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1. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: "John A. Rollins" <nobozos@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 18:22:17 -0800; OK, since I'm already out on this limb... One of the overriding conditions we use in the Florida Region SCCA Vintage Program is one of historical correctness. By this I mean that if proof (now THERE'; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00002.html (10,687 bytes)
2. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:45:00 -0500; FWIW, Doug, I didn't write the quote below - I am an innocent victim of "quotitis in Email"! I just said that VARAC allowed the Webers for our vintage production cars. In fact, you could probably say; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00006.html (11,598 bytes)
3. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: S800Racer@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:39:48 EST; - MGB with crossflow and Webers - TR3 that has a Judson supercharger on it (assuming anyone is crazy enough to want to race it that way) - D type with a big block Chev motor (See how I love to posit; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00015.html (8,264 bytes)
4. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:58:09 EST; The question is what the appropriate period is. You have actual race cars out there with long racing histories that started after the "appropriate period". My MGA, for instance, was turned into a rac; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00016.html (9,165 bytes)
5. RE: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: "Baltimore Knife & Sword Co." <racecar@baltimoreknife.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:25:48 -0500; funny you should bring that up! I have a friend in my area who still has his TR-3 racecar that he last raced with a Judson(until 68). as well as a tr-4 racer with a judson. I would be interested to h; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00018.html (8,659 bytes)
6. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: JWoesvra@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:26:20 EST; << You have actual race cars out there with long racing histories that started after the "appropriate period". My MGA, for instance, was turned into a race car by me in 1973. It was at that point abo; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00019.html (8,966 bytes)
7. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: JWoesvra@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:02:00 EST; <<TR3 that has a Judson supercharger on it (assuming anyone is crazy enough to want to race it that way) >> << I have a friend in my area who still has his TR-3 racecar that he last raced with a Juds; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00020.html (8,508 bytes)
8. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 18:58:28 EST; My particular car is not that 'late' in terms of preparation - I went back to the stock knock-off wheels long ago for vintage, and never flaired the fenders. Who knows when and if there will be a sui; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00030.html (8,256 bytes)
9. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: "John A. Rollins" <nobozos@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 21:23:24 -0800; You can tell the racing season is over "up North"... The preparation guidelines we use in the Florida Regions Vintage Program state that the car may be prepared using any modifications that would hav; /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00046.html (10,839 bytes)
10. IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: "Carl McLelland" <carlynneracing@home.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:40:36 -0800; As a relative newcomer to vintage racing, having just completed my first full year competing, here are my two cents worth. Dean Watts is not only a very good, close, personal friend, but an eloquent; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00242.html (11,316 bytes)
11. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:38:00 EST; Interesting issue. I agree that you can't make a new Tiger, or stick a V8 into whatever you like and call it a vintage race car. But there are a few cars that were originally modified, if not when ne; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00248.html (9,237 bytes)
12. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: PaceCars@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:42:19 EST; I remember a "Cobra" that used to run at Green Valley Raceway in Texas in the mid-1960s. It came over from Mexico, and was an Ace-Bristol (original big grill) with a Ford V-8. It apeared to be stock; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00251.html (10,172 bytes)
13. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:59:33 EST; The CASC regs were more liberal in the 60s. You may know of Al Pease' 3 main MGB that ran an HRG Derrington Head and twin Webers at Mosport in the mid 60s. What would you do with that car? And if the; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00252.html (8,941 bytes)
14. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:43:31 EST; In the late 60s early 70s we tried to follow the GCR while lookin for legal ways to gain an advantage. I think most of us were afraid of being protested because there were a lot of protests for munda; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00256.html (9,720 bytes)
15. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:28:59 -0500; VARAC regs allow any period speed equipment, including aftermarket heads and webers, so Al Pease's car would be fully legal under our existing rules. The other cars would be subject to individual, no; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00264.html (11,160 bytes)
16. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: S800Racer@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 12:31:09 EST; << On the other hand, I raced against a fellow, a national champion, who reportedly had widened the body on his car by sectioning it, this before fender flares were allowed; he had the resources to d; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00279.html (8,832 bytes)
17. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: JWoesvra@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:23:38 EST; << Presumably the advantage to widening the body would be to widen the track width. Since the PCS spells out the legal track width, I have to question whether the story is true. Winners get checked t; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00283.html (10,195 bytes)
18. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: "Brett Johnson" <356drb@indy.net>; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:47:03 -0500; track width. Since the PCS spells out the legal track width, I have to question whether the story is true. Winners get checked the most and it would doesn't seem to make much sense to go to the effor; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00285.html (9,189 bytes)
19. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: Tombread@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:18:24 EST; Jack: in the case I referred to it was a very successful MGB. Thanks for the comments. tom Tom Butters The Greens Fork Group Creative Communications Services 765-886-5098 public relations & marketing; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00286.html (8,776 bytes)
20. Re: IN RE: Mechanical Failures (score: 1): Author: JWoesvra@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:26:44 EST; << Jack: in the case I referred to it was a very successful MGB. Thanks for the comments. tom >> Yes, MGB's, XKE's, and.......... wasn't (isn't) racing fun? If you want to really see cheating with no; /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00287.html (8,621 bytes)

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