If anything breaks, don't worry we'd like to know.' We beat the devil out of these cars up and down the road all day long for durability tests. 'You can safely wind it up to 6,000 rpm,' said Richardson.

28 weighed 2,128 pounds-78 pounds more than the go-to-market model-resulting in a slightly inferior power-weight ratio, but that detracted nothing from its extraordinary eagerness. Logically too, they are equipped with a 31-gallon gas tank in place of the usual 15-gallon job. The only other differences are that the Le Mans cars have 62-spoke wire wheels of greater strength than the normal 48-spoke wheels available as a production line option. In almost every other respect these cars are identical with TR2s coming off the production line at the rate of 25 per day. Aside from this, all three cars had their folding tops removed and were equipped with plastic racing windshields such as any enthusiast can fabricate at home. If these brakes pass all the rigorous tests set for them, they probably will be available as optional production extras on future TR2s. 68 had them in the front only, by way of an experiment. 28 and its two teammates vary from the absolutely stock TR2 available at your local dealer? Here is the answer: all three cars were equipped with 1Вѕ inch SU H6 carburetors in place of the usual 1ВЅ-inch type, boosting the output from 90 to 92ВЅ hp at a low 5,000 rpm-only 200 rpm above the normal engine peak. From the standpoint of the budget-conscious competitions enthusiast, the $64 question is this: Precisely to what extent do No.

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