If anyone would know, apart from Bob Tullius or Lanky, it would be Ted
Schumacher. He was one of several "inside" privateers racing for
British Leyland and took over the "competition department" at the SCCA
runoffs when it was disbanded with the end of the G44 and Joe Huffacker
days.
You can also try calling Mike Barratt at Jaguar and see what he says.
He was the BL/JRT competition department head in the '70s... Don't know
if he has email...
Another person to try would be Rik Cline in Gainsville Florida...
Clark
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>From: WINDOWSEET@aol.com[SMTP:WINDOWSEET@aol.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 1997 7:26 PM
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Group 44
>
>Wednesday
>30 July, 1997
>10:04AM CDST
>
>Hi
>
>Over the past few months I have read comments regarding the drivetrain used
>in Group 44 cars. Datsun gearboxes and 240Z diffs were supposedly used in the
>GT6+. Last night I read a message claiming that Corvair hubs and Mercedes
>half shafts were used in other Triumphs raced by Tullius. When I mentioned
>the Datsun equipment to Ted Schumaker, who owned and raced an ex-Group 44
>GT6+, he said that it was "all Triumph". Does anyone know of a source or book
>that documents Group 44's efforts from a technical standpoint? I read one
>book that described their wins but doesn't go into the technical aspects fo
>the cars. I can't imagine that the Triumphs in question weren't Triumphs at
>all, but mongrels made from a collection of parts. Can anyone shed any light
>on this subject?
>
>Greg Wolf
>70 GT6+ "Ian"
>Ann Arbor, Michigan
>Winnipeg MB Canada
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