The Lighter Side! - Page 4

Alan Raine · 12 Jan 2009, 08:34 (Ref:2369768)

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Originally Posted by delta

I found out last week that a sports 2000 racer some time in the past had his fire extiguisher bottle filled with Nitrous the end if the pipe was directed on top of the carb and hey ho instant power at the end of a button.

As used by the Pacer FF1600 team in 1982. I'm sure they all had a good laugh about it afterwards

Al Weyman · 12 Jan 2009, 08:37 (Ref:2369772)

Bloody cheats in this sport everywhere you look from the top down.

Alan Raine · 12 Jan 2009, 08:57 (Ref:2369785)

1982 again. After a race at Donington Wally Warwick reckoned there were too many bent engines in FF1600 so decided to protest the first 10 finishers, including himself. Having stumped up £5000 in protest fees all the engines were checked and the only one found to be illegal was his!!!!

delta · 12 Jan 2009, 09:13 (Ref:2369793)

That happened in FF2000 a couple of years ago. This competitor was convinced the Championship winner was cheating so his sponsor stumped up the money and the engine was fine. There's built by a well known engine builder was not. Red faces all round.

compte deGraves · 12 Jan 2009, 09:17 (Ref:2369795)

If you think cheating is bad in England wait till you race in Germany!

**Peter Mallett** · 12 Jan 2009, 09:22 (Ref:2369796)

There's one fellow competitor who generally makes me smile. He runs his car with non Group 1 attachments and claims that although his is an earlier version it only has the same bits as one of a later design. He also regularly swaps from Gp1 to Gp 2 configuration depending on who is entered. The trouble is the engine remains group 2 even if he's running group 1.

terence · 12 Jan 2009, 09:58 (Ref:2369813)

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Originally Posted by compte deGraves

If you think cheating is bad in England wait till you race in Germany!

Or indeed Holland,a few years back one chap insisted on having engine mapping fitted to his MGB,biggest problem was disguising the Throttle Potentiometer!. It never got discovered.

SZRacer · 12 Jan 2009, 10:40 (Ref:2369833)

Hi John,

Well, since you're authorising digression, in best Ronnie Corbett Fashion, then yes, we hope to have (gasp!) two teams of Giuliettas out with AMOC 50s Sports Cars this year. Plus, we had LAK's other half at our team captains meeting at Mark C's house, and hopefully there will be a team of Lancia Aurelias out as well!

James

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Originally Posted by John Turner

James, since this is the general chat thread, are you and your fellow Alfa boys going to do the AMOC team races this year?

esper · 12 Jan 2009, 10:43 (Ref:2369835)

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Originally Posted by terence bower

Or indeed Holland,a few years back one chap insisted on having engine mapping fitted to his MGB,biggest problem was disguising the Throttle Potentiometer!. It never got discovered.

I would rather ray it was never thoroughly searched but some cars pass my mind intantly.

(

because there were some big egos connected )

**John Turner** · 12 Jan 2009, 11:06 (Ref:2369849)

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Originally Posted by SZRacer

Hi John,

Well, since you're authorising digression, in best Ronnie Corbett Fashion, then yes, we hope to have (gasp!) two teams of Giuliettas out with AMOC 50s Sports Cars this year. Plus, we had LAK's other half at our team captains meeting at Mark C's house, and hopefully there will be a team of Lancia Aurelias out as well!

James

Great news!

terence · 12 Jan 2009, 11:15 (Ref:2369853)

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Originally Posted by esper

I would rather ray it was never thoroughly searched but some cars pass my mind intantly.

(

because there were some big egos connected )

Big? More like enormous! All in vain because he still could'nt beat the King,who was also in a B!

delta · 12 Jan 2009, 11:34 (Ref:2369865)

Wonderd how long before those three magic leters appeared.Just thought i would mention this but did no one go to Autosport show.Thought there might of been some gossip to talk about.

terence · 12 Jan 2009, 11:37 (Ref:2369868)

Could'nt go because of a more important issue.But apparently it was only the socialising I missed.

**Peter Mallett** · 12 Jan 2009, 11:42 (Ref:2369870)

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Originally Posted by delta

Wonderd how long before those three magic leters appeared.Just thought i would mention this but did no one go to Autosport show.Thought there might of been some gossip to talk about.

JR picked up some interesting stuff re numbers of entries in historics for this year.

terence · 12 Jan 2009, 12:35 (Ref:2369887)

You can pick even more interesting stuff over the phone,saves a trip to Birmingham.

delta · 12 Jan 2009, 12:38 (Ref:2369892)

Well dont keep us in suspence Terrance

**Peter Mallett** · 12 Jan 2009, 12:48 (Ref:2369903)

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Originally Posted by terence bower

You can pick even more interesting stuff over the phone,saves a trip to Birmingham.

Given the roaming charges it's debatable whether the trip would be better than the phonecall.

GORDON STREETER · 12 Jan 2009, 22:16 (Ref:2370242)

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Originally Posted by terence bower

Or indeed Holland,a few years back one chap insisted on having engine mapping fitted to his MGB,biggest problem was disguising the Throttle Potentiometer!. It never got discovered.

A mate of mine brought a Twincam engine that had been used to win a Dutch Sportscar Championship in an Elan. He was told by the builder that it was illegal but he had been given a free hand (and serious money ) to make it win ! Before he fitted it in his Cortina we had a good look at it and found it was a disguised Alloy BDG blocked 2lt cleverly done including a wet sump !
It went well, but I bet it went better in the Elan

esper · 12 Jan 2009, 22:38 (Ref:2370261)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

A mate of mine brought a Twincam engine that had been used to win a Dutch Sportscar Championship in an Elan. He was told by the builder that it was illegal but he had been given a free hand (and serious money ) to make it win ! Before he fitted it in his Cortina we had a good look at it and found it was a disguised Alloy BDG blocked 2lt cleverly done including a wet sump !
It went well, but I bet it went better in the Elan

this sounds great!!!!! are we going back to the 16th century

who gets the story for the 4.5 litre stroker Healey engines and the 6 litre Jag strokers!!!
.............Its so lovely to race a Crossle formula Ford 1600 against other formula Fords....real racecars, real racers

(I loved the nitrous fire ext though)

GORDON STREETER · 12 Jan 2009, 23:08 (Ref:2370279)

GELUKKIG NIEUW JAAR esper

esper · 12 Jan 2009, 23:22 (Ref:2370283)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

GELUKKIG NIEUW JAAR esper

FELIZ NUEVO ANO GORDON , just send me Larkins I didnt have any good Ale so far this year!!!

delta · 13 Jan 2009, 10:10 (Ref:2370473)

Guess you two are talking" double dutch." Or should that be" double de clutch."

terence · 13 Jan 2009, 10:42 (Ref:2370491)

Just the Spanish and Dutch translation of Happy New Year.

**Peter Mallett** · 13 Jan 2009, 10:48 (Ref:2370493)

S'novim Godim and Mutlu Yillar just to cover Russia and Turkey.

delta · 13 Jan 2009, 11:38 (Ref:2370517)

OK. Here goes. Velly Happy New Lear.We have a FJ driver racing FJ from Japan. Its allways my job to translate.

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