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A big thank you!
Orcade-Ian:
Roo,
I'm only saving up to be a Scotsman - nowhere near yet though 8) Married a Lancashire lass too!
I think I saw that bike Ted - would it have ever been to Elvington near York when they had drag racing there? (No, Roo - nothing to do with dressing up!). We used to go there with Buccaneers for circuits and bumps - we were told that the middle section of the runway where the aircraft landed was 12ft thick concrete.
Ian
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: Sesman on February 25, 2023, 09:46:43 AM ---No mention of Dave Vizard then? We got over 100bhp out of a 1350 motor back in the day using his tuning guides.
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A very clever engineer too.
Orcade-Ian:
'How to modify your Mini' was the book we all used - as you say a very clever engineer - still around at 79 too! Quite a lot of You tube stuff if anyone wants to see. 'Tuning for speed' by Phil Irvine was another must have back in the day - still have mine somewhere.
Ian
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on February 25, 2023, 10:58:01 AM ---'How to modify your Mini' was the book we all used - as you say a very clever engineer - still around at 79 too! Quite a lot of You tube stuff if anyone wants to see. 'Tuning for speed' by Phil Irvine was another must have back in the day - still have mine somewhere.
Ian
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Ooh ! Now there's a name, of Vincent motorcycle engine design etc. Unusual too in that he was involved with Brabham Repco conversion of Buick 215 ci engine into grand prix winner ultimately by making bespoke heads with ohc cam to race it. Connecting all the way through from championship winning motor and lineage into rover's V8 as they bought that production line from Buick.
My parents were personal friends of Ted Davis a Vincent development engineer, John surtees who also worked there as apprentice and development rider, my father competed with some support on Vincent in TT, gaining a 3rd place finish on a shadow.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The Mini was very affordable back in the day with loads of reasonably priced upgrades to suit your pocket. However having owned the BMW Mini I would never go back to the ADO 15 version. BMW have managed in my view to retain its driver involvement with modern standards of handling, sound deadening, rust prevention, better performance & fuel economy. Shame that like most small cars they are not as easy to get out of when you are a decrepit 74 year old like me. I love the motorcycles that are sit up and beg design - my days of rear sets & dropped bars never really became a reality.
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