<VV> VIR Race Wkend Report (humor?)
Louis C. Armer, Jr.
carmerjr@mindspring.com
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:30:41 -0400
Yeh.............The WTBRT PR team will acquiese to accepting a picture of
a Corvair running over a snake and in the process leaving a pussy uh...
er.......
Tiger behind .............even it's a BOHUNK Car !!!! <GGG>
FrontMan
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At 10:09 AM 6/14/04 -0400, you wrote:
>Folks:
snipping the mims
>
>#89: Broke 3 bbl throttle shaft coupler between #2 and #3 barrels (#1 and
>#3 cylinders). I used my last spare-no one at the track or the race shops
>there had one. The throttle plates have to be removed to get the new one
>in. One was not right but I went with it. Then one of the fuel pumps
>quit-no spare. SASCO had one at the track, and after mortgaging my house, I
>got it and installed it. Actually Doug Macintosh and friend Don Jones
>installed it. The cross shaft arm on right side broke at the weld and I had
>it re-welded. Throttle linkage was dicey but went out for the race.
>
>Started 14th or 25 cars-treaded tires, not slicks. Ended up 8th behind a
>Sunbeam Tiger (with a lot more than a 260/289!) and a 427 Cobra. Passed the
>Cobra, got along side of the Tiger, but on the straight they took me and I
>then closed under braking and in curves. Had to brake when behind them
>going up the esses.
>
>She ran over 7000 on straight. Lots of positive comments about how fast a
>Corvair can be.
>
>Any one who wants to see at pic of #89 between the yellow Tiger and the
>white Cobra, drop me a line. I can email it out.
>
>Chuck S
>BBRT
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