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> 470.29.00076 - Meaney/Hendricks FIA, IMSA race car, ready to race!
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post Sep 30 2016, 11:08 AM
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post Sep 30 2016, 08:42 PM
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Why does your car have to run such small wheels/tires? The vintage pictures above show it in proportional trim...wouldn't you want to campaign it in a class that allows for the this original configuration? Has the engine changed as well? Curious - I promise not critical.

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post Sep 30 2016, 09:22 PM
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post Oct 1 2016, 05:59 AM
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Why does your car have to run such small wheels/tires? The vintage pictures above show it in proportional trim...wouldn't you want to campaign it in a class that allows for the this original configuration? Has the engine changed as well? Curious - I promise not critical.

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The short answer is that using 7" x 15" wheels causes me the least amount of headaches with the vintage racing groups I run with.
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post Oct 1 2016, 08:00 AM
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I saw Doug at a German car gathering last weekend.
He had two VW splittys there. A '62 15 window and a '67 (?) double cab.
Spectacular restorations with plenty of extra oomph and talent applied.
Good luck Glenn
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post Oct 1 2016, 11:06 AM
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I've seen the 15 window. The attention to detail is amazing and the mods are terrific. He just got done fixing the fuel system of our 1973 911T. Doug is the best!

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post Oct 1 2016, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(gms @ Oct 1 2016, 05:59 AM) *

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Why does your car have to run such small wheels/tires? The vintage pictures above show it in proportional trim...wouldn't you want to campaign it in a class that allows for the this original configuration? Has the engine changed as well? Curious - I promise not critical.

Tony

The short answer is that using 7" x 15" wheels causes me the least amount of headaches with the vintage racing groups I run with.


This is interesting.
My Vintage run group allows up to 7 wheels which I run, but they do not allow flares at all.
So it seems odd that a vintage run group that allows those flares will not allow wider wheels.
So do they have max track width limitations?
Seems you would need massive spacers to make that setup look right.
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post Oct 4 2016, 11:53 AM
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I agree with you guys 100%, It makes no sense why some groups allow lager diameter wheels and wider wheels and some don't like the flares and some just don't care.
What I have here is a 914/6 that is allowed in all the groups (I run in) without changing anything.
Remember I have built two transaxles (5 speed and 4 speed) to run at different track, changing wheels would probably require more transaxles.
I do not want to have to buy two sets of rain tires and two sets of race tires and have four sets of wheels.
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post Oct 4 2016, 11:57 AM
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I ended up finishing fourth, there were two Cobra kit cars and a Mustang in front of me. My times were pretty consistent and not to bad for this being my first race in 11 months. Thanks to Mark Kinnaman and Mike Bednar for lending a hand at the track!

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post Oct 4 2016, 12:09 PM
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I ended up finishing fourth, there were two Cobra kit cars and a Mustang in front of me. My times were pretty consistent and not to bad for this being my first race in 11 months. Thanks to Mark Kinnaman and Mike Bednar for lending a hand at the track!

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post Oct 4 2016, 12:22 PM
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I suppose you have some lame excuse that you were buying MORE 914s
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post Apr 19 2017, 09:38 PM
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I was cleaning the rear trunk of the race car preparing for the upcoming race and took a picture of the Karmann number

week 38, day 1
7th car made on September 15, 1969

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post Apr 26 2017, 10:21 AM
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post Apr 26 2017, 10:23 AM
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I am going to give the Toyo Proxe RR a try this weekend
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post May 22 2017, 04:11 PM
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post May 22 2017, 07:25 PM
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I am going to give the Toyo Proxe RR a try this weekend


I've been on the RR's for two years now...and like them a lot. Pay attention to the mounting & placement instructions... What size are you running?
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post May 22 2017, 07:55 PM
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I am going to give the Toyo Proxe RR a try this weekend


I've been on the RR's for two years now...and like them a lot. Pay attention to the mounting & placement instructions... What size are you running?

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post May 22 2017, 08:28 PM
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I am going to give the Toyo Proxe RR a try this weekend


I've been on the RR's for two years now...and like them a lot. Pay attention to the mounting & placement instructions... What size are you running?

225/45 15

I put over 2500 track miles on my last set of 225/45/15's, no cording anywhere. Then again, it's only putting down a bit over 200rwhp weighing just under 2000 pounds & driven only on weekends by 70+y.o. driver <;o)
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post May 23 2017, 09:10 AM
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The rubber gets hard on my tires long before they wear out but I can usually get 2 seasons. I used to run Toyo Proxes R888 and was happy with the slow fade in performance hopefully these will be the same.
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