Safety improvements are generally allowed. Even hub swapping. 5 speeds and
aluminum cases vice 4 spd and cast iron....well, thas a 'nother kettle uh
fish......................
Chuck Sadek
> -----Original Message-----
> From: franks@mail.teleport.com [SMTP:franks@mail.teleport.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:10 AM
> To: Irv Korey; vintage race list
> Cc: dave.franks@state.or.us
> Subject: Re: Triumphs and roll overs
>
> If you are in Portland this weekend stop by Portland International
> Raceway. We
> are running
> an SCCA double regional Saturday and Sunday. The vintage grid has been
> seeing
> about 40
> cars per event. I beleive the Oregon Region Race Director would allow a
> swapped axle. His
> bugeye runs a 1275 and a Datsun five speed tranny. I do know that our
> friends to
> the north, SOVERN
> would not allow such a change. They won't let me play with them because my
> 67
> Sprite has
> a Weber. For more information on Vintage Racing as part of the Oregon
> Region
> SCCA connect
> to:
>
> http://www.oregon-region.com/vintage
>
>
> BTW, what is the scheduled and venue for the Triumph event?
>
> Dave Franks
> 67 AH Sprite
> http://www.teleport.com/~franks/sprite.html
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> from Irv Korey
> >
> > Apparently, there is an alternative using (gasp) MGB hubs and axles,
> which
> > appantly are not as prone to the same failure. I am in Oregon now, and
> will
> > be at the Vintage Triumph Register National Convention next week in
> > Portland, with the intention of visiting with Ted Schumacher there and
> > getting the details of this conversion that he once mentioned to me. I
> > agree, something has to be done. SCCA does NOT allow substitute rear
> axles
> > from what I am told, but if vintage racing is about the cars, it can't
> be
> > about the cars getting destroyed, and we have to do something, perhaps
> > something drastic.
> >
> > Irv Korey
> > TR4 VSDCA Group 2 #58 (Look for me near the back of the pack)
> > Proud to be a TRiumph driving Thicko
> > Highland Park, IL
> >
>
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