TVR speed championships?

[teamHOLDENracing]

I would love to have seen the Challenge keep the old rules for Tuscans - i.e. standard engines, ecus, no aero, no sequentials and standard wheels. If a different type of TVR came along which was quicker, it would need to be pegged back to Tuscan pace. But that didn't happen and its too late now.

There are already two 'big power' cars in the series - the Thorpedo and the small block engined Tuscan. Neither has threatened to win a race as yet. A good driver in a well set up car will still have an advantage in my opinion - and really big power just starts breaking driveline components so it will find a level in my opinion.

And a move away from AJPs is inevitable eventually, given the limited supply.

[itsallyellow]

Ye but the problem comes when someone allready at the front of the field goes LS.

Dont forget the chevy powered Tuscan was on pole in its first ever outing at Snetterton by over a second!! Lead the race until an early glith ended his weekend.

Either way the momentum is allready there so its going to happen! Lets hope the pound gets stronger!

Mike

[jellison]

Brum - SPANK'EM

Me I was banned from this lot before I even entered a Race hahahahahaha - Proud of it

Mine now setup for 99 octane.

You might find a long final drive might hurt you in a Sprint, some of them are very stop start, but them some are very fast (Combe, Goodwood), Huge amount of standing about for a few laps though IMHO.

[Brummmie]

jellison said:

Brum - SPANK'EM

Me I was banned from this lot before I even entered a Race hahahahahaha - Proud of it

Mine now setup for 99 octane.

You might find a long final drive might hurt you in a Sprint, some of them are very stop start, but them some are very fast (Combe, Goodwood), Huge amount of standing about for a few laps though IMHO.

Dont worry about the long final drive, i'm making 360lbs/ft@ 1700rpm at the wheels. The gearing really suits it.

[jellison]

Brummmie said:

jellison said:

Brum - SPANK'EM

Me I was banned from this lot before I even entered a Race hahahahahaha - Proud of it

Mine now setup for 99 octane.

You might find a long final drive might hurt you in a Sprint, some of them are very stop start, but them some are very fast (Combe, Goodwood), Huge amount of standing about for a few laps though IMHO.

Dont worry about the long final drive, i'm making 360lbs/ft@ 1700rpm at the wheels. The gearing really suits it.

Cool -have fun.

My next engine will be just 5litres! Specing it all up now.

[GreenV8S]

Brummmie said:

Dont worry about the long final drive, i'm making 360lbs/ft@ 1700rpm at the wheels. The gearing really suits it.

That could work in your favour. The handicap is based on the peak power. If you have a torquey engine with a very broad power band then the performance will be much better than the peak figures alone suggest. Given that handicaps for the higher power figures were largely based on AJP derived engines which tend to be low torque / high revs, I think a really powerful stump puller could give you a big advantage. You might also find that you need fewer gear changes which means you waste less time and attention on that and can go faster as a result.