Go Chuck! faster and smaller. Great to hear the car will run as good as
it looks. Please don't mention the long, cold you know what. Can't wait
for spring.
Dave & Bobbie
Charles Christ wrote:
>it was quite an experience. my father's old 1960's H-modified sports racer
>was cantankerous as could be not handling at speed at all.....untill sunday!
>a lap here and two there i was trying a bunch of modifications. finally
>sunday i reduced tire pressures to 13lbs front and 14lbs rear and it started
>to handle and become manageable at speed. so i completed my first green
>flag to checkered flag practice session and am all smiles about this! this
>has been a long wait for this experience. and loosing 181lbs has been very
>importaint in this coming to pass! (got around 60 to go yet) the sports
>racer needs new tires and some more fine tuning wich will come as i get more
>track time in it . for now i'm elated to have driven this car at speed on
>a race course in traffic and did not become a serious hazard to my fellow
>competitors(that means a lot to anyone who has strapped on a strange race
>car for one of it's very first outings!) .
>i also ran my old 1960 saab sedan as well as shared it with my team mate for
>some valuable seat time. the orange spridget #25 was incredibly fast and i
>was impressed with his agility and closing speeds.
>glad to be home and this experience must sustain my enthusiasm for the long
>cold northeast winter.
>next stop is sebring's 12 hour weekend running the vintage support races
>there. master van kirk, you coming out to play with us at this next event?
>if so anything you might need in the way of help is at your service! :)
>
>chuck.
>formerly the world's largest sprite driver.
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