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Re: SU vs ZS for TR250 TR6 and Kas

To: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>, 6-Pack <6pack@autox.team.net>, "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: SU vs ZS for TR250 TR6 and Kas
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 18:53:41 -0600
>There are a lot of Spitfires and TR3 -4's being raced in vintage racing, 
>but hardly any TR6's. Bill Warner, in Florida, has the Paul Newman car, I 
>believe, and has done a wonderful job restoring it. Jim Hill from 
>Wisconsin races one. I think there is one raced out of Minneapolis -- and 
>those are the only three I know of. To the best of my knowledge, nothing 
>has been written on TR6 prep other than what Kas has written. There was a 
>TR250 from Great Britain entered in the 2002 Triumph event at Mid Ohio, 
>but it doesn't do much to answer your question -- it had a programmable 
>electronic fuel injection system. Not too vintage, but we didn't care. It 
>was fun to have the Brits over.


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>Also, I notice that there are not many racing pictures of TR6's in the 
>book, and the ones that are there are from the early 70's. Should I assume 
>that the book represents Kas' experiences of the late 60's and earlier, 
>prior to the adjustable needles on the ZS (B1AF 1970), or is there 
>something different between the older ZS with the adjustable jet vs the 
>later ZS with the adjustable needle.
>...............
>
>Don Malling
>
>

uncle jack




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