Photo ID # | N05.08.17_071_STA_FLM_0090_1 |
Car #: | #71 |
Driver (s) : | Jack Stanley |
Location: | Flemington Speedway |
Date: | 1990 |
Photographer: | Ace Lane (top) Stanley Racing (bottom 2 photos) |
Photo provided by: | Stanley Racing |
Comments: |
Comments From Jack: Top photo: This is my 1990 rookie car at Flemington. It is a Brightbill Kreitz chassis car that I bought from Russ Thatcher. I've still got it too. I believe Russ told me its a 1979, and that he bought it from his brother in-law Mark Plummer. Bottom photo: Opening day - notice anything about cockpit? No clutch,,, It was a two speed powerglide with a hand operated hydraulic valve instead of a torque converter. you fed the throttle, and instead of operating a hand clutch, you opened a valve to allow trans fluid to start circulating. You gradually opened the valve just the same as feathering a clutch, and when you stopped, you had to throw that valve shut or you could stall. Tthen as you got up to speed, you clicked a tiny lever to shift into second. There was also a lever to help get you moving without stalling out, but I never used it - luckily I had enough ambidextrous coordination to get the rolling onto the track and into gear - we always joked that it was like playing one of those old one man band instruments. |
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