[Fot] Blackhawk Farms, Success with some problems

[Jason Ostrowski]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Tim Murphy <timmurph at fastbytes.com> wrote:

>
> Anybody on the list have any ideas on that?
>
> Tim,
> My guess is that most everyone is going to tell you that electronic
> ignition is the way to go.
> It may very well be.
> However, Maybe as devils advocate, My car has always had points, runs well
> normally, in the 6000 to 7300 range and could do more if needed.
> I have taken a simple philosophy with my car that seems to have been
> serving me well. The guys that built it knew what they were doing and raced
> it hard for 30 years. So in most cases, I put my attention on maintaining
> it, "as raced" which already takes all the time and money that I have. I
> keep a close eye on the wear in the distributor and have had none thus far.
> In my case, and I may be a lucky one, I'm still on the same set of points
> from its last professional rebuild at least 14 years ago (the car sat for 12
> years) so for me after 9 racing weekends so far... not a misfire yet. So
> again, I thought I would change to electronic ignition as well. But, with
> many spare sets of points and condensers remaining in the spares box. I
> think I'll use them up before switching over just yet... Call me crazy?!?
>
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing