El Mirage Update

[desotoman]

If it is illegal to put an OHC setup on a set of Ardun's, or a Wayne and run in XXF or XXO, it should be illegal to put a OHC on a vintage 4 overhead. The same set of rules should apply to all Vintage Motors. IMO

Tom G.

[jimmy six]

I beleive it's because OHC conversions were available in the 30' and 40's. There none (OK very few) for the other vintage engines. Today new heads are being adapted to V4 engines.

IMO XF, XO,XXF & XXO engines should be left as they are............JD

[desotoman]

JD,

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I get confused where in the rule book it states "For reasons of economy and historical authenticity, Vintage engine modifications are restricted to older technology levels, so far as practical."

Tom G.

[petercalaguiro]

Anyone get a picture of Jack Bateman's new XF/CC?

[willieworld]

go to         www.thegeargrinders.com                 go to the november meet there are quiet a few

        willie buchta

[John Noonan]

go to         wwwthegeargrinders.com                 go to the november meet there are quiet a few

        willie buchta

www.thegeargrinders.com

[willieworld]

thanks john    i think i hit the comma insted of the dot   all fixed          willie buchta

[petercalaguiro]

Thanks, Jack will appreciate the pictures. His first time and attempt at LSR.

[willieworld]

Funny story...A guy named Mike calls me from Texas and says he's a Gear Grinder from San Antonio Texas. He's not an SCTA Gear Grinder, he belongs to the Gear Grinders car club in San Antonio, Texas. He wants to know if I can send him a Gear Grinder T-shirt and plaque and he would do the same. Which we did. That was just before Bonneville(which Sheri has worn every event since then). So Saturday a guy walks through my pit with a San Antonio Gear Grinder T-shirt on. And I say "Hey man, where did you get that shirt?" In which he replied that he got it in San Antonio and he's a member of the club there. So I said "Don't tell me that your name is Mike" and he said "No my name is Clarence" and he says that he knew the story about the t-shirt swap and he said as a matter of fact "I want to get a t-shirt and a plaque as well." So we made a deal, he bought two shirts, I bought him a plaque and he gave me a hat. He said he was there with his friend Jack and they had a long nose,severely chopped coupe that they were going to run. A couple of real nice guys that I really enjoyed talking with. They had to leave early Sunday, but it was a pleasure visiting with them and I look forward to seeing them in Bonneville in 2010.
It's a small,small world.
Willie

[fredvance]

The Gear Grinders of San Antonio has been around since the fiftys at least.

[willieworld]

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[Glen]

I spent quite awhile with Clarence on Saturday and send him a couple of our Gear Grinder decals. Good people, they worked real hard to get the coupe thru tech but I think they ran out of time.

[theazoldcrow]

  Glen,  I think they at least got one run in, don't know what they timed but did see them go down the course.     Crow.

[Glen]

Crow could be I left about noon on Sunday.I'll check it out. They did go down the course at 15.993mph. At least after their hard work they probably felt good about that after the long trip and hard work. Good to see it.

[jimmy six]

So Willie...The SCTA Gear Grinders will sell Club Tee-Shirts and Plaques to anyone.....