Re: Gearing, again

[Charlie Mathews <cmathews3@mchsi.com>]

That is great information Mark, thanks.  But to add to the database, I 
am on the same gears since I bought my car in '91.  No problems yet, and 
we all know that I am not easy on the gears.   As far as optimal gears, 
I think it depends on the course.  I have a top speed of 94 mph in the 
car.  I've only used that gear once.  On most courses I am geared fine, 
however there is usually one course per year that I wish I had a shorter 
third.

I like to refer to the words of Dick Rasmussen.  Dick was watching me 
and Peter Raymond race at the Little Rock Pro in '92, and I asked him 
what difference he saw between me and Peter (Peter had short gears). 
 His answer was that Peter has doing a lot more shifting than me.  Our 
times were nearly identical.

Anyway good luck with your search.

Charlie Mathews


Mark Sirota wrote:

> Just to share the knowledge...
>
> I spoke with Craig Taylor this morning.  I asked him a whole bunch
> of questions about gear reliability, and here's what he had to say:
>
> I'm still debating about optimal ratios for Solo II...
>
> Mark

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