The Spa 6 hours, 2008 - The Event!

[john ruston]

The Jaguars are as quick as anything in a straight line.They call it Historic Car development.Contradiction in terms?
Can now merge all the threads together as they all seem to arrive at same destination.

(seperate one for those other cars)

[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by john ruston

The Jaguars are as quick as anything in a straight line.They call it Historic Car development.Contradiction in terms?
Can now merge all the threads together as they all seem to arrive at same destination.

(seperate one for those other cars)

[terence]

Originally Posted by MGDavid

Some-one must be tired.

[Flyingfox_01]

Originally Posted by john ruston

The Jaguars are as quick as anything in a straight line.They call it Historic Car development.Contradiction in terms?
Can now merge all the threads together as they all seem to arrive at same destination.

(seperate one for those other cars)

More like the engines are bent, just like the Cobras who wont let Scrutineers look inside them.

[Dinkel]

Surely a 4.2 litre 6pot exhaust note is 'slightly different' from a bigger engine?

Anyways: a bigger than 4.5 6pot can't be any good in terms of reliable power? Or am I wrong?


I can imagine some Cobs have bigger than 289 / 302s in them . . . Do they need to lift heads and measure bore?

[terence]

Word is that some E Types are closer to 5ltr,some Cobra are alleged to be running over 8ltr,faster than in period,? I wonder why!. the problems start when a mediocre driver gets beaten fairly by someone who knows what he's doing.

[john ruston]

Can't be important or it would be checked-JR

[terence]

Originally Posted by john ruston

Can't be important or it would be checked-JR

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by Dinkel

Surely a 4.2 litre 6pot exhaust note is 'slightly different' from a bigger engine?

Anyways: a bigger than 4.5 6pot can't be any good in terms of reliable power? Or am I wrong?

If you spend enough money you can make them reliable.

[Flyingfox_01]

Originally Posted by Dinkel

Surely a 4.2 litre 6pot exhaust note is 'slightly different' from a bigger engine?

Anyways: a bigger than 4.5 6pot can't be any good in terms of reliable power? Or am I wrong?


I can imagine some Cobs have bigger than 289 / 302s in them . . . Do they need to lift heads and measure bore?

It is about time heads were lifted to measure bore sizes, but a good look at the stroke would reveal more, because 289/302/351 engines can measure the same bore size in a small block Ford engine.

[terence]

As has been said many times before,this is exactly what was threatened at Silverstone a few years ago,the result was that the grid was 4 cars less for qualifying! At least 4 reserves got thier chance.

[Tim Falce]

Does anyone not think about the possibility that some people just can't drive that well and it's not always engine size that wins?

[terence]

Possibly the reason many of these big engined cars exist?

[Tim Falce]

Yes, I suppose it works both ways

[john ruston]

Would agree with you but when a good driver is sitting in car and another supposedly slower car comes whistling by in a straight line that has nothing to do with driving skill.That happened in last years 6 hrs with one of the E's being especially quick.Am not referring to John ,Jason and superstars one either before to many people get excited

[terence]

Thats exactly the point John,we all know who can and who can't,it's the can'ts who get the blood boiling!

[Flyingfox_01]

To be quite honest i dont care who's driving there's no way a 6 cyl E Type of genuine capacity can possibly pass a 289 engined Griffith in a straight line. there are engine cheats out there who are kidding themselves into believing they are genuinly quick drivers,

[GORDON STREETER]

I started a thread a couple of years back on (What makes one driver better than another) and was told by certain people that just about anyone can be taught to be as good as anybody else !
However I will never believe that

[terence]

Quite right not to,if it aint there etc.Its possible to teach someone "how to" but it's down to them to put it into action.

[Simon Hadfield]

Saw a great Nascar T-shirt in the States this week - A loser is just a someone who hasn't got the balls to cheat! You really had to laugh!

[terence]

Originally Posted by Simon Hadfield

Saw a great Nascar T-shirt in the States this week - A loser is just a someone who hasn't got the balls to cheat! You really had to laugh!

Could be a good seller over here Simon.

[john ruston]

Did you buy it and who are going to donate it to?

[Simon Hadfield]

Me? Donate? Too much Florida sun John?!

[john ruston]

E bay then!Would make a very good point .That E Type at Spa!
DW in NASCAR puts it down to misinterpritation of rules!It is good RACING
SH Your silence has led me to to conclusion to leave yellow and black thing alone.

[Dinkel]

Originally Posted by terence bower

Word is that some E Types are closer to 5ltr,some Cobra are alleged to be running over 8ltr,faster than in period,? I wonder why!. the problems start when a mediocre driver gets beaten fairly by someone who knows what he's doing.

My ears don't deceive me Terry. That Dutch cabrio C2 Vette might have been a 383 - quick and exhaust drone - but apart from that I never heard a bigger than 6 litre Cob at Spa. Some Mustangs I dunno.