Frank, we probably saw some of the same races. I remember several Can Am & F 1 races I viewed from Moss's corner, back in the late 60's and early 70's. Always enjoyed the preliminary races. The Canadians always seemed to favor the Mini and got them to go like hell. The "original Mini's" were still competitive in the SCCA in the states as of a few years ago, although some were into 15'wheels and rearwheel drive! Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: > Back when I used to go to Mosport for F1 and CanAm races, the preliminary > races were most entertaining. That's where I learned to love Bug Eye > Sprites - they just looked so cool with no bumpers (made their smiles look > bigger), with roll cages, fat tires and the odd one with flared fenders. > Way cool. > > But, the most entertaining races by far were the sedan races. There were on > average about 1/2 dozen Mini Coopers in each race. We'd plant ourselves at > Moss Corner, the sharpest corner on the track, and the fun would begin. > Because they were so front heavy, the combined forces of deceleration and > turning hard to the right forced the inside rear wheel off the ground. > Sometimes only an inch or so, but sometimes (under panic braking) up to > about 6 inches. > > The large crowd assembled there would cheer each time a wheel lifted, and > the volume of the cheer was directly proportional to the distance that wheel > got off the ground. > > Great fun! > > When I was a kid, a friend of mine had a gaggle of Minis in their family. I > rode in them many times. Surprisingly roomy interiors for cars of such > small exterior dimensions. Quite amazing, really. > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars: > >Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:03:16 -0500 (EST) > > > > >As did I. I drove the original, many times. > > > >But the MINI is a heck of a lot smaller than practically > >anything else on the road this side of Tokyo (except the > >Swatch, perhaps), and is much more fun to drive. > >(This opinion is shared by my mother's neighbour, who > >had a Swatch capable of 120mph. He drives a MINI now). > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 >
