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Re: Twin cam? on ebay

To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Twin cam? on ebay
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:04:04 -0500
Dan DiBiase wrote:

> Well, he keeps adding additional information at a high rate, like the fact
> that it's not really an 'original RHD' car as noted in his original blurb
> but converted from LHD using 'original RHD parts', whatever they are....
> Why would someone do that if the car is being used in the US?

Possible answer: since sports car races are almost always on clockwise 
tracks, having the driver's weight on the right makes turning just that 
fraction better. This was the accepted wisdom back in the 60's among the 
drivers I knew and raced against.

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