In a message dated 7/28/01 9:18:50 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
S800Racer@aol.com writes:
> I could not have
> imagined that kind of destruction.
>
I blew an engine in an F/P MGA in 1969, and when it went, it took out a
fist-sized piece of the lower block. I guessed at unrepairable damage when
I pulled a plug and could see the ground through the plug hole.
Reciprocating masses, even in little engines, have a lot of stored energy....
Tom Butters
The Easley Vintage Grand Prix
October 6-7, Indianapolis Raceway Park
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and prototype racecars
compete on IRP's 2.5 mile road course.
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