> understand it however. The car that won in Oklahoma ran with 45 mm fuel
>> injection where I have to run Webers with 28 mm chokes. It also weighs
>> 1900
>> pounds where my car has to weigh 2190.
>> I am not complaining, just pointing out the fact that some vintage
>> organizations throughout the country allow you to prepare the car to a
>> higher level than what SCCA does.
>>
>> The cars from England are another story altogether.
>>
>> Mike Munson
>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] KASTNER CUP CHALLENGE - WATKINS GLEN 2008
>>
>> In a message dated 10/2/2007 5:57:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> jaxonracing@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> Can currently classified SCCA cars run in this event? Is there a class
>> within the run group that will support my car? My spit is prepared and
>> run
>>
>> under current SCCA regulations.
>>
>>
>> We will only be accepting cars that are prepared to the accepted vintage
>> standards.
>>
>> The only exceptions might be SCCA cars that have won a national
>> championship
>> and are still in the configuration that they were in at that time.
>>
>> Jack Woehrle
>> SVRA Technical Director
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