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Wire wheels for 100M, vintage racing?

wangdango

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we have been racing a 100M for almost 20 yrs with the VSCCA here in the northeast. Every 4 or so years, the spokes start to break and I spend too much time replacing one before it leads to several. The club does not allow minilites, and truth be told, I do not like that look on the 4 cyc car. We have been using Dayton painted 60 spokes, with heavy duty spokes. Looks like we have to further upgrade to painted 72 spoked wheels, which look a bit to "busy" but are safer and we hope last longer..... Have heard the folks overseas are running Borrani wire wheels. They are very pricey..... Anyone know of a set (5) of used Borranis for a Healey? I know you can also now get the alloy wheel which looks like the Streamliner record car.........also big $$$$$. ANy thoughts? And, yes it has been suggested to the powers that"be," thats minilites are safer... but they are still not allowed...........
Thanks
Ed
 
Tom Schnerk's big block Olds powered Healey uses a neat trick to control all that torque. He welded four pie-shaped steel plates to the inner rear side of his wire wheels, basically making them into a solid disc. Don't know if it would work on a road racer or whether it's legal for the VSCCA but it might be worth looking into. Here's Tom's car: Tom Tork's Nasty Boy
 
These are discussed here https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/ubbthreads.php/topics/645955/Re_disc_wheels#Post645955

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A couple of repro Dunlop decals on each wheel and are the scrutes going to know?
 
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