Re[4]: Berlinas

[Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>]

On Tue, 28 May 2002 23:11:27 -0400 Brian Shorey <bshorey@domain.elided> wrote:
> Rick turned a 1:03.9 in his Spider, never equalled that time.  I'm sure
> that
> a seasoned veteran could have taken the 3.0 GTV6 faster than 1:05 too,
> but
> we're talking casual time trialers here.  A 1:05 at Lime rock is a pretty
> damned fast time, especially for a time trialer who might run 4-5 events
> per
> year.
 
> I thought all ITB Alfa motors were 2.2 liters with Ingram pumps and wild
> cams ;)

on the one hand, i think Pocock's spider is probably pretty legal.

on the other hand, i think that there are a lot of questionable cars out
there. as an SCCA scrutineer, i don't have the authority to order teardowns
just because i want to know what's in an engine. i have to stick to
examinations that are free or nearly so, unless a competitor posts a
teardown bond.

on those occasions, the results have sometimes been fairly entertaining,
but nobody's ever posted a teardown bond on an Alfa when i've been around,
so the topic is off topic. i learned a lot about 1600cc formula ford motors
at my last teardown, though...

and ingram pumps are legal so far as i know. there's a funky scca court of
appeals ruling that controls that issue.

richard
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