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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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Phil's awesome MG RV8 is finally featured on BritishRacecar!
Posted by: Moderator
Date: August 29, 2011 06:44PM

Here's the link you've all been waiting for!
Built For SCCA's GT2 Class: Phil Leonard's MG RV8 Racecar (102 photos!)

CONGRATULATIONS PHIL!!!




teaser photos:
http://www.britishracecar.com/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8-A.jpg http://www.britishracecar.com/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8-B.jpg

http://www.britishracecar.com/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8-C.jpg http://www.britishracecar.com/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8/PhilLeonard-MG-RV8-D.jpg


Would you like to check out this car in person? See it race? Pitch in and help crew?

Phil's RV8 is scheduled to make its next racing appearance at Hastings Motorsports Park, in Hastings, Nebraska on October 15 and 16.




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Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Phil's awesome MG RV8 is finally featured on BritishRacecar!
Posted by: roverman
Date: September 02, 2011 11:22AM

OK clan/SCCA, one got by me . What is a "frictionless transmission" ?? I thought "all" had friction ? Thanks, roverman.


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
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10/23/2007 09:23AM

Main British Car:
'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: Phil's awesome MG RV8 is finally featured on BritishRacecar!
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: September 02, 2011 02:45PM

Art, from the SCCA General Competition Rules page 322.
"If a sequential shift gearbox is used, the car must carry
a weight penalty equal to 1.25 percent of the weight as listed
on the spec line. If a synchromesh engagement transmission
is used, the weight may be reduced by 1.25 percent of the
weight listed on the spec line. A synchromesh gearbox is one
having a friction mechanism to allow engagement."
From this I would expect that a "dog box" type transmission which is pretty much the standard in SCCA would be considered "frictionless" and incur no weight penality or allowance. We're currently running a standard type T5 so we get a weight reduction of 1.25%



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/2011 02:47PM by Bill Young.
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