<VV> Lime Rock

[J R Read_HML]

Smitty!

I just LOVED your report that I had to see it again!

Later, JR

'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - "icemobile" 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:27 AM
Subject: <VV> Lime Rock


> Smitty Says:  Got back from Lime Rock this evening.  Driving that historic 
> track was a real rewarding and special experience for me.  No I did not do 
> well.  I will not beg off on my lack of skill by blaming the street tires. 
> On my timed laps I was so wired I couldn't believe it.  All day long I had 
> been taking inputs from those experienced ones I trust and learning on my 
> own.  I had studied and worked on each of the turns and got some of them 
> pretty well.  But when it came time for the hot laps all the things I was 
> trying to do became forced and unnatural to me, resulting in over driving 
> corners and getting badly off line in some.  Never mind all that though 
> because I had a blast.  I see now why people consider Lime Rock to be a 
> technically difficult track.  For instance when I got it right a couple of 
> times, coming down under the bridge and then taking the turn wide open, 
> and then having the speed drift the car out within a quarter inch of the 
> edge before straightening
> out, was a thrill I will enjoy the rest of my life.  Paul Whelan of the 
> Central VA club co-drove Spike and I am sure pulled more of the potential 
> out of the car.  Spike ran flawlessly and pulled like a freight train. 
> Easily ran right up to the rev limiter at 6,200 with the archaic points 
> and coil system.  (So put that in your Pertronics and smoke it).  Between 
> the two of us we maybe did 50 to 100 laps and never laid a wrench on him. 
> We would lift the lid and check to see if the fan was still there and then 
> go out and kick his butt again.  For those sweat shirts who don't believe 
> a stock fuel line can feed a turbo at full boost, consider this.  Spike 
> has two YH's and a Rajay (and a mechanical fuel pump) and he never came up 
> short on the $8.75 a gallon liquid diet he was getting at easily 120 mph. 
> The waste gate was set at 12 psi to conserve the pistons.  (So stick that 
> in your electric fuel pump's ear ).
>  And the lifters were adjusted cold.  ggggggggg  After running the track 
> all day Monday we put Spike on the trailer and let him rest to Richmond. 
> Took him off the trailer there and drove him the last two hours home at 80 
> mph.  Spike he be a good ole dawg.
>
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