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Re: Racing a Morgan
[Re: howard]
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05/06/17 12:32 PM
05/06/17 12:32 PM
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Depends on the car, the driver and the circuit. Last time I saw one was at Castle Combe. Did quite well but was taken to the cleaners by an old Elan and came second.
Had a long chat with the driver in the paddock - interesting fellow who had been racing the car for years. Morgans are good cars for racing with light weight. Suspension is much less of an issue on a smooth flat race track and grip is mostly down to the tyres Unless he's running ground-effect, I suspect grip is wholly down to the tyres! (yes, I do know what you mean - when there's less sprung weight to control and fewer surface undulations, even a Morgan chassis can cope, and performance comes down to tyres)
Stuart "There's no skill substitute like cubic inches."
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Re: Racing a Morgan
[Re: twotribes]
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05/06/17 05:05 PM
05/06/17 05:05 PM
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Posts: 1,943 Seattle, USA
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Depends on the car, the driver and the circuit. Last time I saw one was at Castle Combe. Did quite well but was taken to the cleaners by an old Elan and came second.
Had a long chat with the driver in the paddock - interesting fellow who had been racing the car for years. Morgans are good cars for racing with light weight. Suspension is much less of an issue on a smooth flat race track and grip is mostly down to the tyres Unless he's running ground-effect, I suspect grip is wholly down to the tyres! (yes, I do know what you mean - when there's less sprung weight to control and fewer surface undulations, even a Morgan chassis can cope, and performance comes down to tyres) and Driver's skill.
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