That car is a Lightweight replica, apparently it was a regular at the Saturday
(?) morning drive-in. No word yet on repair cost...
Lester
on the Jag-Lovers list too..
On May 19, 2011, at 6:10 AM, lotuspilot@frontier.com wrote:
> You are suggesting that if you have an original old warrior with a racing
past and is still wearing "the past", a person should be ashamed when going
for a blast on the streets in between vintage races or simply for the fun of
using the car?
>
> This sounds like a personal viewpoint that you have and I doubt is
widespread. I know of quite a few old racers that sometimes take to the road
with numbers as they are painted on.
>
> Please do explain the possible motorsports penalty. I thought that they
only have control over what is done during their sanctioned races.
>
> Interesting.
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 4:06:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] XKE body modifications customized by KRUNCH!
>
> In a message dated 18/05/2011 21:05:56 GMT Daylight Time,
> WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com writes:
>
>
> Or maybe not or things are different in the USA to UK. Over here no self
> respecting racer will drive on the public highway with racing numbers and
> in fact there is possibly a motorsports penalty for doing so.
>
> I see a rear wheel is missing.
>
> Weslake-Monza 1330
>
>
> In a message dated 18/05/2011 06:18:01 GMT Daylight Time,
> b-evans@earthlink.net writes:
>
> We passed the site of this accident about 10 minutes before it really
> screwed up traffic. The location is known at the "Orange Crush" at the
> Interchange of Interstate 5/ State Route 22 Freeways. The right-hand
drive
> XKE with small driver windscreen and large numbers suggest it was a
racer.
>
> http://www.ocregister.com/articles/crash-300728-lanes-yaris.html?pic=1
>
> Buster
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