Son Nguyen wrote: > The original Auto Union 16 cylinder F1 cars in the 30s > designed by Ferdinand Porsche?
No, those were the "Silver Arrows", as I recall... Whatever, THOSE were real cars! Big, brutish, ungodly powerful for their time, and to top it off, they were actually very advanced from an aerodynamics standpoint. Took real men to drive those, leather helmets, flight goggles, and all! Hey, speaking of drivers, anyone a Scott Pruett fan? He's switched from Champ cars (the "real" Indy cars, not those Tony George toys), to Winston Cup, this year. I've watched Scotty for years, through his days in TransAm, and IMSA GTO/GTU. I was reminded of this when I saw my neighbor, one Willy T. Ribbs, at the grocery store, the other day. He and Scott used to have quite aggressive battles between them, sometimes ending in fisticuffs following the race. I hear that Willy T. is going to resume his driving career this season in Champ cars. Burp... --Holland Forced Failure Racing Don't Ask MotorSports [email protected] a2_16V List Owner [email protected] San Jose, California _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
