sunbeam74
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The other weekend I ran the Visalia Dodge Boys Alpine at Lime Rock. First time in 40 years, almost to the day, that the car had raced (last event was end of the year at Sears Point 1968).
Overall, the car ran well other than timing adjustments and tweaking the carbs. Handling was a bit odd at first but with some adjustments of the tire pressures things improved. It really leans but the handling isn't bad but it takes a bit of getting used to compared to the Sports Car Forum Alpine (which also leans but not as much)... currently, I have the stock sway-bar. I was curious how the car would handle since one of the comments from Brabham at Riverside was he prefered the stock sway bar.
Some photos of the event are posted here:
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=259
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=260
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=261
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=262
Overall, the car ran well other than timing adjustments and tweaking the carbs. Handling was a bit odd at first but with some adjustments of the tire pressures things improved. It really leans but the handling isn't bad but it takes a bit of getting used to compared to the Sports Car Forum Alpine (which also leans but not as much)... currently, I have the stock sway-bar. I was curious how the car would handle since one of the comments from Brabham at Riverside was he prefered the stock sway bar.
Some photos of the event are posted here:
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=259
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=260
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=261
http://www.gullwingsearch.com/display.cfm?CategoryID=262