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1. going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:25:23 -0000; allll righty! in a few hours i'm on my way to summit point west virginia to go flog my bright oarnge saab 3 stroke bug killer for the weekend. now! evryone play nice while i'm away! lol! .....hey chr; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00190.html (7,614 bytes)
2. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:47:04 -0400; How big are you, anyways? Or are the specifics too personal? I thought that at 6'4" & 215# I was at the upper end of Spridget drivers. In fact I bought my Midget without having driven it because I co; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00191.html (9,009 bytes)
3. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:58:41 -0400; Yinngggggggg, yinnnnnngggg, yingggggnngggggnngggg.....sorry Chuck; I had twelve of them at various times. Sounds like you mix and not inject? Geoff Branch '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril" '72 Innocenti 1300; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00192.html (8,848 bytes)
4. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 13:35:17 -0500; Curious, Which of the suck, squeeze, bang, and blow are you NOT using? .... and how zylinders in the pumpkin? Peter C; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00193.html (7,981 bytes)
5. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:35:51 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - My guess is that he meant 3 cylinders, 2 strokes. Castor oil is added to the racing gas/oil mixture for that vintage aroma. (I've watched him mix it!) Allen Hefner SCCA Philly; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00197.html (8,160 bytes)
6. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:35:50 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - Ummm, not even close! (Sorry, chuck! And good luck at Summit Point!) Allen Hefner SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward '77 Midget '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00198.html (8,019 bytes)
7. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:57:14 -0400; Does Chuck really use Castor oil? We always used 2 stroke oil. If you really want to smell Castor oil and gas, go to Rinebeck, NY aerodrome where they fly planes that are all pre-WWII!!!!!! Some engi; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00199.html (9,296 bytes)
8. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:16:23 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - He uses 2 storke oil to lube the cylinders, but adds a touch of castor oil for the aroma of vintage racing. I'm sure he will post the mix proportions when he returns. Allen Hefn; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00200.html (8,579 bytes)
9. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:27:55 -0700; Castor oil fumes can have a very interesting effect on the driver/pilot breathing them. From my model airplane days I recall the sense of 'urgency' one got after awhile in the pits. Some WWI pilots c; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00201.html (9,096 bytes)
10. RE: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:44:24 -0700; Here's a picture of one of those "radial rotaries", a Gnome. Really remarkable piece but didn't get a chance to hear one in action. http://www.herbytoys.com/Vaca_Images/gnome.jpg Herby 64 MK II Sprit; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00203.html (8,843 bytes)
11. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 15:06:59 -0700; The old rotary engines of WWI for the most part did not have a throttle. You just put the gas to it or shut the gas off and on to throttle down. It was full throttle or nothing. Not sure about the th; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00207.html (9,632 bytes)
12. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:38:46 -0000; gee, too personal? lol! i'm 6'4.5"tall and weigh 453lbs! i have been found on harley's and in fine imported vintage motor cars. i have very diverse tastes. that goes for food too! lol! chuck that bou; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00213.html (9,319 bytes)
13. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:51:14 -0000; do not forget the le rhone rotary too! same era. ahhhh, vintage avation......my heart soars! chuck ?; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00214.html (9,122 bytes)
14. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:48:10 -0000; ah yes! a rotary engine vs. a radial engine. rotary's had no throttle. they used cutting in and out of the ignition to slow down to land chuck. don't ask how i know ...ok? -- Original Message -- From; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00217.html (10,427 bytes)
15. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:57:04 -0400; Very true. Very scary. Geoff Branch '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril" '72 Innocenti 1300 Mini -- Original Message -- From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net> Sent: Thursday,; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00223.html (9,810 bytes)
16. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:58:47 -0400; They smell great! Just like the model airplanes we use to fly. And have no throttles, so there is just a cut out switch and you hear blahhhhh, put-put, blahhhhh, put, blahhhhh. Geoff Branch '74 Meeji; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00224.html (9,042 bytes)
17. re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 5 Oct 01 14:43:21 EDT; Gee, You didn't look that old when I met you... Ed in NC :-); /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00238.html (7,640 bytes)
18. re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 5 Oct 01 14:46:22 EDT; Rent "The Great Waldo Pepper". :-) Ed in NC; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00239.html (7,715 bytes)
19. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:10:11 -0400; My understanding is that this was a fairly common practice in the early days of aircraft radial engines. Unless my memory fails me some of the WWII navy fighters still used this type of engine. The F; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00249.html (9,129 bytes)
20. Re: going racing.....AGAIN? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 15:10:00 -0400; Non-rotating crank has severe rpm limitations (but what a way to reduce valve float) and huge gyroscopic effect causing interesting spin non-recovery characteristics. My failing memory says they did; /html/spridgets/2001-10/msg00257.html (9,362 bytes)

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