Re: Handling, TR vs. Spridgets

I have owned a TR3 since I was 18 and have autocrossed it. The first 
time I brought it out I felt like I was driving a tractor, "plowing" 
through the turns. I am upgrading it this winter and we'll see how it 
goes this coming season. I think TR's can be explained like hot rods. 
Big engines (by English standards) on a simple frame. A TR has to be 
beat and thrown around to get the same speed through a turn. This is 
where some of the fun comes. I am fixing up a 76 Midget and later can 
comment on that car. I have had a Mini. That was a great fun car. On my 
favorite curvy road it got boring because I would catch traffic and then 
have to sit behind them for the duration. You just can't blast past 
someone in a Mini. As with the Spridgets I think you learn energy 
conservation. (getting lost speed back is harder)
Cheers,
Mike Thompson
59 Triumph TR3A
71 Land Rover S2A
76 MG Midget

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