Anyone have advice or comments for a Californian considering going to the Grand Prix du Canada June 7-8-9, 2002 in Montreal? http://www.grandprix.ca/frame_eng.html TIA, Phil /// /// vintage-race@auto
Anyone know what time the 356 Porsches race tomorrow at Laguna Seca /// /// vintage-race@autox.team.net mailing list /// or go to http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool ///
I was told that my 1954 Austin Healey 100 4 cyl. 2.6 liter engine was originally a tractor engine. /// /// vintage-race@autox.team.net mailing list /// or go to http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
And as I recall the TR-2 two liter would out-accelerate the AH 100 which upset Healey owners and led my father-in-law into one of the first AH 100-Chevy V8 conversions in Northern CA (1956). /// ///
If this seems too long just read the last line in Part II. Last Tuesday, NASCAR fined Jeff Gordon's crew chief (the head coach of Gordon's team) $25,000 for using an illegal intake manifold during a
Note: If this seems too long just read the last line in Part. To all this I say: Keep on cheating! We need a sport where the results are often completely unfair. Where regulations are meant to be flo
Anyone use carbon-fiber brake shoes from Superior Friction in San Jose, CA? The carbon fiber material is both glued and brass riveted to the steel shoe. I have heard that they generate less drum heat
Thanks for posting this. I had Ferodo (asbestos) shoes on my 63 Porsche 356 vintage race car. The front shoes lasted about for about 25 races (approx. 2000 miles). The steel liners in the aluminum d
When you talk about buying new parts I recall a friend in the early 50's building a Ford flathead V8. He bought bought five new sets of connecting rods and had them magnafluxed before he found eight
Anyone have experience with air getting into a race car oil system and causing circulation problems? My 63 Porsche has 2 coolers behind the front fenders (no cooler at the engine), an Accusump, and
I have two sets of 15" Centerline wheels that came with my Porsche 63 B vintage racer. One set is held together with 28 rivets and the other with countersunk screws/bolts. The Centerline company says
Of course we can't all love the sport. Always someone that thinks it isn't as good as the "old days". Someone told me once that you are considered old when you first say "I don't know what it is with