Anybody ever seen a Caddy on an autocross course or a race track?
Sounds kinda far-fetched, I know, but the following piece of
Associated Press wire copy crossed my desk yesterday morning:
(LONDON-AP) -- CADILLAC, MAKER OF WORLD-CLASS -- RACE CARS?
MAYBE SO.
THE LUXURY CAR MAKER IS RETURNING TO THE LE MANS 24-HOUR RACE NEXT
YEAR AFTER A 50-YEAR ABSENCE.
CADILLAC SAYS ITS NORTHSTAR LE MANS PROTOTYPE WILL RUN IN THE JULY
2000 RACE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
THE LAST TIME CADILLAC RACED AT LE MANS WAS IN 1950. IN FACT, THERE
WERE TWO OF THEM THAT YEAR. A COUPE DE VILLE FINISHED TENTH AND A
CADDY WITH A CUSTOM-BUILT AERODYNAMIC BODY FINISHED ELEVENTH.
(COPYRIGHT 1999 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)
Hey, if a certain CP guy can run a school bus through the Nationals
course, why not a Caddy??? Besides, that Northstar System's got a lot
of grunt!!!
John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
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