[TR] Flat towing a TR3

[DAVE HOGYE]

Hardy Prentice flat towed his TR3 all over the country for years behind his Jaguar XKE.  Hardy won the SCCA E-production championship in, if I remember correctly 1991 after 25 years or so trying.  He is one of our most important Triumph heros.  Hardy still lives in S.F. and still has his TR3 and the E-type.

I believe he disconnected the drive shaft.  If I find more info on that, I'll share it.

Dave H.

> On March 28, 2019 at 12:43 PM Art McEwen <amcewen2 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
>     I read somewhere where this wasn't possible without disconnecting the driveshaft due to, I think, a bearing in the gearbox or O/D that doesn't get lubricated without the gearbox in gear.   But I've also read reports of Kas Kasner and his contemporaries routinely flat towing to the race track.    Which is true?  Both?  Neither?  Or is Kas forgetting he used to disconnect the driveshaft at the end of the weekend?
> 
>     I've seen several MGBs (different gearbox design?) and MX5s being flat towed behind RVs, I know the MX5 manual says it's a no-no.
> 
>     Just wondering.
> 
>     Art '60 TR3A.
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