Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
> You know, it actually feels kind of nice to take off this damn list-admin hat
> and put on my driving cap and gloves. In truth, I had the gloves on, but left
> the cap at home. Came out of my office at the U to find a couple of inches of
> fresh snow on everything, the parking lot, my Mark 1 Spit, half the driver's
> seat. Next year I'm getting the hardtop fitted.
>
> It has been getting almost spring-like the last few days, something I needed
> after a rather hectic and stressful February. The snow tonight was a bit of a
> surprise, but fun. I roared around campus, visions of Simo Lampinen forging
> over the passes in the '65 Alpine rally in my head, and made it to the post
> office to check the PO box before heading home. With the warmer weather the
> past few days, I've been thrashing about town, driving about at full chat,
>with
> no one really paying attention to the little 1150 roadster, as it doesn't go
> that fast! Luckily th erace car is torn apart, THAT one people would notice.
> But then the first autocross is in less than three weeks, and the race car is
> torn apart. Hmmm. Thinking of Tullius in one of the ADU cars at Sebring,
> [my tags are ADU 1B] or Fuerstenau in one of those sanitary Group 44 cars,
> I've been having a blast. Sometimes I even throw my arm out the window and
> pretend I'm mjb waving goodbye to FTD at yet another VTR convention. What
>fun.
>
> Maybe I'll treat myself to a shot of scotch. Life is perfect.
>
> mjb.
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Good for You!
Winter driving a Spitfire in the snow is something that differs the
men from the boys, right? Mine usually needed about 150 kg extra weight
in the trunk and under the (stowed) softtop to stay steady on our icy
winter roads - but it was the only car I've owned that never failed to
start in the cold. Must be those ancient SU's...
/
Odd Hedberg
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Triumph Club of Sweden E-mail : odd@triumphclub.se
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