But the Bugs didn't fare too badly - at VIR in 1966, both Bugs finished
ahead of 5 Alfas, 4 Lotus-Cortinas, Tullius's Dart, and Richard Petty's
Barracuda. I must admit there were still 6 Alfas ahead of the VWs, however.
See http://www.cs.unc.edu/~nick/vir/66-transam/vir_transam.htm for photos.
Damn, I wish I had a time machine!!!
Best Regards & Have Fun,
Nick England
http://www.3rdtech.com/nick/racing.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Favre" <simon@mondes.com>
To: "Nick England" <nick@3rdtech.com>
Cc: <GRMMail@aol.com>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Old Volkswagens welcome at Vintage races?
> The Bugs, of course, stood no chance against the Alfas in Trans-Am. In
> the 1966 season, Alfa actually scored more points than Ford, who won in
> the larger displacement division. Alfa also won the inaugural Trans-Am
> race outright. The finishing order in the inaugural event was Jochen
> Rindt in an Alfa GTA, followed by Bob Tulius in a Dodge Dart, followed
> by 3 more Alfas! ;=)
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