They sound nice but they have to almost stop to get around the corners.
Could probably beat their times with an old Mini.
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Montegriffo
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Could probably beat their times with an old Mini.
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I had a go in an old Innocenti MKII Mini once (as in ''the Italian Job''). Tiny little 1275cc engine could do 70mph in 2nd gear. They stick like shit to a shovel around the twisty bits. Great fun to drive, you're so low to the ground it feels like a go-kart.
Excellent for handbrake turns.
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Yeah I bought a Miata when someone sold me at the track giving me a test ride and pinning me to the door around the curves in second gear
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Had to look that up. They're called MX5 over here. That's what my sister drives. She made me drive halfway across the country to look at a convertable Beatle she was interested in and by the time we got back I'd persuaded her that the MX5 was the car to buy. She's on her 2nd now.TheReal_ND wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:40 am Yeah I bought a Miata when someone sold me at the track giving me a test ride and pinning me to the door around the curves in second gear
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They make great track cars but they are effite. I gave it up when I blew the water pump I didn't feel comfortable in it.
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Well, virtually all convertibles are girls cars. Roadsters are the exceptions.TheReal_ND wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:57 am They make great track cars but they are effite. I gave it up when I blew the water pump I didn't feel comfortable in it.
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Dunno. What exactly is a roadster? You Brits keep imposing on us weird terms like coupe and sedan but most of us don't really know the difference. At least I am unsure of the difference at times. I think I got coup down maybe. We just use terms like 2door and v8.
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A roadster is a small 2 seater sports car, often with a small engine but lightweight and with good handling.TheReal_ND wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:08 pm Dunno. What exactly is a roadster? You Brits keep imposing on us weird terms like coupe and sedan but most of us don't really know the difference. At least I am unsure of the difference at times. I think I got coup down maybe. We just use terms like 2door and v8.
Anything from an E-type Jag to an MG Midget.
Dad had a 1000cc Midget in Singapore which he used for auto-tests (short tight courses made up with cones) lots of handbrake turns, slaloms etc.
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