Bob,
Thanks for the input. I got my information from Roger. Maybe he bought
some stock in the Falcon muffler Co. and Black plug wire LTD;-) Great show
by the way. All of the effort by the club members was noticed by those in
attendance. Like I said earlier I was not whining but just trying to
understand what is required at the top level.
See ya,
Richard
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To: triumphs@autox.team.net@INTERNET; Ceraldi-ERC004 Richard
From: rgk@flash.net@INTERNET on Wed, Apr 23, 1997 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: Judging, Freeflow vs Stock
Richard,
Your car got serious consideration for best of show. and in fact scored
extremely high on the concours judging form. The TR3 that beat you for
best in show also had a free flow muffler hanging off the back. If my
memory serves me correctly, the paint on the battery hold down bracket, not
the exhaust was what made the difference. It was very tough, and it's often
hard to beat a nice 3 even with a great car like yours. We discussed that
as well and took it into consideration. FWIW the B.I. Show vote was 7
qualified people voting.
Bob
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> From: Richard Ceraldi-ERC004 <Richard_Ceraldi-ERC004@email.mot.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Judging, Freeflow vs Stock
> Date: Wednesday, April 23, 1997 10:01 AM
>
> Scions,
> With all the exhausting discussions lately about Monza and
>other
> freeflow systems I felt like tossing in a few comments and a question to
all
> the Chosen Ones that judge cars.
> I have been running a freeflow system by the name of Stebro since
the
> early 70's. I will have to agree that on long trips you just don't
realize
> how loud it really is until you get out for gas and your ears are still
> ringing and you have to say "what" a lot to the cashier. Lately I have
been
> using on the recommendation of a hearing doctor something call "Mack's
> Earplugs". You can get them from drugstores. They really do make a big
> difference. As a comparison I also purchased several other types to check
> them all out. They were easier to use and kept a better seal than the
type
> you roll skinny and they expand inside the ear canal. Most of these type
of
> plugs reduce 20-30 bd. It is a way around having those nice tones and
keep
> your hearing.
> Now here is the question to the judges out there. Now remember I am
not
> whining but am just looking for some insight. I feel my car is very close
to
> being the best so I am looking for very small details that can make the
> difference. When my car was being looked at for best of show recently at
a
> VTR event it was mentioned to me that one of the thing that kept me out
was
> the lack of a stock real muffler. . I was under the understanding that
any
> period hardware was acceptable. Is that really the case on the VTR
National
> level? Now while my car came with black plug wires you could also add the
> yellow and black performance wires back then as well. I have kind of held
> back on re-installing my fiberglass spoiler for the last 5 years just
> because of this gray zone. Is it best to loose these things before a big
> event and reinstall your personal touches afterward?
> Thank,
> Richard Ceraldi
> 71 GT6 MKIII KF166L
> 71 Spitfire MKIV FK9365L
> Austin, Tx
> www.exact.com/~gt6mk3
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