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Subject: [Healeys] high altitude driving
From: michael.oritt at gmail.com (Michael Oritt)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 22:51:26 -0400
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Great memories--and I had forgotten all about the Marmots....

Best--Michael

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> I think I was in no higher gear than third all the way up the mountain,
> Michael, but Jeez - it's almost straight up!  I had forgotten about
> Julian's
> car running out of puff.   Anyone interested can read a short bit about our
> adventures that day here:  http://www.easterton.com/june19th.htm
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC  USA
>
> From: Michael Oritt [mailto:michael.oritt at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:28 PM
> To: BJ8 Healeys
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] high altitude driving
>
> I did the same trip with Steve in 2002 and did not touch the carbs once,
> though I was quite low on power as we approached the PP summit--I think I
> was down into first gear in the final section.  One of the drivers who came
> over from the UK actually had to eject his passenger about 500 feet from
> the
> top in order to make it up.  The highway passes wer no problem at all.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM, BJ8 Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Gary, all I can offer is that I have crossed the Rockies three times in my
> BJ8, and driven it to the top of Pikes Peak once.  I didn't change anything
> before or after and had only slightly noticeable loss of performance at the
> summit.  Actually, the Healey climbed Pikes Peak much easier than did my
> '69
> Dodge Charger with 383 c.i. engine and four-barrel.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC  USA
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