Rick Feibusch wrote:
>>I only calls em as I sees em. I never lost a race to an MGB in either o=
f
my
Datsuns (I lost plenty to 4-holer Porsches and an Alfa or two). The best
race I lost was to a guy in a Honda 800S roadster. I'd never even seen on=
e
at the time, but really, how fast could an 800cc car that was smaller tha=
n
a bugeye be? We peeled off the line and as I dutifully shifted into seco=
nd
at 6200rpm, the Honda screamed off, still in first, and just left me
sitting there lugging along in second! Later I learned that these cars
weighed in at about the same as a go kart and the damn things would wind =
up
to 10,000rpm! And yes the Honda would make mincemeat out of a B.>>
>>I'm not interested in bench (or keyboard) racing the cars I used to own=
=2E
All I can say is don't underestimate the Datsun 1600 - they won way too
many pro races in their day. They also had alot of factory support in the=
US that BMC didn't do.>>
I had the opportunity to drive one of those Hondas. As I recall it
redlined at 14,500! Chain drive to the rear wheels. The engine looked
like 4 single cylinder motor cycle engines glued together and and at full=
chat sounded like a beserk sewing machine. In Montreal I saw one of thes=
e
engines torn down and the crankshaft was a thing of beauty: completely
machined out of a billet of steel and you could see your face in the
counterwieghts.
Regards,
Michael.
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