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25 Mar 2016, 23:55 (Ref:3627349) | #1 | |
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Monza gearing question
I thought I would post a technical question........how much faster is Monza than Spa? My car pulls 140mph at Spa, something similar at Silverstone but I never got a dry lap last year, 128mph at Donington.....then what will it do at Monza?
Just wondering whether I need to be ordering back axle bits! thanks Geraint |
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For comparison, the fastest pre 66 car I've raced reached 125mph at the end of Kemmel, 130mph at Portimao and more at Monza, although haven't got the vbox video for that. I know it was pulling 7300rpm....... Monza is flat and you enter the start straight from a fast curve. Your speed can also be 'wind assisted', depending on the weather on the day! Braking for the chicane works the anchors very hard. |
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26 Mar 2016, 08:35 (Ref:3627415) | #3 | |
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Thanks Mike.
I should have said, it is a 1954 Kurtis Indy car with an Offy in it. I have raced a 1954 Kurtis Sports car with a hemi in it and that was about 6-8 mph faster at Spa despite worse aerodynamics and being heavier - plain grunt from the V8 The Indy car ran at Monza on the banked circuit in '58 where the average lap speeds were over 160mph!!! Last edited by Geraint Owen; 26 Mar 2016 at 08:47. |
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Was this the one (Spa last year)? If so, it did seem rather quick Mike - at least for me to get 'sharp'!
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That's the one Gary. I like the pic!
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Geraint, Donnington and Spa should be the same. Silverstone GP and Monza the same.If I am gearing for a single seater then I would go up a cog from Silverstone for Monza.. I guess you will have to start thinking about braking around 300 board. I ve seen you and car at race meetings. Fantastic and I shall look forward to seeing you at Monza.
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