May, 1976 Road and Track, pg 76. Midget 1500, 4th gear 5100 RPM, 83 mph
top speed.
September 1967 Road and Track pg 106, Midget 1275 , 4th gear, top speed 93
mph.
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> From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
> To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
> Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Left Lane Cruiser!
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 9:00 AM
>
> >Frank Clarici wrote:
> >> No other *stock* Sprite or Midget that I have driven as ever made it
past
> >> 95mph. The 67s were the fasted of the bunch.
> >
> > The 1500s were sold as 100mph+ cars and the period magazine articles
> >of the day show that they acheived this in routine testing.
> >
> >--
> >Trevor Boicey
> >Ottawa, Canada
> >tboicey@brit.ca
> >http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> I will testify to this. I have had both the 75 and the 78 Midgets over
> 100. With the stock Z-S cartb. I haven't tried after the installing the
> Weber but I siupect it'll make no problem.
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
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