Damn--Ron, you're makin' it hard for me :stunned: -- I mean , to get a car like that road registered here (in Aus) is a privilege not a rite
It must be a blast to drive :thumbsup: tell us more---
Well, there isn't a lot to tell and that is a good thing!
It rolls on Hoosier R6s, the same tires we race with, and at my conservative speeds that is perfectly fine. Plenty of brake available, more than plenty of go available even with a motor that we suspect is somewhere around 230-300hp (I know, big range, but hard to figure until we get it on a dyno).
I have a bit of tuning to do on the carb and I suspect I need to adjust the accelerator pump. Coughs a bit when whacked, but only at low RPM. It isn't a bog though, and I'm pretty sure it is a lean condition which leads me to suspect accel pump adjustment.
Steering is quite direct, just like on the track, and the suspension is fine for the roads in NC. The roads up north and in the midwest are far worse and there you might have an issue. Just avoid big bumps and it seems ok. The cow catcher spoiler doesn't catch anything which is also a good thing.
I need to fab a new wind screen - either taller or shorter. This one is right in your line of sight and is bothersome. However, it was designed with the seat at a lower position as it was setup at RCR. We moved the seat considerably and thus put the driver at a higher position and we have not adjusted the windscreen.
The cooling system works fine in traffic and stopped. It was 89F yesterday and the temp gauges, front and rear, were on 195F solid with the fans running. As a driver you will get a bit toasty while not moving, but when moving it is comfortable and you don't get hot.
I've had a couple of emails about having a T70 over a GT40. Both are great cars and this isn't a GT40, what I originally wanted years ago, but not being a GT40 has advantages given how my wants have changed over the years. I'm not sure it'd be possible to have this much of a dual purpose car, wheel to wheel race and street use, in a GT40 due to cage design rules. The SCCA/NASA requirements are stringent and putting a modern legal cage in a GT40 would make it nearly impossible to get in and out of with the doors. So, in the end this car probably fits me and my intended uses better than a GT40 would, although I sure would like to have one of those too!
Nobody has asked me about the real/replica thing although I've been in a few conversations about the car already. I have been asked "Is that I race car?", to which I can reply 100% truthfully "Yes." And that is pretty cool.