Hurumph .
Snotty gits went to TWO speeds , to loose less time shifting . Theres been Two 8.5 sec. single engined ' Nortons 750's ' in the 60s . One by Uncle Sam's Fineest .
23 teeth gets you your 112 mph . in THIRD . so tops supurflous . One less Shift . Which just leaves the CLUTCH .
' Letting it IN ' is a fine differentiation from ' SLIDING ' ( sliders ! on the Two speeds . sintered bronze ! Go figure )
STANDARD U.S. technique was often ' light it up ' . As In - Drop The clutch at full tourque or horsepower rpm's . Light Up the REAR . Control Wheelspin , on the throttle .
Usually the spin stopped in 2nd . in a car . a good rider might carry it into third . ( or top on a chen Shin ) TT100s being narrow' d spin up better'n a flatter AVON . perhaps .
there was ALSO a High Hysterisis factor whereby the Dunlop traction was GREATER uner limited slippage ( read DRIFTING ) than non slippage .
So adeption & finnesse could gettem going quicker .
OVERHEATING a Cluth is deleterious . However , ' Letting it in ' once , under Full Power ( Or bringing it up into it ) was mechanically and termothingsically acceptable .
Turkys STILL wreck Ferrari Clutches SLIDING THEM . New twit in new feroarey " The Problem with the new 456 is the clutch is only good for eight quater mile starts ! '
Oh Dear .
Shades of Phil Hill testing the manadging directors Aston DBS Vantage at the volksgruppen test track seven mile straight .
" watching the rev counter and speedo slowly but surely going off the tops of the dials at 175 mph " . " unfortunately we had a valve problem " WHO'D OF THOUGHT .
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rpm D N E 6.000 continuous . 6200 intermitant . V8 vantage . Commando you allow for LAG . The magnetic tacho is a notch behind . hence KROBER IMPULSE TACHO's
on all the early 70's race bikes . Exact instantaneous read out . And no springy cable .
IN ANY CASE , Max. accleration would have the front wheel pattering or shaving a few inches up , for maximum weight transfer . One can gee up / throw in - THAT too . dears .
ALSO , if youre right foot aint already in the right pos'n to SHIFT , on launch . It aint gunna gethere gainst all that ' G ' if you got it lauched good . Full Stop . try it . caint bedone .
if foots aground . MATE .
Technically , the 60 or seventy horse , kicks it in the ass a good deal more than dropping it from 1/4 mile up does . at Launch . Why , if it kept it up , it ould even go into orbit ! .
THAT is NOT unintentional , its Brat. driving ! its premeditated . even if the Alfa bet it .
Also , if youve been brought up where your not impeded by nincompoops in shoe boxes , youve ben better able to ascertain what is required of you , so as not to slow it down.
