Those of you who have been paying attention will have noticed that in my previous post I lamented the fact that we were unable to get more than about 6000 r.p.m. out of AHX12’s engine. I’ve done a lot of reading on that subject since we did those dyno tests and now have a better… Continue reading Maximum Useable R.P.M. (My Theory)
Cam Issues
The cam we were using for the first run of AHX12 in 2002 and 2003 was designed and built especially for the engine by Dema Elgin of Elgin Cams. We had asked Dema to build us up another more aggressive cam because we felt the dyno results on the first one he supplied produced may… Continue reading Cam Issues
Traffic Rant
I suppose that now winter is upon us and there is a decline in road repairs we will notice that one group of the drivers, the “late mergers†or LMs will go into hibernation. These are the drivers who, when a lane ahead is closed, insist on driving right up to where the witch’s hats close… Continue reading Traffic Rant
Why I’m Raising AHX12 and Fitting a Sump Guard
The roads in Newfoundland are somewhat rough; that is to say they are actually very rough. In the 2004 event the first turn of the Clarenville stage was a down hill right hander with a steep uphill exit. I was set up for the corner and braking hard when a huge bump, which was actually a… Continue reading Why I’m Raising AHX12 and Fitting a Sump Guard
More on Preparing AHX12 for TN ’07
I decided that I had better do some more checking on the root causes of the handling problems we experienced with AHX12 that I described in my previous post. I got out the old Alemite Portable Model 3064 Cross Sight Alignment System that I got from Aurora Cars way back in 1986. This is the front page… Continue reading More on Preparing AHX12 for TN ’07
The Car Camel
About 20 years back I started thinking about what I considered to be a completely new class of vehicle. It seemed obvious to me that the ubiquitous pickup truck, so much a part of the American culture, was, and still is, one of the most useless vehicles ever conceived. Apparently I was not alone with… Continue reading The Car Camel
Targa Saga 2002
 I wrote this article in September 2002 after returning from the first Targa Newfoundland. TARGA SAGA When the Targa Newfoundland was first announced in June 2002, I was immediately interested in competing in my Austin Healey 100S. I have owned my 100S, Serial # AHS3903 and one of only 55 built since 1983, but… Continue reading Targa Saga 2002
Getting ready to Targa
After a 2 year hiatus I have decided to enter the Targa Newfoundland again in 2007. We (Dick Paterson and I) had a disastrous start to our Targa career when we crashed my 100S into the remnants of a Volvo P1800 which had crashed ahead of us. You can read all about the preparations of the… Continue reading Getting ready to Targa