Ken, But yet shall I remind you that the Titanic (on her maiden voyage)
and The HMS Hood (after only the second volley of battle) both sank to the
bottom of the Atlantic?
Here comes the Ro-Spit stand clear Nigel or get run over;^)
Patrick Bowen
At 05:04 PM 12/3/98 -0700, Ken Bertschy wrote:
>John says:
>
>Not to be disrespectful Laura, but you are insane. Unless you're
>humiliating Porsches and Vipers in Nigel, you don't even stand a
>chance. Do you really fully understand what the Ro-spit is?? This
>isn't just some garden variety chop and slop rotary conversion, it's a
>full-on, best of everything, no compromises hot rod, built by really
>talented people as a showcase for the magazine, drawing on the expertise
>of the best and brightest in the field. The level of engineering in
>this thing is astounding. 12 second quarter mile times... Four times
>the horsepower of a 1500 in a lighter, stiffer shell. Wildwood racing
>brakes, Konis, fuel cell, a full cage... Balanced within 25 pounds at
>all four corners...
>
>I'm willing to make the bold prediction that the only time you catch a
>glimpse of the Ro-Spit after the first hundred yards is when it's
>lapping you, a phenomenon which will likely happen frequently.
>
>How about we start a pool? We'll base it on the ratio of the number of
>laps The Ro-spit completes for every one of Laura's. I'm thinking that
>2 or 2.5 to one is probably in the winning range.
>
>Again, no disrespect intended, but c'mon....
>
>John
>
>Ken says:
>
>Did the Titanic shy away from that iceberg just because it was a lot
>bigger? Did the HMS Hood shy away from the Bismark simply because it was a
>bigger and better ship? Did the British army shy away from a zillion Zulus?
>Of course not, they're British. Pip, pip, tally ho, stiff upper lip, never
>say die, Bob's yer uncle and full steam ahead, even if it is a big iceberg.
>The British don't back down, EVER. And that goes for their cars, too. So,
>bring on the wankle. Nigel is ready (I think)!
>
>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL
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