RE:Matt/Jay/power steering discussion

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" From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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" Frank said................

actually it was me, responding to another posting

" > i was up at loudon
" > last weekend, watching the scca regional runoffs.  a blast and a half!
" > the formula 440s run a 440cc snowmobile engine complete with belt
" > drive, and while they weren't the fastest or loudest, when they turned
" > off the back straight and nailed it up the hill they'd let out a wolf
" > howl that raised the hair on my neck every time one went past.  you
" > have to hear it to believe it.
" 
" 
" Frank,
" If you thought Loudon was awesome you absolutely need to see the June
" Sprints at Road America, Elkhart lake, WI.  The Formula Atlantics
" literally come flying up to turn five at 160 to 170 mph, they start
" braking well past the 2 marker, the cars have about the best brakes
" you've ever seen short of Formula One or Champ cars, and the sound from
" those double overhead cam 4 valve per cylinder engines is just
" fantastic.  The V-8 powered GT-1 cars are so cool to watch that my spine
" tingles. Those guys driving these SCCA race cars are having so much fun
" you could see the smiles on their faces right through their full face
" helmets.

elkhart lake would be a pretty long haul for me, whereas loudon is an
easy day trip...

the gt-1 mustangs -were- the loudest cars there, and with nascar-style
exhausts gave us an excellent audition as they turned up the hill.
but there was something about the 'aaawwwoooooo' the f440s let out
that was eerie.

mere speed doesn't automatically excite me [at least as a spectator!];
fv and srf were the most interesting to watch.

you're 100% right about the grins.  and as frank said, mid pack was
often better action than the pointy end of the field.

" AMC content.......
" 
" At one SCCA event I attended at Road America I saw a 70 Javelin Trans AM
" clone, never did get a chance to talk to the owner. Never saw the car
" again either.

no amcs at all at loudon, even the vintage heat.  i found myself
wondering how a race-prepped american would do...
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