[Shotimes] Converted MR2s and Autocrosses

[George Fourchy]

On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:01:37 -0800 (PST), David Rosicke wrote:

> I'd even slide it sideways through the gates as I went around corners.  First was good to 70 MPH @ 6500 RPM, so I always left it in first.

I bet that was a LOT of fun!  Seriously!!

I used to slide my folks' 60's Buicks (Roadmasters and LeSabres) around in the dirt
(out in the country, when I was a kid) when I had a chance, and they were lots of
fun to toss around.  

They were actually pretty tough.  I accidently flipped a claw hammer up in the air
one time, and it came down and hit our '66 Roadmaster in the top center of the right
rear fender, at the very top, where it curves down from the decklid.  Other than a
tiny scrape that rubbed out, there was no damage.  It would have left a huge dent in
anything made nowadays. That '66 Roadmaster 4-door was pretty darn fast, too, for an
elephant...probably weighed 5000 lbs plus!

;-)

George