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Snap up the Morgan and join The Morgan Aero Challenge Series, you will not find a nicer bunch of people to race against or socialise with,and as a real bonus you will get lots of pictures of you and the car, courtesy of Tripos Media. In addition you can be sure of getting a mention in the MSCC's 'Miscellany', and the MOG Magazine.
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All good points, Peter, thanks.
Bauble, in reality you wont find me in any of the cars i mention as all too much for me and my budget! That said, I know Andrew and Katy Thompson(Morgan Challenge competitor and cordinator) well enough and keep waiting for an invite to at least test one of his Morgans. You never know. |
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The Marcos will give you the fastest lap times if it’s a good one, but they’re homologated as GTP, not GTS, so can get classed differently by some organisers. Can be fragile..... The Mustang is heavy, uses a lot of tyres and fuel, and as Peter says a competitive engine will cost loads. If you’re using the homologated gearbox, they can suffer.
Which leaves the B and the Morgan! A good MG will cost less to buy, uses a gearbox which is widely available, and an axle which is easy to rebuild yourself. You can buy a new shell if ever needed, but new chassis and bodies are also available from Morgan for the +4. Both are capable of having engines enlarged- the B is able to be taken over 2.0 litres by a clever builder, but doing so will reduce reliability. Morgans run the TR lump at 2.1 litres legally, but that engine (wet linered) has been taken to over 2.5 litres before now...... Moss gearboxs are getting like hens teeth and gearsets are expensive. The preferred steering box make for racing is also getting rare. To drive? I love MGBs, but a well set up +4 is sublime. Absolutely no vices.... |
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Interesting view on Europe from the New York Times...…
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexi...cid=spartanntp |
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Interesting question/answers to Andy's question. Why not a TR4?
As to the Mustang, if you're looking for a Grp2 FIA 289, '65 or '66, have a look to the regulation, appendix K and J, and mind you what Mike said about the gearbox, supposed to be the Ford unit. Original heads are hard to source, rockers must be pressed steel and not Yella Terra style rocker rollers and so on… |
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TR4s are fine, but considering the homologated engine spec will be the same as a Morgan, the car is heavier, at least equally brick like, and the gearboxes are not as strong. Although I suggested that a Moss gearbox, as used in the +4, is expensive and casings are getting rare, a properly put together unit is virtually bullet proof....
Next step up- Healey 3000? |
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Mike, from your knowledge, when you modify a TR4 gearbox Ã* la Stag mode, is it still compliant? The homologated Marcos is supposed to use a B18 engine, really hard to source, many of them being overboard by now.
The Big Healey is a great choice if you're not to tall to say the least… The racing ones dont go for cheap money though. Back to your first suggestion then, the Morgan is a great choice. |
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That’s far too logical a reason.....
I’ve long held the impression that car owners were always finding an excuse to junk their Dellortos in favour of Weber’s.... Going back to ‘which race car’, Peter is quite correct about MGBs giving you a huge amount of choice of where and with whom to race. (Goodwood seems to be an exception, unless Fordwater grid is inviting one or two.) But, you can’t race a B in any Pre 63 series, whereas a +4 gives you that extra choice- if the car is declared on its HTP as being 1962 or earlier, of course..... Gerard, I can’t answer your question regarding TR gearboxes. Healey 3000s are now so well developed that there is hardly any point in entering anything else that runs in the same class. At least one organiser has received requests to amend their class structure as a result, and another has introduced Rev limiters for them and other big engined cars..... |
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We all have some and I must admit a complete airbox for a Dell'Orto ramp is hard to source. Anyway, Weber or Dell'Orto, keep preciously all the original jets. The copies found now are not always showing evidences of good quality. Even in GB.
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Have to check for the TR's boxes. At first glance, I would say you're allowed to replace the bearings by roller bearings if this modification can be done without machining the case. There are few TR's in France, I guess at least all the bits comme from your well known suppliers, complete engines are often from Revington.
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Drones at airports. Does technology not exist to have some sort of signal blocking around the perimeters?
If they find those responsible for last night’s chaos at Gatwick, their punishment should be to be paraded amongst all the frustrated travellers in the departure halls..... |
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Damn it, someone could be out of jail soon.
May be the first Japanese lesson he learnt was to make the difference between jacusi and… yakuza! It's no secret that he's not a great F1 fan, now he knows there's no obvious connection between "space" and "frame". |
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