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are to be outlawed in DTEC next year so I have just been told. How long has that been decided ? which left me wondering where I would race my Tuscan. I have a sequential just because I can also I would have a problem finding a reliable alternative regular H pattern to put in my car. Having spoke to JR it seams I will be ok as these gearboxes are allowed in A+ but no other class. Just wondering if any other A+ cars will be coming out in DETEC in the future.
Good morning chaps,
Bill I have never not been with you, I post here on this forum to keep it ticking along, keep in touch and fly the race TVR flag where ever and have a great passion for racing TVR and Tuscans in particular as you all know. Hence having the choice of "B" with my closely to original Rover car or as it turns out "A+" with the chevrolet. Debbie and I were made to feel un comfortable by a couple of people a few seasons ago as a result we decided to race else where for a change. Nothing against DETEC. I have raced the Rover in the Future Classic's series for a few years now only because the grids are exciting, 35+ cars as a minimum and I really enjoy the enforced pit stop which includes the whole team of people who come to the races with us. They enjoy the racing more as they are actively involved in the race outcome. In a good pit stop you can make up several seconds on track over other cars if your team have a mind to get good at it. Group "B" has been lacking cars as we know, I could bring mine out but there are few original 4.5lt B Tuscans to race on a level playing ground so I here people when they get disenchanted they are racing an un equal car in there class . Where are all the cars that were spoke of back in the off season.
Four years ago when we started racing in DETEC it was the other way round and "A" could barely get four cars to enter. Now a days the grid for A is pretty good and as a result the racing is making people really excited as it should and will do when you can have a great race no matter where you are on track. That in my opinion is due to having cars on track.
I am not, I admit, old school and as such I want to make myself and my car as fast as they can be that for me is what racing is all about. I have been really enjoying making my car fast and love adding to it mechanically and with aero which as a lot of people will tell you doesn't work on a Tuscan. I'm proud of the fact I have kept the Tuscan DNA in my car, chassis body work etc.I whole heartedly agree that heavily altered cars such as mine should race in a separate class.It is up to me to make my car as competitive as I can against the Sagaris. Some would say I am wasting my time and money trying to compete with state of the art modern Sagaris race cars. Not been funny I'm tooooo old to take this seriously, maybe 35 years ago this would be a different story
.For the original Tuscans,what I would like to see is Rover 4.5 only in "B" and AJP 4.5 in "A" standard with T5 as they were raced in the day. It's no good saying you want Tuscans to be as they were then let 5.2 Rovers race in B and 4.7 race in A they are modified from original and if the thinking carry's on they should race in A+ along with the rest of the non standard cars. lets face it we all know that a 5.2 Rover on TB's and coil packs is way ahead of a 4.5 on dellorto's performance wise and we all know a 4.7 AJP is a lot more powerfull than a standard in the day 4.5 AJP not to mention the advantages to gearbox's other than the original world class T5.I'm only saying this as my personal thoughts and I'm not saying what there is, is not ok it works as it is and there are some cars on track. It is simple for me as I am well and truly in A+ with my car and will carry on having so much fun, making it faster and faster.
Hope to see you all at Anglesey , I'll be billy no mates in A+ but rest assured I will have a massive grin on my face under the helmet with my 8.9lts 865bhp and you never know I may fit a super charger for the weekend.
Bill I have never not been with you, I post here on this forum to keep it ticking along, keep in touch and fly the race TVR flag where ever and have a great passion for racing TVR and Tuscans in particular as you all know. Hence having the choice of "B" with my closely to original Rover car or as it turns out "A+" with the chevrolet. Debbie and I were made to feel un comfortable by a couple of people a few seasons ago as a result we decided to race else where for a change. Nothing against DETEC. I have raced the Rover in the Future Classic's series for a few years now only because the grids are exciting, 35+ cars as a minimum and I really enjoy the enforced pit stop which includes the whole team of people who come to the races with us. They enjoy the racing more as they are actively involved in the race outcome. In a good pit stop you can make up several seconds on track over other cars if your team have a mind to get good at it. Group "B" has been lacking cars as we know, I could bring mine out but there are few original 4.5lt B Tuscans to race on a level playing ground so I here people when they get disenchanted they are racing an un equal car in there class . Where are all the cars that were spoke of back in the off season.
Four years ago when we started racing in DETEC it was the other way round and "A" could barely get four cars to enter. Now a days the grid for A is pretty good and as a result the racing is making people really excited as it should and will do when you can have a great race no matter where you are on track. That in my opinion is due to having cars on track.
I am not, I admit, old school and as such I want to make myself and my car as fast as they can be that for me is what racing is all about. I have been really enjoying making my car fast and love adding to it mechanically and with aero which as a lot of people will tell you doesn't work on a Tuscan. I'm proud of the fact I have kept the Tuscan DNA in my car, chassis body work etc.I whole heartedly agree that heavily altered cars such as mine should race in a separate class.It is up to me to make my car as competitive as I can against the Sagaris. Some would say I am wasting my time and money trying to compete with state of the art modern Sagaris race cars. Not been funny I'm tooooo old to take this seriously, maybe 35 years ago this would be a different story
.For the original Tuscans,what I would like to see is Rover 4.5 only in "B" and AJP 4.5 in "A" standard with T5 as they were raced in the day. It's no good saying you want Tuscans to be as they were then let 5.2 Rovers race in B and 4.7 race in A they are modified from original and if the thinking carry's on they should race in A+ along with the rest of the non standard cars. lets face it we all know that a 5.2 Rover on TB's and coil packs is way ahead of a 4.5 on dellorto's performance wise and we all know a 4.7 AJP is a lot more powerfull than a standard in the day 4.5 AJP not to mention the advantages to gearbox's other than the original world class T5.I'm only saying this as my personal thoughts and I'm not saying what there is, is not ok it works as it is and there are some cars on track. It is simple for me as I am well and truly in A+ with my car and will carry on having so much fun, making it faster and faster.Hope to see you all at Anglesey , I'll be billy no mates in A+ but rest assured I will have a massive grin on my face under the helmet with my 8.9lts 865bhp and you never know I may fit a super charger for the weekend.
GlynnsportRacing said:
It is great though on the odd occasion where we can all come together and put on a fantastic TVR grid!
Steve
Steve are you putting your head above the parapet to organise getting all the A+ cars together next year for a round once we know what the tracks will be to pick one.Steve
we both seam to be singing from the same hymn sheet
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