I'd pay a dollar to see if what would happen with the front motor in drive
and the rear stuck in reverse..
At least it's up to the "ugliness" Mosler designs into all of it's cars.. :)
Damn, I hope they're kidding..
At 04:59 PM 3/11/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> Anybody ever seen a Caddy on an autocross course or a race track?
>
>How about Mosler Automotive's new Twin Star? One Northstar V-8 in the
>front and one in the trunk. 600hp and allwheel drive. I would pay the $1
>for the fun run ride!
>
>Brian Goodwin
>Good-Win Racing Supply
>http://www.good-win-racing.com
>
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>> From: John Lieberman <johnlee@softdisk.com>
>> To: autox@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Racing Cadillacs!!!
>> Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 6:56 PM
>>
>
>> Sounds kinda far-fetched, I know, but the following piece of
>> Associated Press wire copy crossed my desk yesterday morning:
>>
>> (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.
>> (COPYRIGHT 1999 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)
>>
>> Hey, if a certain CP guy can run a school bus through the Nationals
>> course, why not a Caddy??? Besides, that Northstar System's got a lot
>> of grunt!!!
>>
>> John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
-Brian
porterb@mediaone.net
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