Excellent (and amusing) observations Mike. (as usual)
Gerard
At 10:10 AM +1000 10/24/02, Mike Gigante wrote:
>Here is Australia we have lots of the MGF around. They are welcome in the
>MG Car Club (and have their own register), they races with/against us in
>the local MG racing series, and they even have a nationally televised race
>series (the MGF trophy series) -- a support event for the main professional
>road racing series in Australia.
>
>They are produced by MG-Rover, which is *not* owned by anyone else - it is
>an independent. The engine is one of the Rhonda engines (K-series) and is a
>nice little unit.
>
>OK, so it is different from the B and the Midget, so what.
>
>The MGA crowd *still* assert that the last *real* MG was the MGA (they hate
>the B and ignore the Midget), the T-series folk say that MG lost the plot
>with the A. B owners ignore the modern Midgets and the original midget
>owners pretend the modern "BMC" Midget doesn't even exist!
>
>So there is nothing new in these sentiments (except that the whole bloody
>lot of them have lost their marbles - the modern Midget is the king of
>the crowd! :-)
>
>I think it is good to see the MG brand alive and doing well. A modern
>version of the Midget would do very well I suspect - smaller, lighter,
>better power-weight ratio than the Miata, with handling that is sharp
>as a pin - I'd probably buy one. The VVT Rhonda motor would be a nice
>candidate, and if they resurrected the "Special Tuning" options, it would
>be a real hit.
>
>Mike
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