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121. Re: From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net> (score: 1)
Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:42:21 -0600
Really hard to tell, but my guess is that it's good old capitalism at work. Supply and demand and all that stuff. All we have to do is look at the investments made in tracks, and price that people ar
/html/vintage-race/2000-03/msg00133.html (7,259 bytes)

122. NON-RACE: Porsche for sale (score: 1)
Author: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 07:55:01 -0600
I just got a letter from a guy in Minneapolis who owns a Porsche that he purchased from me a number of years ago. He wants to sell it and was giving me first chance. I cannot buy it but it is such an
/html/vintage-race/2000-03/msg00153.html (7,073 bytes)

123. MGB info needed (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:01:29 -0600
Does anybody have a quick-and-easy reference for how much to mill a standard 8.8:1 MGB head to achieve higher compression ratios? Any advice for optimum CR for a warm street engine (CR, cam, header)
/html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00258.html (6,778 bytes)

124. Re: Shop Floor (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 21:32:24 -0600
I have done three garage floors. One was a disaster, one was okay, and the present one is close to ideal. Disaster floor -- I was sold 2-part epoxy paint, water based. Wrong stuff. It's not meant for
/html/vintage-race/2000-01/msg00022.html (9,083 bytes)

125. $$$$$$$$ (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:36:13 -0600
One aspect of the "win-at-all-costs" vs. "keep-it-vintage-spirit" that hasn't been discussed -- Let's face it -- some of us have more money than others of us. For example, I am retired and living on
/html/vintage-race/2000-01/msg00174.html (6,916 bytes)

126. S. U. Carbs (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 06:39:10 -0600
Out of curiosity, has anyone on the list modified their S. U. Carburetors per the David Vizzard book on BMC "A" engines? -- uncle jack I ama curious -- blue
/html/vintage-race/1999-12/msg00006.html (6,565 bytes)

127. Re: Lotus 61E/Halon (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:31:35 -0600
Halon is one of the chemicals supposedly causing the ozone layer hole. Another, of course, is good old Freon, the stuff used in all auto air conditioners up until a few years ago. As an aside, here's
/html/vintage-race/1999-12/msg00160.html (8,753 bytes)

128. Dyno? (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 07:19:43 -0600
Anybody know of a shop in the Midwest that has a dynomometer suitable for a Triumph engine? -- uncle jack TR4 - 10 mpg TR6 - 30 mpg (diligently engineering my way to the back of the pack)
/html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00014.html (6,278 bytes)

129. Re: Unleaded and all that (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:19:35 -0600
If you would like to read a real explanation of this (pretty technical) in addition to hearing lots of opinions, try the website http://www.faqs.org/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq/part4/preamble.html page 4
/html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00049.html (14,484 bytes)

130. gas prices (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:12:34 -0600
Here's an amusing article, originally from Autoweek, posted to the Triumph list: What if you were to buy a gallon of....... * Diet Snapple 16 oz. for $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon * Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz
/html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00094.html (7,737 bytes)

131. Bizzare (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 09:20:21 -0500
The uncle jack / aunt Frances / son Tony team had truly one of the most bizzare incidents of the Road America weekend. Tony returned to the van which was parked with the rear doors open, to find the
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00001.html (7,174 bytes)

132. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:41:32 -0500
True story that happened to my friend Mark School of Appleton, Mark restored one of the very few remaining Formula Saabs (you know, like a Formula Vee but with a ring-ding-ding motor). Taking it thro
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00037.html (9,125 bytes)

133. The time I blew off tech (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 12:42:21 -0500
Workers make our sport possible. No doubt about it. I appreciate every one of them. It would be fun to hear from the workers about bone-headed maneuvers on the part of participants. Here's one I'll s
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00048.html (9,111 bytes)

134. vroom vroom (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 01:13:46 -0500
My middle daughter is a free lance editor for book authors. The quote below is from a birthday note she recently sent to some family members. I thought you might enjoy the quote, and I'm so proud I b
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00110.html (7,421 bytes)

135. Re: brake drums (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 13:17:01 -0500
Rear brake drums from the 240Z (and the rest of the series up to the rear disc brakes) are a popular conversion for Triumph 3/4/6 running in vintage racing. The drums have the proper diameter and wid
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00123.html (7,645 bytes)

136. Fuel-Air Ratio Gauges (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:07:44 -0500
I'd like to get a fuel-air gauge to help with tuning my carbs -- the kind that operates from an 02 sensor. With unleaded gas, reading the plugs and exhaust pipe are less meaningful than they used to
/html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00146.html (7,773 bytes)

137. TR4 - Spirit? (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:52:32 -0500
I completed my engine rebuild and started it up. I hope I never get over the thrill I feel when I start up a new or rebuilt engine. There is no indication in Judeo-Christian literature that anything
/html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00095.html (6,778 bytes)

138. Re: next year? (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:45:27 -0500
Some day I'd like to see a race group of the really early sports cars. Have you seen at a 1914 Mercer Raceabout lately? This glorious beast was totally impractical, had no luggage space, no weather p
/html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00107.html (7,906 bytes)

139. Re: Reflections on a racing incident (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:39:00 -0500
I'm also glad that someone besides me has said that Watkins Glen, and any other track that puts immovable objects right next to the track, is dangerous. This feature of The Glen sure intimidated me.
/html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00172.html (9,450 bytes)

140. Re: Reflections on a racing incident (score: 1)
Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 18:44:17 -0500
I guess we have to face the reality of mixed grids for the sake of scheduling and track time, but mixed grids are inherrently more dangerous than grids of cars that act more similarly. Putting FF's a
/html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00193.html (11,998 bytes)

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