In a message dated 3/5/2001 12:53:09 PM, SloMoIV@aol.com writes:
<< If your "facts" aren't supported, then yes, you can expect replies. >>
Consider the following:
In a message dated 3/5/2001 3:20:05 PM, bwana@c2i2.com writes:
<< I am not trying to take away anything from someone who gets out there and
puts his car wheel to wheel with other cars, in fact, I worship them! Most
people sit around and talk about what they are going to do, or have done,
but there are few who actually do it! But, Eric is right on this one. He did
preface his original statement by saying that a Tiger that had a tube frame
with fiberglass fenders etc could keep up with the current comptetion.
Having seen the car in question, I remember studying it for any factory
original production part. I think there are about 10?
Someone else brought up Doane Spencer, one of my true idols. Before he built
the Tiger, he built one of the fastest Alpines of all time. They had more
sucess with it than they did the Tiger.Here is a breakdown of the two cars
in SCCA national standing "In the day":
Alpine
1960 National Champion, G Production
1961 3rd Place National, E Production
1962 2nd Place National, E Production
1963 Tied for National Champion F Production
1964 National Champion F Production
Tiger
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Obviously, there are more types of racing involved that are worthy of
mention, such as Rallies and drag racing. The Rally record is probably about
equal with a slight edge for the Alpine since more cars were entered, but as
far as the drag racing thing goes, the Tiger seems to have edged out the
Alpine for a clear vicory, which goes back to the original statement that
"If you want to go fast in a straight line."
I think the true test of a cars ability to kick ass on the competition is
the amount of private entries that you wouls find "back in the day". This is
where sportscar enthusiasts pick out a car that they recognize has a serious
chance at winning in its class, prepare it, and race it. As we are
discovering, there were a shitload of people privately racing Alpines, one
visit to Steve Silverstiens site can show the veracity of that, but I don't
know that there were all that many Tigers raced, and all that I know of had
factory support. >>
In a message dated 3/5/2001 12:53:09 PM, SloMoIV@aol.com writes:
<<The careful reader also might decide that more "potshots" are found in your
original post than in the replies posted so far. >>
Jan Eyerman wrote:
<<I am glad to hear that some very capable people have been able to take a
Hillman Husky chassis and a hotted up Hillman Minx engine and beat the tar out
of real sports cars (MG, Triumph, etc).
>>
In a message dated 3/5/2001 6:54:16 PM, v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au
writes:
<< Jan,
No offence, but you're not suggesting the Alpine is not a 'real' sports car
are
you? Let's not forget the original MG was a hotted up Bullnose Morris, and
MGA's
and B's used the same basic engine as the Morris Oxford sedan. Triumphs of
all TR
series used engines from sedans as well, and you'll find all sorts of Ford
bits
(including engine) in a Lotus.
A sports car is a sports car not from what you put into it, but from what you
get
out of it.
Cheers
Vic >>
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