Day.John@fin.gc.ca wrote:
>
> You think THAT's embarrassing - I remember watching a Mini-Cooper at Mosport
> Park here in Ontario make mincemeat of GT350's, Porsche's, etc. When all the
> heavier cars had to brake for turns, this little Cooper would go in and not
> even let off on the gas, usually on 2 wheels every time, but always in
> control. Great fun to watch those little giant-killers!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Petrolati [SMTP:greenman62@hotmail.com]
> Sent: March 24, 1999 9:31 AM
> To: ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR6 Poor 0 to 60 accelleration
>
> >From: "Hutmacher, Greg" <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
> >Reply-To: "Hutmacher, Greg" <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
> >To: "'Triumphs List'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: TR6 Poor 0 to 60 accelleration
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:48:42 -0500
> >
> >I'm depressed. I've owned several US TR6's for almost 20 years (all
>
> stock)
> >and have always known they are slow, but I love them anyway because
>
> they are
> >so fun to drive. But, I read recently in Car & Driver (I think) the
> 0
> to 60
> >time on a new Ford Ranger pickup is 8.8 seconds. Now, I face being
> humbled
> >at a stop light by a small pickup truck?
>
> I remember being bumped into the same class as an Isuzu Sprint at
> an autocross once... Talk about embarassing... Here was my
> beautiful TR4 being outrun by this UGLY little rice hauler
> (sigh)...
>
> Then I remembered the first VW Rabbit and it's effect on the
> TR250's the used to hold down FTD at many of the Autoxs in the
> DC area back in the 60's... It was the end on an era.
>
> Buck up Greg, Ya still win with style points!
>
> Greg Petrolati
>
You guys should see my Aerostar minivan go.... in a straight line.
Doesn't corner worth *^%$*! in spite of the 2-1/2 sway bar up front.
Blew the doors off a Miata the other day... until the first corner.
Can't wait until the TR is back on the road! <sigh>
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'91 Ford Aerostar TSV (Triumph Support Vehicle) #(who cares)
'62 TR4 CT17602L
'95 Yokota Yosemite Mtn Bike (when the others don't run)
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MZ
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