I read about Mike's Falcon and it is the only 1963 Falcon with a period
history in Trans Am racing, getting in on the first year or two of the series.
With provenance like that it is truly a rare bird!
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Sandy Ganz
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:21 PM
To: Theo Smit; michael king
Cc: Tiger Talk List Tiger
Subject: Re: [Tigers] SCF74 at monterey video
Don't kid yourself the Eisenburg's Falcon is very well set up, I'll bet no
trouble with brakes either. I have seen the black 'sinister' Falcon several
times at Willow and it is pretty hard core, of course well within guidelines
of VARA rules and such (hehehe). The car pretty much got the GT350 treatment
that he knows so well how to set up. It is a hot car, and it moves, lots more
rubber then the tiger too. I didn't catch sunday's races but stopped in
saturday to see Buck and a few others. Excellent time. Morton must have been
pissed off to get passed in any case.
Sandy
----- Original Message ----
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
To: michael king <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
Cc: Tiger Talk List Tiger <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18,
2009 9:16:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] SCF74 at monterey video
michael king
wrote:
> I heard #74 had an unlucky weekend at monterey.. this is an incar
video from
> a falcon chasing the SCF car.. seesmt o develop a braking issue
or tyre
> problem.. either way.. fun to watch it doing weeel before the
problem..
> holds of a cobra without to much trouble.
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYm2ITk2R5k&feature=channel_page
>
>
That's
a great video. That Falcon (and by extension, Buck's Tiger and the other cars
in that group) is pulling some serious cornering G - the datalogger display
showed 1.2G in either lateral direction. It also shows you how sketchy the
(1963-vintage) brakes are - he's only getting about 0.6G of deceleration. I'm
sure that he could do more, but only once or twice and then that would be it
for the brakes.
Cheers,
Theo
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