Re: Mine scares me, it likes the speed

[Les Myer <LesMyer@geocities.com>]

At 11:11 PM 12/14/98 -0500, Frank Clarici wrote:
>I was only scared once in a Sprite.
>1972, 67 Sprite, bone stock except for the Corvair wire wheel hub caps,
>down hill, good tail wind, speedo hit the "E" in Main Beam. If the
>calibration was close, I figure 115mph.
>Frank

Puddles - 67 Sprite - header and cam - 4:22 diff, 185/70-13 tires.

Coming back from 1997 vintage races at Indy - opened her up on HY 31, 20
miles from home, just for a mile or so:

Cool night, top up, speedo buried, tach buried, speed still climbing fast.
What a feeling!  Did you know that 1275s get much quieter above 6000 rpm
(at least from inside the car)?

Les