I consider myself more educated today.
Thanks,
Tim
_________________________
Tim Beloney
VAR Development Manager
Wyse Technology
tbeloney@wyse.com <mailto:tbeloney@wyse.com>
510.749.9432 (phone)
510.714.2067 (cell/pgr)
-----Original Message-----
From: Theo Smit [mailto:TSmit@novatel.ca]
Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 9:47 AM
To: Timothy Beloney
Subject: RE: Quick Tiger (abreviations)
You're going to hear this about a hundred times, but...
British Racing Green (color code 86 for Tigers)
Ministry of Transport. A british agency that enforces
yearly(?) car inspections.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Beloney [SMTP:TBeloney@Wyse.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 1998 10:31 AM
> To: Tigers
> Subject: RE: Quick Tiger (abreviations)
>
> Once again being the novice, I show my ignorance.
>
> What is BRG? I always thought it was burgundy!
>
> While I'm at it, what is MoT?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
> _________________________
> Tim Beloney
> VAR Development Manager
> Wyse Technology
> tbeloney@wyse.com <mailto:tbeloney@wyse.com>
> 510.749.9432 (phone)
> 510.714.2067 (cell/pgr)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Hokanson [mailto:tgrr2@gte.net]
> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 1998 11:18 AM
> To: Tigers
> Subject: Quick Tiger (longish in
content)
>
> Listers,
> Having owned my Tiger for over 25 yrs
and making
> several modifications
> over the years to better its performance, I
have always
> been interested in
> Tigers that are strong runners. Quarter
mile times have
> been one indicator
> of that performance, so I paid particular
attention to
> stories about a car
> from Florida that could run in the 10's.
Since I have never
> been able to
> get my car to run under 12's and we were
going to be in
> Florida for a few
> days anyway, I contacted Jerry Porsche to
see if I could get
> a look at his
> car. He not only graciously consented, but
took time out of
> his schedule
> for a trip to the local drag strip in
Orlando last Wed nite
> so I could
> watch it run.
> When I arrived at his home, what I
found truly
> astonished me.
> Expecting to find some hairy-chested,
cut-up, tubbed and
> tube-framed
> monster with huge slicks extending out of
the fender wells
> perched on a
> trailer, instead I found a pretty little BRG
tiger with a
> LAT hood and Lat
> 70 wheels residing in the garage. A closer
look revealed a
> roll bar with
> side braces extending forward to the lower
front door
> corners and a pair of
> McCreary street-legal tires on the rear.
Really, nothing
> else to reveal
> this car's potential.
> When Jerry told me to hop in, that we
were driving to
> the strip, you
> could have knocked me over with a feather.
Not only does
> this car run
> 10.60 quarter mile times, it is also
regularly driven on the
> street. His
> wife drives it around town running errands!
So accompanied
> by 2 other
> Tigers we drove out to the drag strip,
stopping to fill up
> with regular
> pump gas. The car has a healthy
rumpity-rump sound from the
> roller-cammed
> 302, but is quite tractable in traffic and
does not suffer
> any cooling
> maladies. A pleasant ride but when he lays
into the
> throttle the car
> really smashes you into the back of the
seat.
> The weather was unseasonably cool, so
traction for many
> cars was a bit
> of a problem and Jerry's first run without
the nitrous
> netted a low 12, if
> I remember correctly. It has run 11's off
of the bottle.
> Then with the
> nitrous on, the times dropped into the low
11's and mph at
> 123. Conditions
> were not favorable enough to get into the
10's but close,
> and you could see
> the potential. Truly, an amazing car.
> On the way back we stopped for some
refreshments and a
> little bench
> racing. I want to thank my hosts for a
great evening.
> Jerry is a low-key,
> soft spoken gentleman who lets the numbers
speak for
> themselves and a
> pleasure to meet. But if you ever decide to
take on a
> little green Tiger
> at a stoplight somewhere around Orlando, you
may be in for a
> real suprise.
> Thanks again Jerry for showing us that it
can be done.
> Bob
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