ROFLMAO!
at import carlisle this year there were a bunch of the 2CV's. but! the
funniest thing i ever saw was the SCCA had an autocross set up and one of
the 2CV's ran the course! holly cow! i have never seen body roll like
that before in my life! the car leaned near 45 degrees from verticle in
the corners! and still had all 4 wheels firmly planted on the asphalt! i
think that car would make me sea sick! (and i do not get sea sick...LOL!)
talk about suspension travel! it was hilarious to watch let alone listen
to the crowd! the crowd sounded like watching fireworks on a holiday!
evry corner the car would lean seriously into the corner and the crowd would
"ooooh" and "ahhhhh" at each turn! the car was beautifully restored and
kept. i was impressed at how nice it was. but i had no idea as to their
handling! i'd roll one of those things in a heart beat if i ever drove one!
and i thought saab's were prone to seeing the world from an inverted
state!!!!!!
chuck
"that darn orange saab"
-----Original Message-----
From: Calvin Krug <ckrug@tctc.com>
To: vintage-race@autox.team.net <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:39 PM
Subject: re; weight, and odd cars
>This really happened, I swear. Yesterday, I was merging into
>interstate traffic, got stuck behing a slow truck, and looked in my
>mirror. Couldn't believe what I saw there, a bright yellow Citroen
>2CV. Now you know you're slow when one of those is tailgating
>you.....or maybe he was trying to get a draft so he could get over
>60. Anyway, I let him pass so I could check that car out, don't see
>those often. On the back was a bumper sticker "I think your car
>looks funny too" I like it (the sticker, that is) Yes, I was
>able to muster enough speed out of my old Audi to get around him.
>Maybe someone could race one of those to give the old Saab a little
>competition. No, I'm not volunteering. But I would consider a Fiat.
>At least it's italian.
>
>Calvin Krug
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