06-13-2005, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Broken Arrow. OK ( South Tulsa), USA,
OK
Cobra Make, Engine: 66 COBRA FE 427 /4SP. (HCS Coupe w/ 408 Stroker and TKO 600 -sold)
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Racing Mirrors for Vintage Races
Friday I qualified 6th out of 23 for the Mid-America Shelby and Ford Performance Meet here in Tulsa. Door to door, two abreast in the corners and passing anywhere. What a kick in the pants, but I will be the first to admit that going into corners at 60 or so mph with a GT 40 behind you and other Classics all around will definitely make your butt pucker. At this race they ocassionally start everyone in reverse qualifying order... this was one of those years. Unfortunately, I lost a spark plug wire after about 7 or 8 laps so I only finished 17.
Things I will change next time:
Next time I will have a panoramic mirror so I can get a better look at who is beside me and behind me. These dinky little mirrors on our Cobras are worthless on the street and even worse in a race.
They made us run street tires so next year I will have a much better set of street tires than I do now. Buy me another fire suit (an hour or so in a black three layer fire suit is miserable).
Clois
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"Let's roll"
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......Leave Something Good Behind!"
from CD "Long Road Out of Eden"
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