I'm seconding this opinion strongly. I've owned my big Healey since 1974
(was I a cool high school senior or what?). When I got my first Sprite (the
Bishop) it was an amazing difference. I'v had many years of karting
experience, and a Sprite, especially a tweaked Sprite, just always (well...
almost always ;)... ) seems to go where I point it (eventually).
I had the pleasure of driving Tom Kovacs/Fourintune's 100S prototype NOJ
391 at Road America once... but it was right after race sessions in the Red
Rat Bastard. I felt disconnected from the track.
I've had a number of MGBs... and alway wanted to like them, but always found
them "buzzy"..(yet I never feel that way in a Sprite).
I've also had a few Triumphs... ('64 Spitfire was the first sportcar I
owned, right before I bought the big Healey... what a total shitbox), and a
restored TR6. The TR6 drove like a lumber wagon... made the big Healey feel
svelte.
The Lotus? Well, I've put a number of Europa's "on the trailer" at
autocrosses with a 948 Sprite.
The more expensive and exotic the car... the more its like being married to
a fabulous looking woman that cheats on you. Someday, it's gonna break your
heart (and your wallet...)
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Kansa, Robert" <KansaR at diebold.com>
To: "'Mueller, Robert CDR'" <RMueller@grumobile.uscg.mil>; "'Rick &
Carolyn'" <walters@mail.softcom.net>
Cc: <SDOliner@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:23 AM
Subject: RE: Handling, TR vs. Spridgets
> I tend to agree with this, in another way.
> I had a big healey for many years (still do) I thought it was a great car,
until I drove my sprite, now the big healey feels like my breadtruck
compared to the sprite.
> The big healey is a great cruising car. and I do admit it has a bit of
oomph. but if I would've driven my sprite first, I would've never even
considered a big healey ever. Now the ginetta G4 is a different animal. the
G4 marginally out handles the sprite but is more stable, bigger brakes. has
70 more HP and weighs 300 lbs less..
> but yeah, I love the sprite and to me it will be more of a car than the
big healey ever will be. And I believe with the properly tuned 1275 made to
equal a properly tuned big six, it will run circles around the big healey.
and that's having both to compare. Sure if I put mega bucks into the big
healey, I could probably get it to come close to the sprite. I had an MGB
and a TR$ also. same story. they were all ok, but nothing compares to the
sprite for bang for the buck. except maybe a lotus or ginetta
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