I don't quite get the "scared of the competition" line. Probably because I've
never really cared about competitors. The guy I want to beat is me--the last
time I raced. But my notions aside, I've always considered the core of racing
to be aiming for an unfair advantage. I think if you're not doing that you're
not racing, or maybe you're doing some odd spec racer version of it. Even in
spec racing there's guys who buy lots of tires, and those that don't.
On Oct 12, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net> wrote:
> That is not quite true. The Toyota pickup and the Celica offer at least 4
> alternate ratios for 5th gear, not so with the overdrive. But so what,
> compared to missing a guy on the grid for not a good enough reason.
>
> Never be beaten by equipment
>> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:54:49 -0400
>> From: lang@isis.mit.edu
>> To: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing a Triumph TRANSMISSIONS
>>
>>> On 2012-10-12, at 2:04 PM, "john hasty" <jhhasty@gdhs.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Interestingly enough, the SVRA G3 rules say that transmissions can be
>>>> replaced with 5 speed units; however, the TR3,4 6 etc. rules say that
> stock
>>>> transmission should be used???? I have asked for them to consider the
>>>> issue....
>>
>>
>> Like the song says: "same as it ever was".
>>
>> When you're scared of the competition, you torque the rules to your
>> advantage. ;-)
>>
>> In SCCA club racing, you can use alternate transmissions and alternate
>> gear sets, but you cannot run overdrive on a non-standard gearbox. God
>> knows why... a T5 (or whatever) with a normal O/D 5th gear offers exactly
>> NO advantage other than reliability.
>>
>> Oddly, in SCCA Solo - when the various "Street" classes were created
>> (about 10 or 12 years ago), they specifically exclude Triumphs. Gee, I
>> wonder why?
>>
>> c ya,
>> rml
>>
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