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Re: [Mg-t] Racing question

To: John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Racing question
From: Murray Arundell <arundell@ghs.com.au>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:55:46 +1000
Cc: "mg-t@autox.team.net" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
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References: <CAL+NFWdexxXsDqRQLg+3G3RcuXbB-xVUWLPRRHo-H4Y4tycxDA@mail.gmail.com> <5235AF42.8020705@comcast.net> <AE19024F-EDE6-4E57-8CD3-B9232221278D@gmail.com>
Your comment "let's be inclusive" is intetesting. Are you saying we should
include anyone and anything that wants to race?

Murray Arundell
Brisbane Australia


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On 19/09/2013, at 8:32, John Deikis <johnsfolly@gmail.com> wrote:

> John:
> two comments:
> Your friend would be on firmer ground "proving" Americans were road racing
> V8-powered TF's in the 50's (I believe they did TD's). He would then be
> classed with other specials-- for vintage, usually dependent upon
> performance.
> Also, if your friend is from the Great Lakes area, he will likely do most
of
> his racing with VSCDA, which is a membership club and quite flexible. Entry
> fees pay the bills, so the rule of the day is "let's be inclusive and all
> play."
> -- John Deikis
>
> On Sep 15, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> John, those are some crazy rules since the car itself is close to ten
years
> after WW II.  My impression was that they put T series cars in the prewar
> class because they are relatively slow compared to many of their
> contemporaries, or the specific driver's skill level makes him and his car
a
> good match for the prewar cars.
>> On 9/14/2013 7:00 PM, gunnellj tds.net wrote:
>>> A friend did some damage to the engine in his MG TF engine at Road
America
>>> last week. He wants to go faster and is considering a swap to a Ford
V8-60
>>> engine. The T Series cars race in the prewar class. So he has to come up
>>> with proof that a V8-60 was installed in an MG racing car before World
War
>>> II. Can any cite such proof?
>>>
>>>
>>> John Gunnell
>>> Iola, WI
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