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Subject: [Healeys] 100mph
From: rwil at sbcglobal.net (Roland Wilhelmy)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:24:33 -0700
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The only time I tried the screen lowered position, the rubber seal
gave me such a Bronx Cheer that I stopped and placed the screen in its
normal position.  I would guess that for the speed runs they removed
the rubber seal entirely.

-Roland

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:01:03 -0500, you wrote:

::I had my 100 over 90 mph at least a couple times, which was about all she
::would do on the tired old motor before I rebuilt it, but I do have to say
::the discreation got the better part of valor when I tried going fast with
::the windscreen lowered in the "racing" position.  The rubber seal starts to
::flap at about 20-25, which is merely very annoying, about 35 or so the
::screen itself would visibly flex up and down.  I never braved more than
::about 45 with the screen down, and marvel at the pictures of them being
::raced and the road tests showing the higher maximum speed with "screen
::lowered".

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