When my Dad and I drove the 72 midget home after I bought it we were going
45 thinking we were doing 75! (rpms messed us up a little too!)
speed?
signed,
BARRY PALMER
amesfolks@snovalley.com
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> From: Bill Eastman <william.eastman@medtronic.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fast MG's
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 1997 3:10 PM
>
> Lindsay's remark about driving MG's fast got me thinking. I seldom drive
> the MG that fast but the sensation of speed is definitely there. I think
> that this is one of the endearing features of these old cars and, for me,
> the eternal quest is finding the perfect balance between the feeling of
> speed and useability on today's roads. The MGA seem to approach that
> balance better than any other car that I have owned lately. If you
prefer
> a little more useability- go to a B. If more involvement is the answer,
go
> older or smaller. If you want to feel like you are risking you life
every
> time a wheel is turned, buy a Tri**ph ;-)
>
> I wonder where the F fits on the thrill / comfort continuum (sp?). Or
how
> about the Mi**a? I expect that for most of us, these devices are just
too
> damn civilised for proper sporting motoring. Then someone will say that
> they can take a 30 mph corner at 90 in their (insert name of modern
> supercar here) and in response I would say that this is just the point!
I
> can provoke a 2 wheel drift in my car at 30 mph and have more fun than a
> barrel full of supercars. Every drive on the freeway is like I am
> jockeying for position on the Mulsanne Straight. New cars don't feel
this
> alive until you hit triple digits. I can get all the thrills of fast
> motoring and barely bend local speed laws. If the supercar drivers don't
> understand why I am smiling all the time when I drive the A, well they
are
> just going to have to figure it out for themselves.
>
> So, should MG introduce a new car that drives like the A? Don't be
silly.
> They couldn't sell them and every Automotive rag would lambaste the
British
> auto industry for their continuing ineptitude. For better or worse, cars
> like the A will never be built again so we should enjoy the ones we have.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Eastman
> 61 MGA "street racer"
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