Re: Handling, TR vs. Spridgets

I have never driven a RB Midget, but they sit so high, is it fair to compare
their handling characteristics with the CB cars???
Brad

Michael Thompson wrote:

> I have owned a TR3 since I was 18 and have autocrossed it. The first
> time I brought it out I felt like I was driving a tractor, "plowing"
> through the turns. I am upgrading it this winter and we'll see how it
> goes this coming season. I think TR's can be explained like hot rods.
> Big engines (by English standards) on a simple frame. A TR has to be
> beat and thrown around to get the same speed through a turn. This is
> where some of the fun comes. I am fixing up a 76 Midget and later can
> comment on that car. I have had a Mini. That was a great fun car. On my
> favorite curvy road it got boring because I would catch traffic and then
> have to sit behind them for the duration. You just can't blast past
> someone in a Mini. As with the Spridgets I think you learn energy
> conservation. (getting lost speed back is harder)
> Cheers,
> Mike Thompson
> 59 Triumph TR3A
> 71 Land Rover S2A
> 76 MG Midget

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