Shane - What's the altitude at Carlsbad ? If it's a few 1000 feet or more,
it would make you slower.
Don Elliott, 1958 TR3A, Montreal, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
To: <BFEKENG@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: TR Drag Race times
> Ken Gillander wrote:
>
> > I would think a good vintage racer would be a low 13.00
> >second machine & about 100 mph.
>
> I think Ken is telling me that I am not sending him enough money! :)
>
> I like drag racing my TR6, and completely stock (80K miles and electric
fan)
> I was pulling low 16s at Carlsbad. My current (streetable) rebuild
matches
> gearing and rev limits for the 400 meters and I compute that the best I'll
> do is 13.5. I'm not an animal with the clutch and 'box, so an
experienced,
> insensitive and wealthier racer would likley do 0.4 better, which is right
> in line with Ken's estimate for a prepped 4-cylinder TR.
>
> And before someone asks "why drag race a TR6?", its because I like all
forms
> of autosport. I may never be truely competitive in any of the disparate
> events I enter, but I sure do have a lot of fun. FWIW, my favorite is
> hillclimbing, which is really just drag racing through the twisties!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Shane Ingate, winning no races by reading the digest, in Maryland
>
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