>(LONDON-AP) -- CADILLAC, MAKER OF WORLD-CLASS -- RACE CARS?
>MAYBE SO.
>THE LUXURY CAR MAKER IS RETURNING TO THE LE MANS 24-HOUR RACE NEXT
>YEAR AFTER A 50-YEAR ABSENCE.
>CADILLAC SAYS ITS NORTHSTAR LE MANS PROTOTYPE WILL RUN IN THE JULY
>2000 RACE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
>THE LAST TIME CADILLAC RACED AT LE MANS WAS IN 1950. IN FACT, THERE
>WERE TWO OF THEM THAT YEAR. A COUPE DE VILLE FINISHED TENTH AND A
>CADDY WITH A CUSTOM-BUILT AERODYNAMIC BODY FINISHED ELEVENTH.
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My wife greeted this news with the comment that it would not be fair, since
Caddy drivers get that little piece of paper that says they own the road. I
replied that I didn't think the French would recognize it, so it would be
OK.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
Lotus Europa, VW Quantum Syncro, Chev Suburban
LOON, TCVWC, MAC
pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
"Let Steve McQueen take you for a drive in the country. The country is
France. The drive is at 200 MPH."
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