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Re: racing Austin A35 link

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: racing Austin A35 link
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:55:29 -0800 (PST)
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Glen,

Saw this race on SpeedTV about a month ago, one of the
best races I've ever seen.  Also liked seeing the Hemi
Under Glass on that site.  Last time I saw that car
run was at Connecticut Dragway in 1967 or 1968.

Rick

--- Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:

> If you want to see the car whose guts were used to
> create the original bugeye
> Sprite, check out this one at the Goodwood Revival
> last year.
> 
>
http://www.mgussin.freeuk.com/MotorRacingMovieFiles/Movies.htm
> 
> This is the clip that inspired me to completely
> rebuild the A35 into a vintage
> racer.  Should take the rest of the year, but looks
> like it will be a ton of
> fun when its done.
> Plans include a hot 948 w/ribcase/3.9 diff, oil
> cooler, sway bar, front discs,
> headers/glasspack, and of course, a rear mounted
> Jaguar deflector.  (see the
> video above)
> It'll probably never beat a single car, but they'll
> still have to let me in to
> play with them.  There also won't be much pressure
> to beat the world when
> you're driving a funny looking little bugger like
> this.  The pressure will be
> on everyone else not to get beaten by this English
> VW.
> 
> Glen
> 
> 


                
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