At least the Aston only got the odd minor shunt. The last BMW got
comprehensively trashed, with JB not showing the slightest concern. With
any luck the new one will ditto.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Conley <swconley@foxinternet.net>
To: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Cc: MG LIST <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 22 November 1999 01:23
Subject: RE: Classic Adelaide (too long)
>Being a big James Bond fan, I was sorry to hear of the fate of the Aston!
>(I'm still upset that they've gone German...at least they don't have 007
>drive an SUV!)
>Sounds like an awesome Rally!
>
>
>"No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient
>knights fufills a man's ego like an automobile."
> - (Sir William Rootes)
>
>Steve Conley
>Marysville, WA USA
>'76 MGB Roadster
>GHN5UG393585G
>mailto:swconley@foxinternet.net
>MGB Online = http://web3.foxinternet.net/swconley
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Eric
>Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 3:38 PM
>To: MGs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Classic Adelaide (too long)
>
>
>(Pardon the length of this... the adrenalin is still running)
>
>Well I have just spent the past four days touching, smelling, hearing
>and watching some beautiful cars rallying through some beautiful
>scenery... what a blast! Last year I chased the Classic Adelaide (South
>Australia) Rally around the countryside as a spectator but this year I
>got up close and personal as an official.
>
>When was the last time *you* got to wave down (to a stop) cars of the
>likes of...
>
>A 1960 Aston Martin DB4 (driven by Jack Brabham) ... ooops we lost that
>into a tree on the last day - driver and navigator OK... the car could
>not finish. Or a 1936 LeMans Delage ... ooops we lost that one over the
>edge, down a slope and onto its roof... sorry, no roof!. Driver and
>navigator OK (I wish they hadn't done that on *my* stage). Still, in
>both these cases they had lasted long enough (over two days) for most
>people to see them in action.
>
>How about a 64 AC Cobra or an 1968 SR2 Healey or a 1969 Aston Martin DB6
>MkII or a 1961 Lotus Elite Super95 or a 1949 S1 Special Bentley or a
>1961 PV544 Volvo....
>
>OK, you should be able to see the total list on the website at
>http://www.classicadelaide.com.au ... this was bloody hard work but so
>much fun that I have already booked myself in to do the same thing next
>time.
>
>Oh yeah... of course there was ONE MG actually racing (there were two
>BGTs running last year)... a lovely black MGA 1600 from Western
>Australia which came in 55th overall out of a starting field of 95 (I
>believe) and 6th in their class (Post Historic '62-65) behind the likes
>of a VERY fast Healy 3000 MkII; the powerful and lovely '49 Bentley
>Special; an XK140 Jaguar; the Lotus Elite95; an Austin Healy 100/6
>
>Hmmmm, I might sleep well tonight but I will certainly dream of old
>cars!
>
>
>Eric
>'68MGB MkII
>
>
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