Don.... another racing story. My best friend vintage races a Ginetta G4. We went to Mosport for the first race in the Spring. Car is powered by a 1.3 litre FORD 109E based engine, on a pair of side draft 45DCOE Weber’s carbs. Richard had built an intricate air box, using a pair of K&N air filters and a long snorkel intake to the nose of the engine bay. He warms the car up, and sets off for the first practice session...... First lap, throttle sticks wide open coming off the back straight.
Airbox was a complete “mouse house”. Mom and Dad we’re gone, but a LARGE litter of newborns were sucked down the velocity stacks. Jammed the butterflies wide open. Disgusting mess. Now we always check, before firing up!