Of course all the HP and good handling in the world is wasted unless the
driver knows what he/she is doing. I've got a lot of "notches on my dash"
representing cars I have gobbled up with my Spitfire on "twisty, turny
roads", and this includes a lot of Porsches, BMWs, and Corvettes whose
yuppie-like drivers had no clue as to what they were doing behind the wheel.
(One hapless 'vette pilot nearly spit his car in two when a tree jumped out
in front of him.) In a straight line I would be hesitant to race anything
much faster than a 90 year old in a wheel chair, but throw in a lot of
twists and turns and I'll get 'em every time.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 9:02 PM
To: Laura Gharazeddine
Cc: Patrick Bowen; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Nitrous Oxide
Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> Absolutely right, Patrick!
>
> Oh, and btw-Nigel and I stomp on our fair share-
>
> Can't wait for the new MR2 convertible-less hp than my Spit-
> We're going to have a GOOD time with them!!!
>
> Laura G. and Nigel (both grinning wickedly!)
Laura, I hate to burst your bubble, but the latest edition of Motor
Trend says the New MR2 has 138 HP at 6400 rpm and weight a mere 2200
pounds. True, a bit more than the Spit but with the twin cams, 16
valves and Sequential EFI, I wouldn't be putting any large sums on Nigel
being able to out perform it (Unless of course you have recently
installed a bottle of laughing gas recently)
regards,
Joe
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"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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