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Re: [Fot] Tr6 vs TR250 weight

To: "charly@mitchelplumbing.com" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>, 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>, Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tr6 vs TR250 weight
From: Robert Lang <robertlangtr6@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 11:10:12 +0000 (UTC)
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References: <14659.1463462469@mitchelplumbing.com>
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Hi,A lot of the weight requirements are based on what class the car runs in=
 (and which GCR in the US). I'll bet the heavier TR6 is based on the C Prod=
uction setup with Lucas PI or Webers where the TR250 may have been for D Pr=
od and running two 1.75" side drafts.As another data point, I got my car do=
wn to 1950 lb for SCCA Solo F Prepared. I had to start getting "dicey" as f=
ar as making car reliable (like the 4 lb battery and stuff like that). To b=
e honest, I'd go reliable before I'd try to get as light as possible.All th=
at said, the weights that Scott quotes are somewhat close to the curb weigh=
t of a factory car, probably sans bumpers - as the Vintage GCR says, Produc=
tion cars have to appear as they would in the showroom, or words to that ef=
fect. I can also tell you from experience that the interior bits and wire h=
arness weight about 350 lb, so the math is quite easy". Oh, and a stock TR6=
 bonnet weighs about 75 lb. ;-) Also - glass is very heavy.C ya,Bob Lang

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    On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 6:20 AM, Charly <charly@mitchelplumbing.com> w=
rote:
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On Mon 16/05/16=C2=A0 6:54 PM , Charly charly@mitchelplumbing.com sent:
> In the PCS link below, Page 265 starts the TR250 and several pages
> later the TR6.
> Mine ways in about 1950 the last time I weighed it.
> Charly Mitchel=20
> TR6 #44
> http://sovrenracing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCCA_PCS_69.pdf
> On Mon 16/05/16 12:00 PM , Scott Janzen=C2=A0 sent:
> > all the usual sources have Tr6s listed at 2491 lb and the TR250 at
> > 2165 lb.=C2=A0 I'm thinking about a TR6 vintage racer but puzzled as to
> why
> > there would be such a weight penalty.=C2=A0 Anybody racing one of these
> > that can tell me what theirs weighs?
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>Hi,</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463482849402_3167">A lot of the wei=
ght requirements are based on what class the car runs in (and which GCR in =
the US). I'll bet the heavier TR6 is based on the C Production setup with L=
ucas PI or Webers where the TR250 may have been for D Prod and running two =
1.75" side drafts.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1463482849=
402_3285">As another data point, I got my car down to 1950 lb for SCCA Solo=
 F Prepared. I had to start getting "dicey" as far as making car reliable (=
like the 4 lb battery and stuff like that). To be honest, I'd go reliable b=
efore I'd try to get as light as possible.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_=
1_1463482849402_3527" dir=3D"ltr">All that said, the weights that Scott quo=
tes are somewhat close to the curb weight of a factory car, probably sans b=
umpers - as the Vintage GCR says, Production cars have to appear as they wo=
uld in the showroom, or words to that effect. I can also tell you from expe=
rience that the interior bits and wire harness weight about 350 lb, so the =
math is quite easy". Oh, and a stock TR6 bonnet weighs about 75 lb. ;-) Als=
o - glass is very heavy.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">C ya,</div><div id=3D"yui_3_=
16_0_ym19_1_1463482849402_3863" dir=3D"ltr">Bob Lang<br></div><div id=3D"yu=
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elveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; =
font-size: 16px;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Tue=
sday, May 17, 2016 6:20 AM, Charly &lt;charly@mitchelplumbing.com&gt; wrote=
:<br></font></div>  <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><br>On Mon =
16/05/16&nbsp; 6:54 PM , Charly <a ymailto=3D"mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing=
.com" href=3D"mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.com";>charly@mitchelplumbing.com=
</a> sent:<br>&gt; In the PCS link below, Page 265 starts the TR250 and sev=
eral pages<br>&gt; later the TR6.<br>&gt; Mine ways in about 1950 the last =
time I weighed it.<br>&gt; Charly Mitchel <br>&gt; TR6 #44<br>&gt; <a href=
=3D"http://sovrenracing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCCA_PCS_69.pdf"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://sovrenracing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCCA_PCS_=
69.pdf</a><br>&gt; On Mon 16/05/16 12:00 PM , Scott Janzen&nbsp; sent:<br>&=
gt; &gt; all the usual sources have Tr6s listed at 2491 lb and the TR250 at=
<br>&gt; &gt; 2165 lb.&nbsp; I'm thinking about a TR6 vintage racer but puz=
zled as to<br>&gt; why<br>&gt; &gt; there would be such a weight penalty.&n=
bsp; Anybody racing one of these<br>&gt; &gt; that can tell me what theirs =
weighs?<br>&gt; &gt; <br>&gt; &gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br><br>______________=
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