Ralph, I guess it was you!! I was running to hard and
had two DNF, so I decided to slow down and settle
for second place!! You were probably watching and
know what car it was?? Several people told my wife
that my car was a real sleeper until I ran the auto-
cross!! I had one other second place in Rockford, I
made a complete spin around in the final and ran it
in second gear the rest of the track!! If you were there,
you know it was a regular race track and to fast for an
Mk1 that has no down shifting to speak of!!?? Get you
the next time?? Bill
> Bill,
>
> Gee, now who could it have been that took that first place from you? Was
it
> last year at the Maine VTR by any chance?
>
> BTW I have 43 three trophies but who's counting ;-}
>
> Ralph Jannelli
> Matthews, NC
> '65 Spitfire MKII (First place autocross VTR '99)
> '72 Spitfire MKIV
> '80 TR8 DHC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BILL McDEVITT <wmmk1@informatics.net>
> To: Spifires Autox Team <spitfires@autox.team.net>; Jeff McNeal
> <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 10:53 PM
> Subject: Run it Hard!!
>
>
> >
> > Jeff, The only mistake you made was not buying my
> > MK1, when in weak moment I offered it to you!! Run
> > your Spit hard, that is what it was made for!! As long
> > as you had every nut and bolt in your hand like I did
> > and know it is going to support anything you may do
> > with it, don't worry!! I replaced every nut, bolt and
> > anything available in mine and abuse it all the time!!
> > I've run the quarter mile drag strip at least 50 times,
> > but only have one first place trophy, as I have to run
> > against up to 1500cc's!! Have run nearly 80 trips on
> > various Auto Cross races and have 6 first place trophies
> > and one second place one.YUCK!! I finished this fine
> > machine in 1993 and have never touched any adjustment
> > or torn it apart since then!! Well, except for the differential
> > , which was not made for this kind of abuse!! If you do it
> > right, you have one of the best machines made!! If you
> > purchase a 20 to 40 year old Rolls Royce or Lincoln,
> > you will have all the same problems that the list
> > encounters!! I dumped over 13 grand in this machine to
> > make sure that I had a new machine and I did all the
> > work, except the machine work and paint. I now have
> > 41 trophies including two BEST OF SHOWS!! I think I was
> > the first to recognize that the Spitfire was under valued!!
> > You will see it in two national magazines in the near
> > future!! Bill
> >
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