Peyote has genuine Girling calipers that look pretty much like the lead boat
anchors, but they are cast aluminum. As I recall they came from some GP car and
are rare as hen?s teeth, more than a bit fragile, and bend enough to taper the
bejesus out of the pads if you get enthusiastic, and have a very loose grip on
any threads cut into them. I?d rather use Wilwoods, and I could probably get
away with them most places. I have a set that came from my ridiculous NASCAR
TR3, but nah.
Cheater is a relative term in vintage racing. If you?re doing something
egregious to push yourself to the front of the pack, then yeah, you?re a
cheater. If you?re just tired of replacing the part that breaks every time you
miss a shift or hit a hard bump, then maybe not so much. I?d rather the guy
trying to outbrake me coming into the chicane have calipers that work than
something ?legal?. But that?s me. Peyote is an easy car to cheat with. Who
knows what it originally had. I?ve resisted the temptation more or less,
because it already works really well. I like to run tires that grip
predictably?call me crazy?but I?m willing to skate around on Dunlops when the
organizers insist. I?m just not gonna buy any new ones. My Dunlops will never
wear out, they?ve aged into about the same durometer rating as rollerblade
wheels.
Honestly, at this point, how much does it matter? Too many of the real race
cars that used to make vintage races so special are collection queens and will
never be seriously driven again?certainly not among us hoi polloi at our ratty
little local events. Authentic and legal race bits for the assortment of
production cars turned into race cars that make up the usual grid often can?t
be sourced, and if they can, they?re crap. Have fun, don?t break, don?t crash.
> On Mar 9, 2018, at 6:16 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Ahhhh, That was "Tough Love", Kas.
>
> I was a vintage racer for over thirty years, and it was my experience that
> while the Vintage Sanctioning Bodies all seemed to have good intentions
> maintaining 'legal' race cars, they really did not have the horse power, nor
> where with-all to police such matters effectively. At one point the VSCDA
> came up with an idea to get the individual Race Groups heavily involved in
> policing. There were group Captains. Things improved for a while. Cheaters
> were exposed. But eventually it went away. Too much bickering. The GAIN
> did not exceed the PAIN. No one wanted to be Captain. The idea went away.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com>
> To: BillDentin at aol.com <billdentin at aol.com>
> Cc: John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com>; fot at autox. team. net <fot at
> autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2018 9:47 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
>
> In the 50's to early 70's days of the California Sports Car Club, if you were
> caught, and many were, with parts or items that were not allowed you were
> given a chance to defend yourself at the Contest Board meeting (once a month)
> and if they found proof you were guilty as charged, you lost your license for
> a YEAR. That's it, you did not race for a year in any class.
>
> I ran the Rules Enforcement group and was on the Contest Board which
> consisted of current drivers in several classes. It was found most of the
> cheating took place from about 6th place back to about 10th place. Nothing
> much before that position or after the 10th place. Some entrants never
> understood that other drivers REALLY were FAST and thus they thought the
> leaders were the cheaters and that just was not true at all. Interesting. No
> one wanted to have the name "cheater" attached to their name. Several cars
> were checked each race by lottery for cubic capacity, weight, gears ratios,
> body panels and other major parts. It was pretty pure racing.
>
> Never be beaten by equipment.
>
> Good for SVRA. If I were the Vintage Grand Poo Pah, I would take a note of
> tire cheaters on the False Grid, and then bring em in with a Meat Ball Flag
> after one lap in the Feature Race.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
> PS Three sets of tires needed. One for qualifying...one for the feature
> race...and a special set for Tech. That latter set can be experienced, but
> must have a minimum tread depth.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience. And
> they do that at each gridding.
>
> We have not had issues with stock calipers. We run Hawk or Carbotech brake
> pads and good brake fluid. We do bleed the brakes regularly and all seems to
> be working good.
>
> It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front
> suspension by switching to aluminum. However, I do not know of any vintage
> organization that really allows it by their rules. We all know that that do
> not get enforced on a regular basis. However, I do think SVRA has made a
> great effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> I?m still using the original brakes the car came with.
> I?ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. M?rz 2018 17:28
> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
>
> Good call, Scott. The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look very
> similar to the the P or PB calipers.
>
> DH
>
> good to check your club rules first though, if enforced. VRG says you need
> to use the original equipment, and SVRA says
> Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design
> and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase in
> the frictional surface of the pads or shoes.
>
>
> The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as
> needed.
> The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish with
> numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have a
> silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about the
> quality.
> My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a total of 3,800
> miles.
> Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black. I far as
> I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete
> comparison. Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the
> importance of good brakes.
>
> DH
>
>
>
> I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made
> somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think
> about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let
> alone my race car.
>
> Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
>
> As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM
> calipers.
>
> Henry
>
> On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
>
>
> BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
> That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part. I purchased
> another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
> just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair standing by. Then I
> can rebuild at my leisure.
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