I guess body stiffness doesn't count for anything on a body-and-frame car?
On the other hand, a BGT should be massively stiffer than a B roadster, and
have decent aerodynamics (if slightly more frontal area), so it seems like a
reasonable choice.
on 8/23/02 2:53 PM, WSpohn4@aol.com at WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 23/08/02 2:16:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
>
>> By the way, in case anyone is wondering. I'm thinking I am going to
>> turn my MGA coupe into a vintage race car.
>>
>
> Larry - the only problem with coupes is that they are heavier (and therefor
> slower) and you can't take all that much out of them.
>
> Otherwise they do look nice, and were the car of choice for long distance
> racing, particularly in Old Blighty where rain was often present on race day.
>
> I have always wanted to race to go fast, so I have hard time understanding
> people that have other priorities - those who race MGB GTs for instance, but
> I never complain - the more people out there in cars that are slower than
> they need to be, the better!!
>
> Bill
> (whose race car used to be under 1800 lbs. when it was running a pushrod)
>
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