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81. Driver Quality (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 10:21:05 +0000; I just spent two days reading the email that piled up during my two week absence from the computer. What fun! Re: Driver qualifications at vintage races It's obvious what the problem is. Read B. S. L; /html/vintage-race/1997-05/msg00185.html (7,658 bytes)
82. SU Question (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 10:30:55 +0000; Every once in awhile I come up against a question I can't answer. It keeps me humble. Since I'm feeling pretty humble right now, please help me with this: On constant vacuum carburetors like SU's and; /html/vintage-race/1997-05/msg00187.html (6,960 bytes)
83. Rear axles (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 06:58:38 +0000; Does anyone have, or have access to, original factory drawings of the TR rear axle shafts? A couple of us are working on a project to have these reproduced using modern materials and manufacturing te; /html/vintage-race/1997-05/msg00262.html (6,465 bytes)
84. EVENT COSTS (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 15:12:46 +0000; I charted the entry fees and days of competition for all seven events we attended last year and could not fairly correlate because sometimes we entered enduros, sometimes we went to three days or two; /html/vintage-race/1997-05/msg00280.html (7,123 bytes)
85. Rear suspension (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Mar 1997 18:30:10 -0600; I was on a mid-winter vacation in sunny Arizona during the exchange of info re: rear sway bars and shackles. I hope it stays alive long enough for me to learn something. I have been trying to figure; /html/vintage-race/1997-03/msg00025.html (7,553 bytes)
86. Handling Story #2 (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 19:33:17 +0000; Entertainment only: Last year was the first competition year for our TR4. We put stiffer springs and a sway bar in the front, added a leaf to each spring and a sway bar at the rear rear and did some; /html/vintage-race/1997-03/msg00041.html (7,528 bytes)
87. TR Handling (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 19:15:23 +0000; Thanks to all who responded to my questions about TR handling! There are some really knowledgeable and experienced people on these lists who are willing to share what they know! Last year we spent mo; /html/vintage-race/1997-03/msg00042.html (8,003 bytes)
88. Philosophy and Performance (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Sat, 08 Feb 1997 15:27:18 -0600; Modifications: this is a fun debate, and I'm glad that it is being carried on in a gentlepersonly manner. I race a TR4 with stock crank and rods. The engine is RPM limited by its tractor-heritage cra; /html/vintage-race/1997-02/msg00076.html (7,593 bytes)
89. Re: race seat (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@forbin.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 20:25:55 -0600; Hi Glenn - I bought an Auto Pro seat from Racers Wholesale for $119.95 (phone 1-800-886-7223) their part number AUT-5016. It is built for circle track cars, that is, sides are not mirror images. I re; /html/vintage-race/1997-02/msg00117.html (7,002 bytes)
90. Re: Vintage Formula Fords (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:39:47 -0600; Hi Jeff -- FF racing is a blast. You would love every minute of it. I raced a 79A Tiga from 1991-1993 and won the SCCA Chicago Region cahmpionship in 1991, lost it by one foot at the finish line on t; /html/vintage-race/1997-01/msg00069.html (9,406 bytes)
91. Performance tips (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 17:28:06 -0600; For those considering oversize liners and similar sporting modifications in their vintage cars, another approach yields nearly stock apearance and sound and enhanced reliability: Procure 5" oil well; /html/vintage-race/1997-01/msg00190.html (7,690 bytes)
92. Tow story (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 05:51:34 -0600; I just can't resist telling this true story. In the 60's, Lloyd Barton (Black Bart) and Sammy Eller of Danville, Illinois (MY HOME TOWN!) borrowed a Porsche powered Cooper to race at Elkhart on the c; /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00055.html (6,971 bytes)
93. Re: Tow story (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 20:05:46 -0600; This wasn't the original Pooper but was a copy. By the way, Sammy was the driver. He had never driven Elkhart before and didn't even know which way the corners went. His description of his entry onto; /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00086.html (7,380 bytes)
94. Re: Dry Sump dumb question (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 18:24:16 -0600; These questions aren't dumb at all -- at least if they are, I struggled with them also in five years of running a Club Ford. It is best to have the tank low enough that when you shut the engine off t; /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00096.html (7,687 bytes)
95. Re: A Series engine breathing (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 20:11:28 -0600; Here's an alternative means of venting the interior of the engine. I am using this on my TR4 vintage racer engine as are two others in my circle of friends. I make no claims for HP increase, etc sinc; /html/vintage-race/1996-11/msg00022.html (9,091 bytes)
96. Re: CSRG Rule Changes (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 20:15:55 -0600; Funny you should mention the Jensen-Healey race successes. There is a rental garage in Iowa City, Iowa in which resides one of the original factory cars. It was driven off the trailer and into the re; /html/vintage-race/1996-11/msg00023.html (7,432 bytes)
97. Re: A Series engine breathing (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 16:38:45 -0600; Greg -- thanks - we got the photos - nice! Tony expects to order some but he's been out of town on business, I think.; /html/vintage-race/1996-11/msg00031.html (8,711 bytes)
98. Re: London to Brighton (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 19:44:06 -0600; Mordy, I look forward to the rest of the story on the London to Brighton run. It's fascinating how the early inventors/engineers approached the horseless carriage design problems with fewer preconcei; /html/vintage-race/1996-11/msg00058.html (6,803 bytes)
99. Aluminum drum correction (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 18:08:52 -0600; Whip me with a rusty tailpipe!; /html/vintage-race/1996-10/msg00040.html (6,349 bytes)
100. What is vintage? (score: 1): Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@FORBIN.COM>; Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:16:34 -0600; About a year ago I was awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from a very close friend who had just come home from spending an evening looking at and almost buying a real live ex-Indy 50; /html/vintage-race/1996-10/msg00108.html (7,360 bytes)

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