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Subject: [TR] 65 mph
From: thenicholls at verizon.net (thenicholls at verizon.net)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:47:45 -0500 (CDT)
I have a totally unmodified 72 TR6.  My friend asked if he could drive it.  
When he got towards 100 MPH, I almost crapped myself.  Thing was shaking like 
it was going to explode.

I had muscle cars in high school, don't feel a need to go their, and all the TR 
people actually drive the cars.

Don't think I have been above 75 since.

Craig 
Vienna, VA 
72 TR6


Sep 16, 2011 12:30:22 AM, sumton at sbcglobal.net wrote:

I have a very modified TR6. but above 90 I get a little scared. this thing 
is 40 years old. and open. I did 140 in a relatively new enclosed car with 
crumple zones and airbags etc. but this little car . . .

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From: "Andrew Uprichard" 
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:15 PM
To: "'Joe DeMuth'" ; 
Subject: [TR] 65 mph

> Joe! You rarely drive faster than 65mph? I am going to take the fifth on
> this, but I was speaking to a guy at the Battle of the Brits (annual show
> for the Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club last Sunday - and well attended) 
> who
> had just bought an unrestored TR3 from Canada a month previously. He had
> gotten caught in a thunderstorm and said how he did 95mph to get home dry.
>
> My TR3 has clocked 105 by some reckless individual. I'd be interested in
> knowing of other owners: cautious cruising or spurious speeding??? And
> what happens on this chat page stays on this chat page......
>
> Andrew Uprichard 


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