Fastest record we have in Aus is a TR3A doing 151mph down conrod straight at
Bathurst BUT it is down hill with a very looong straight
Geoff Byrne
TR6 racer down under
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "Terry Stetler" <tlizzard@msn.com>; <vinttr4@geneseo.net>;
<amcewen2@cogeco.ca>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>;
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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] [TR] TR3A top speed & horn sound
> With a 3.7 axle on Hoosier Speedsters I saw 6400 RPM at Brainerd in turn
> two,
> tucked in behind a Porsche whale tail with an added wing. Of course I was
> kind
> of busy, but it sure was fun. By my calculations that's 133, but I might
> have
> made an error. I think that's the fastest I've ever gone in Peyote, though
> I
> was also out of revs in the back straight at VIR and the front straight at
> Road Atlanta
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+billb=bnj.com@autox.team.net on behalf of Terry Stetler
> Sent: Tue 12/11/2007 9:27 AM
> To: vinttr4@geneseo.net; amcewen2@cogeco.ca; triumphs@autox.team.net;
> fot@autox.team.net; BillDentin@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Fot] [TR] TR3A top speed & horn sound
>
> Not sure about in the day, but my TR3A street car, with Webers, a header,
> 2.2
> liner kit, 3.7 axle and O.D. did an honest 111 mph once.
>
> Felt like 200...
>
> Hehe.
>
> Terry Stetler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BillDentin@aol.com<mailto:BillDentin@aol.com>
> To: vinttr4@geneseo.net<mailto:vinttr4@geneseo.net> ;
> amcewen2@cogeco.ca<mailto:amcewen2@cogeco.ca> ;
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] [TR] TR3A top speed & horn sound
>
>
> In a message dated 12/11/2007 9:19:36 AM Central Standard Time,
> vinttr4@geneseo.net<mailto:vinttr4@geneseo.net> writes:
>
>
> > By comparison, R & T reports on the Kastner TR4A at Bonneville
> > 140 hp on the engine dyno
> > Timed runs on the salt flats were 128.2 with Webers and 127 with
> > SU's. The team felt that they could have gotten 135 mph with better
> > salt conditions.
> >
> >
>
> Amici...
>
> Watched The World's Fastest Indian on Showtime last night. Neat movie.
> Sure
> made me think of all of the 'backyard' engineers/mechanics we have as
> members
> of the FOT.
>
> Bill (Damdinger)
>
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