Quote from klvn8r on 02/23/10 at 17:27:59:I'm pretty sure that the 70 Javelins ran Girling brakes, which may or may not have been what Porsche used, but in 1970/71 Penske was also racing the Ferrari 512, not the Panzer of 73. I think the Porsche brakes went on the NASCAR Matador (the FIRST Nascar to use 4 wheel discs!). I still can't believe that the restorer of the 70 car went with 5 lug wheels.....big error in my opinion.
(good pic, Steve).
klvn8r
I posted without seeing your post. Most of the references I cited tend to support the 917 connection. The Donohue book ( haven't read in 9 years- so can't recall specifics ) apparently confirms this.
Saw the Matador bit online and it reminded me of past reads- once again Penske/AMC in racing circles setting precedents.
I think all the TA cars running in the historical race series that Javelin GT, I , and others have attended use configurations that were more or less the ultimate embodiment of period TA rules- hence the 5 lugger Minilites and the '68 Kaplan car running some '70 updates if I recall comments you or someone else mentioned a year or so ago. The Minilite 4's were cooler and would match all the Tigers and Italian exotica running 4 luggers. In the case of the TA Javelins they all seem also to be in "factory" Kaplanesque or Penske paint spec. Would be cool to see the RWR Jav(s) in the yellow n' black livery.
Steve
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