Monday, November 12, 2007
The Orchid goes to Manfeild
Full of optimism, I headed down country to the MG 2-day meeting at Manfeild.
Great travelling weather, and it's good to have a camera handy when a plane is topdressing right beside the road. It's a Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600 from Wanganui Aeroworks.
Sadly the Orchid's engine did not have improved performance after fitting the twin carbs and lap times were abysmal. Various other faults developed so I did not race Sunday and took a few pictures instead before heading home.
The 6-cylinder powered Tri-Ford was going well until his wheel passed him.
Some of the other sports cars in the Historics grid.
I also watched the Muscle Cars, where Paul Urquhart was running his new Ford (blue and white), against Mandy Sinclair (his sister) in the Chickadee Commodore and her husband Andrew, in the silver Commodore. Paul seemed to have some engine trouble and Mandy got by on the last lap!
Formula 5000 - there were 15 cars on the grid, they must be stunning to drive.
This is animated, click on it see them corner. (0.8 MB)
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What a shame that it didn't go fast. It looks really great in that photo on the trailer. I hope that you can figure out it's problems without it giving you too many dramas.
Oh well, (bangs head on wall) I should have spent $50 and dyno tested the car to make sure the weekend costing over $400 (entry, motel, 2-cars' fuel) worked out a lot better. The twin carbs were producing less speed than the single carb.
There is a Taupo meeting coming up 1 & 2 December, hopefully that will work out better. Dyno run is planned in the next few days.
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There is a Taupo meeting coming up 1 & 2 December, hopefully that will work out better. Dyno run is planned in the next few days.
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