If that is the car I am thinking of, it was not a Speedwell, but a regular
Bugeye
that Dr. J bought down South about 6 or 7 years ago.
It is fast though - also vintage illegal.
Fitz
"Wm. Severin Thompson" wrote:
> Ron,
>
> Funny how anyone that buys a fiberglass replica of the Speedwell bonnet
> thinks they can get away with calling it a Speedwell.
>
> The car in question belongs to Dr. Dave Jahimiak of LaCrosse. His cars are
> certainly some of the fastest Sprites in the country... they are also the
> most illegal. Dave's the guy that brings a gun to a fistfight.
>
> I heard the reports from SVA Road America... that event always exhibits the
> worst driving (consistently) of any event I've ever raced at. I'm not sure
> whether it's lack of driver skill, lack of respect for the higher terminal
> speeds at RA, or just a collection of assholes.
>
> WST
> Flounder
> Team Thicko
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ronsoave@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 1999 8:26 AM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Speedwell FS & the Sprints
>
> In today's Chicago Trib:
>
> 59 Speedwell Sprite Racer. World's fastest. $31,000 invested, divorce
> forces sale. $19,500. 608-788-8544.
>
> This is in Wisconsin, so Gary, WST, what do you know? Wasn't there mention
> of a Fiat engined Speedwell a while back?
>
> Also just determined I'll be back from a trip early enough to get to the
> June
> Sprints at Elkhart Lake (will miss 2 days of the Blackhawk race the previous
> weekend though, and it's only 7 miles from my house &*#$!!!!). Who's going
> to the Sprints?
>
> Ron
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