Hi Eric,
I hope this note and my reply are not too far off topic
as they involve the track performance of your quite respectable
MGB!
Eric wrote:
> > http://www.aubard.com/SideLo1.jpg
>
> That is one spunkrat of a vehicle! Can you make me one up too?
Yep, start sending cash. :-) "Spunkrat" is a term I have never
heard -- and I love it!
> our local Ferrari Club hit my local track again last week and my
> boss in his little old 308 GTS was grinning again at his equal
> fastest time (alongside a 305).
> ...snip...
> Hey, remember, an MG driver coached him around this track :-)
:-) Racing is NOT just about power, as you have demonstrated.
:-)
> ...snip...
> Yes, 7 seconds is a long time, but a 4 cylinder, 1800cc,
> 33 year old MGB versus a Ferrari?
My 308GTB is 22 years old, V8 and 3000cc -- and 255bhp
at 7700rpm.
Where the big difference would come is if the circuit had
long straights or long sweeping turns. That's where the
Ferrari shines. I would not be surprised if you could kick it's
butt all over the track in an autocross. The car is just too
massive to be competitive at that.
> The tight little track is definitely a handful for the rather heavier
> Ferrari and it takes a good setup and a skilful driver to get the best
> out of a beast like that around Mallala!
See above. :-)
Thanks for the nice note and congratulations on the super
lap times!
--
Rick Lindsay
Diamond Geoscience Research
5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
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