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Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?

To: N197TR4@cs.com
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR250K short-shifting at the Glen?
From: Bill Babcock <Billb@bnj.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:08:21 -0700
I'd say Tony was being nice to the engine since he didn't have any  
significant competition, but I've raced with him in a Corvette, and he  
makes that engine squeeze out sounds that aren't supposed to come from  
corvettes. Maybe he's nicer to the TR250K.

On Oct 15, 2008, at 9:54 AM, N197TR4@cs.com wrote:

> I dont know, but I never heard a sweeter sounding six cylinder  
> engine. Should
> be bottled and sold.
>
>
>> Andre Rousseau posted the following link - Triumph Race @ The Glen:
>>
>> http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-3801089803051563183&hl=en-CA
>>
>> Watching the faster TR6s navigate corner 12, they all appear
>> to take it in third, shifting to fourth midway down the
>> following straight.
>>
>> Watching the movie at approximately 3:15 and 4:59 mark we see
>> Tony Garmey zipping along in the TR250K and changing up shortly
>> after hitting the apex.
>>
>> It appears to me that either Tony was short-shifting by
>> 500 rpm (???) or so, or he was running a very different set of
>> drivetrain ratios.  Another Kas secret?
>>
>> Andre, is there a way to obtain a copy of this video in the original
>> format, from an ftp site?  I'd love a copy, and I swear I will not
>> use it for anything other than my own lustful desires.  =8O
>> I'll likely not see these cars together again.
>>
>> Shane Ingate in NM
>>
>>
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