i did mike and your feelings are right he was very good , very good indeed . he built lots of different race engines but is best known for getting the best out of rc30s . not an easy feat .
I had a feeling you did and I'm a bit jealous Simon.
Tony's rebuilding methods weren't very exotic just great attention to every detail when blue printing engines. While I say not "exotic" his solution to raising CR in the RC-45 was one off. The RC-30 gear driven cams rode on carriers which could be shimmed after removing material to increase CR. The RC-45 gear driven cams rode directly on saddles which were part of the heads. Tony developed eccentric small end rod bushings to compensate for material removed. Simple and brilliant. All this from a fellow that started his working career....if memory serves correct.... running a KFC franchise in Great Britain.
I apologize for going sideways on the thread but when Simon mentioned the RC-30 and, given his racing heritage, I had to go down the rabbit hole and ask.
