New Speed Record

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

See some of Tim's handwork.





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jclay

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[PeterTR7V8]

The car looks like it was built for speed but 111.715 mph for a 1 mile run seems low considering the aero mods when a standard FHC will do 110mph. Is it a straight line or a bent course? How is the 111.715 mph calculated? I must be missing something here.

[trv8]

Yeah,they forgot to mention the 1 mile run was up-hill and the driver weighed in at 45 stone [:D].

[Marko]

why didnt they close up the passenger side and back with fiberglass, or some kind of fabric LMP style , it should help a lot wit aerodynamics,
that hole is just too big to be doing and good.

[Odd]

The car looks stunning, but: I second Markos statement,
they need a big hunking fairing over most of that astronomically sized hole (<b>only</b> allowing for the bare essentials:
Drivers head and [if <b>really</b> necessary] the steering wheel to protrude through it)
plus moving those flat rim covers to the car where they <b>will</b> do a difference
- those fixes done and they'd add 10-15 mph to the figure (<b>if</b> they really have the diff gearing for it...)

[Underdog]

On the 900 mile return trip to St. Louis, the Flashback team agreed that the stock 2 liter engine had run as fast as it would go and that 2010 would require a more potent powerplant.


Time for a V8! [}:)]

Jim Underwood
72 MGB BRG
80 TR8 Persian Aqua
If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

[jclay (RIP 2018)]

So? How many people have actually tried to set a land speed record in a TR7?

Maybe this guy is the first? It gives you a target speed to shoot at when you go out and try to set one.

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[mb4tim]

Heyyyyy, I've seen that car before. [:D]

-Tim
http://www.morSpeedPerformance.com

[zekow1]

Hey Tim it looks like one of your cars???

Maybe the Speedometer in my old tr7 1975 hardtop did not work well
because I would do 115 from Daytona to Miami and acompanied by a chiquibabe all the long . actually i got a ticket .
maybe its the Florida air or I had hurracaine back wind helping me.

No it would not over heat i used the heater .[:D]