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Re: Neat!

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Neat!
From: Bob Lang <LANG@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Joe Curry wrote:

> 
> 
> wiseman wrote:
> > 
> > Joe
> > 
> > Unless I missed something also, you can run any non-forced induction in
> > Street Prepared {SCCA}, even
> > fuel injection.

This is correct.

> I guess then that I am a bit confused by the ambiguity f the SCCA rules. 
> Here's why: 
>
> The Prepared class for Spitfires (which is supposed to be higher
> performance that Street Prepared) only allows the following: 
 
> 2 1.25" SU's on 1147 engines
> 2 1.25" Strombergs or SU's  or 2 1.5" Stromberg (or SU) on 1296 engines
> 1 1.5" Stromberg or 1 1.5" SU on a 1496 engine.

This is the same as the Production road race clasees, GP for the top two 
and FP for the bottom one. Apparently, this is a performance equalization 
issue. 

> Admittedly, I did not look at the carb requirements on SP classes
> because I wanted to lose all the glass and interior of the Spit.  But
> I am confused as to why the carb restrictions are up and down this way! 

Join the club.

Put the Webers on the 1500 and play in DM.

;-)
 
> Joe (C)

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