Having done rebuilds in several vintage FF engines
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Originally Posted by
jharvey
I used to work at one of the biggest vintage race shops on the west coast. Having done rebuilds in several vintage FF engines, I know from first hand experience that many cheat. Roller rockers, big cams, 0.030” over pistons, underweight components, and anything they could.
Many would make their motors motors look like s reputable builder did them, just to throw someone off. There are also reputable engine builders that will make an engine to customer specs, regardless of legality.
To think vintage racers don’t cheat is naive. No one protests each other, so how would you know?
Ah, the first level of evidence. Josh, so we understand your post, are you saying you are a builder of cheater engines?
BB2
At Watkins Glen 25 years ago........
In an SVRA vintage FF race, I had been slowly working my way up to pass this guy, inch by inch every turn, closer and closer. I finally was able to hang my nose on his gearbox going into the toe of the boot, this is a wide sweeping, righthand 1st gear turn going up a hill. We were both in a "hard climb" drag race for the heel of the boot. With his exhaust pipe pointed directly at my face, I noticed he shifted out of first sooner than I did. As we hauled a$$ up the straight, I counted him shifting five times to my four. I popped out of the draft, pulled along side and completed the pass going into the heel. He got smaller and smaller in my mirrors as I drove away.
Cheating happens. The astronaut Scott Kelly was a navy fighter pilot. they had a saying: "If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough". I think that's fine for Navy fighter pilots but we have a very specific set of rules that are in place for a reason and should be adhered to. I feel continuously improved driver skills and perfect race car preparation will beat the cheaters anyway.....
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