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Solved NIC#343 - Tiger Shrike
« on: December 25, 2014, 05:53:44 AM »
What can this be? Name of the vehicle, and who built it, for one point. My apologies for the poor photo.
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Re: NIC #343
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2015, 11:35:09 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #343
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2015, 12:52:08 PM »
THE TIGER SHRIKE , driver Ian Bracey, built with his friend John Samuel
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Re: NIC #343
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 07:00:17 PM »
Quote from: shamrock on January 28, 2015, 12:52:08 PM
THE TIGER SHRIKE , driver Ian Bracey, built with his friend John Samuel

Yes, one of the craziest racing cars of all time. It was built as you say by Ian Bracey (later famous for the Ibec cars) and Sir Jon Samuel as an attempt to get round regulations. Power was a 500cc Triumph motorbike engine, giving a ridiculous power:weight ratio. There was no suspension at all.
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Re: Solved NIC#343 - Tiger Shrike
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 07:01:43 AM »
Puts me in mind of Tico Martini, whose "car" was a puzzle in 2009.
Sadly the photos are no longer there and nor is "250GTO" who set the puzzle.
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