OK YOU ASKED FOR IT !!. YOU CANT BEAT GERMAN ENGINEERING AND THAT'S A
FACT . I WATCH ALL YOU FOOLS BECOME SLAVES TO YOUR BRITISH AND ITALIAN
RACE CARS ON RACE WEEKENDS AND ALL I HAVE EVER HAD TO DO ON RACE
WEEKENDS IS ADD OIL NO DNF EVER IN A ENDURO .all i need is adiet and more
power CRAZY PETE
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Krause <pkrause@attglobal.net>
To: <vintage-race-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: Fiat 124 vs MGB
> Tom,
>
> There is no question that in vintage circles the MGB's are pretty well
> developed, but I sure like the Fiat 124. Don Munoz, Les Gonda and John
> Targett are the MGB pace-setters, good drivers in good, straight, legal,
> fast cars. There is always Cambridge Motorsports stuff if you want to
> develop the B engine further ;-) but Robert Vick and Mr. Rodgers in Texas
> and myself try to "take it to them" every chance we get! To me there is no
> comparison, Italian looks, handling and style versus literally British
> "Iron." Fire away, boys!
>
> I race a Fiat 124 because it is what I can afford, I love the way it
sounds
> and because my first professional job turning wrenches was in a Fiat
> dealership in Durham, North Carolina founded in 1967 and operating out of
an
> old tobacco warehouse, sure smelled good! I raced a Fiat 850 Spider for
many
> years, built six more for customers and wanted something quicker. Well,
the
> 124 is certainly quicker. The 1438cc and 1608cc engines are tough to come
by
> but share the same architecture. The 1438cc (G Production) is not well
> classed in most organizations but one did win the the SCCA Runoffs this
> year. I have a 1438cc that I can "plug in" my car that sat on the front
row
> of the G Production grid at the Runoffs at Road Atlanta in 1991, but it's
> enough of a grenade that I save it for a spare. I ran a 1608cc for five
> years and have now moved up to the more available 1756cc engine, since
both
> engines have been for a long time been classified in F Production. The
MGB's
> are currently (and have always been, I believe) classed in E Production.
> There is a distinct lack of "go fast" parts which limits me to the use of
> stock gearbox and rear axle ratios, but you can adapt Chevy connecting
rods
> and have pistons made. It's a great, relatively inexpensive race car and
is
> getting increasingly common on the vintage scene (mine IS for sale). I
know
> of two going together in my neck of the woods (one fellow has my old 1608)
> and several 2-liter cars in Texas (the most modern iteration of the
classic
> Fiat Twin Cam.) In closing, I view the German cars, bigger, heavier TR's
AND
> MGB's as rivals on the track to the 124, but they are ALL evocative of the
> reason why we do this madness in the first place, to have fun!
>
> -Peter Krause
> www.krauseandengland.com
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