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[T3] Climin the Notch!


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> Finally, time to comment on my Hillclimb experience!
>
> I took the Notch to the Mt Equinox hillclimb this year... Its put on by
the VSCCA but Im part of the
> radio crew and time the cars so I have a chance to drive up the course
just before racing begins.
> 5.3mi, about 3200' change in elevation with all kinds of hairpin turns and
such.
>
> I could never quite break 10mins with the Square, always about 10:20 but
with the Notch and its low
> compression Berg 1679 motor :) It made 8:55.
> I wasnt going all out yet with the yongue motor and I still have those
lousy foam air cleaners on it
> so I know it can do a little better next year.
> Having the light early body style matched to the late IRS chassis and the
Squareback rear torsion
> bars and front stabilizer was the cats Meow!
> it didnt squeel the front tires at all into the turns like the Square
would... stuck like glue and
> there was very little body roll and you all know that Im not lowered a
bit.  The Notch also was not
> losing grip of its inside rear wheel coming out of the hairpins like the
square did.. the Square
> always layed about 20-30 feet of rubber till I backed off the throttle but
the Notch stuck fast...
> and both are running the same Kelley Springfeild tires.
>
> I was very happy with it, not quite the exilirating 6:30 that my RX7 will
do it but were talking a
> totally different animal.  I cant wait to try it again next year!

And OH... one guy saw the Notch  there and mentioned that he had seen it on
I 87 about 100 miles away!.... I was driving back from Norwalk :)
>
> Keith
>
>



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