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1. Re: Rear Dick Brakes--Serious reply. (score: 1)
Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 15:06:58 EDT
<< I just saw an ad in a racing magazine for Winner's Circle for a bolt on rear disk brake conversion for a Spridget. >> I don't understand the reason for a rear disk brake converson for the rear, es
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00088.html (7,989 bytes)

2. Re: Rear Dick Brakes--Serious reply. (score: 1)
Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 14:36:22 -0500
One of the reason's the Red Rat Bastard is so fast out of the corners is that I don't use the brakes much... that is, I use them late and get off them early, and then get on the gas early. The other
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00091.html (10,914 bytes)

3. Re: Rear Dick Brakes--Serious reply. (score: 1)
Author: Daniel1312@aol.com
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 17:12:02 EDT
In fact it is the other way round. Because a road car is nearly always heavier than its racing equivalent it can be much harder on brakes than a racing car. Consider a racing Sprite might be as much
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00093.html (8,311 bytes)

4. Re: Rear Dick Brakes--Serious reply. (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:21:52 +1000
FWIW, I have found that the Carbon/Kevlar shoes I bought a few years ago from Speedwell are good enough to lock up the rears, don't overheat, and don't seem to wear very much. When you combine them w
/html/spridgets/1999-10/msg00097.html (9,279 bytes)


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