Theo,
Well written..
I had the good fortune to own a 2000GT in England in 1972..It had the mid
throttle response that you spoke of. I also own a car today, that exhibs that
same mid engine resopnse..1997 Saab 900 S. If the Alpine V-6 has the same mid
engine response as the 900S, it is indeed a fierce auto cross car. The Saab
must have an awsome cylinder head-cam combination!
Howard
The Blues is the only music Original to the United States of America.
--- On Wed, 4/1/09, Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote:
From: Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] V6 Alpine?
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 11:01 AM
Until 1976 I lived in the Netherlands. In our neighborhood there were
two very nice series 1 Capris. One was a 2000 GT and the other an
RS2600. Never owned one (came close on a '73 2600 once), but I've had a
soft spot for those cars ever since.
On the whole Alpine vs. Tiger thing... In an autocross there is much
more focus on how nimble the chassis is and balancing the engine power
against the requirement to maintain maximum lateral G, with the
available contact patch. An Alpine that can make more use of its total
power output (percentage wise) and that has a quicker turn-in response
due to less overall inertia on the front end, could definitely be
competitive against a Tiger especially if the Tiger was not prepared or
driven with equal skill. How many people take the time to really dial in
the part-throttle drivability of their engine, especially with a view to
having the carb work properly in any high-lateral-G situation?
On the other hand, in road racing you typically spend over half the time
with the throttle pinned wide open, and the Tiger has an unbeatable
advantage over the Alpine there. In a wheel to wheel racing situation
between two cars that can achieve equal track time, where one has the
better handling and the other the greater power, the car with greater
power will generally finish ahead of the one with the better handling
simply because it's nearly impossible to out-corner a nearly equal car
to such a great extent that you can pass them in a turn (around the
outside!) and avoid them passing you on the next straight.
Cheers,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ramon Spontelli
> Sent: March 31, 2009 8:41 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] V6 Alpine?
>
> << Plus, how many speed parts have you seen in your Jegs
> catalog for a Ford V6?>>
>
> Ahem!
>
> Well, OK, maybe nothing in Jegs, but . . . If you hang out on
> the Capri list for a while, you will learn that the European
> markets in the early- to mid-seventies cranked out more
> go-fast goodies for the little Ford six-banger than most of
> us could ever hope to afford. Just for example:
>
>
> http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1964/Ford-Capri-RS-Cosworth.html
>
>
> Ramon
>
> (still missing the '76 Black Cat)
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