Gearing for Mosport

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05.17.22, 5:28 PM
Rob22

Gearing for Mosport

Greetings all
I will be running in the Vintage Festival at Mosport next month and have a 1988 Citation F2000. Does anyone know what gears to use?
05.17.22, 6:11 PM
Rob22

Staffs vs Hewland

Greetings All.

A quick question - can you use Hewland Gears in a Staffs Gearbox?

Thanks. Robert
05.17.22, 10:02 PM
problemchild

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob22

Greetings All.

A quick question - can you use Hewland Gears in a Staffs Gearbox?

Thanks. Robert

You use the same gears as for Hewland Mk 8/9 but not for the Hewland LD200.
05.18.22, 7:07 AM
DaveW

Mosport gears

When I last ran Mosport with a Pinto engine, Staffs gearbox and a 10/31 CWP, I used 19/32, 21/30, 23/28, 19/21.

If you have a recently built top of the line (long rods, etc.) Pinto, you might want to raise 2nd, 3rd & 4th one tooth.
05.18.22, 5:54 PM
Rob22

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveW

When I last ran Mosport with a Pinto engine, Staffs gearbox and a 10/31 CWP, I used 19/32, 21/30, 23/28, 19/21.

If you have a recently built top of the line (long rods, etc.) Pinto, you might want to raise 2nd, 3rd & 4th one tooth.

Thanks Dave. I had the correct gear sets for first, second, third but I am off by a slight margin for fourth gear. Seeing I haven’t raced in 25 years I am confident that it will make an infinitesimal difference.

This is your 1988 car so I will send some pic from Mosport.

Many thanks for your reply!

Best Robert
05.18.22, 5:55 PM
Rob22

Quote:

Originally Posted by problemchild

You use the same gears as for Hewland Mk 8/9 but not for the Hewland LD200.

Thanks Greg! I happened to have a few of those gears!

Best. Robert
05.18.22, 6:17 PM
DaveW

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob22

Thanks Dave. I had the correct gear sets for first, second, third but I am off by a slight margin for fourth gear. Seeing I haven’t raced in 25 years I am confident that it will make an infinitesimal difference.

This is your 1988 car so I will send some pics from Mosport.

Many thanks for your reply!

Best Robert

Well, that's neat that you have one of my previous cars ! The 4th I ran (19/21) is no longer available. You'll have to use a 24/26, 25/27 or other similar gear. Good luck at Mosport. I loved that track, but haven't been there since 2011. As Sam Posey once said, it's a real test of one's "attachments."
05.25.23, 7:32 PM
JWMotorsports

I use:

First 18/32
Second 20/30
Third 22/28
Forth 25/27

https://youtu.be/pZgRFC8vvRk