Uncle Jack et all,
I'll go for a prewar challenge race (not that I have one, but I'd love to
watch). How about a US/UK challenge at one of the ovals - Texas World comes
to mind (since it's close to me). Could you imagine a grid of the top ERA's,
Rileys, ex-Brooklands Bentleys, and the Napier-Railton lined up vs. Millers,
the Shaw Maserati, Duesenbergs, etc? Wow. The smell of period fuel would kill
mosquitoes for miles around.
Harold Pace
Devin SS
Mallock U2 (4 sale)
In a message dated 9/11/99 1:43:27 PM, vinttr4@geneseo.net wrote:
>Some day I'd like to see a race group of the really early sports cars.
>
>Have you seen at a 1914 Mercer Raceabout lately?
>
>This glorious beast was totally impractical, had no luggage space, no
>weather protection, room for only two (does this sound familiar?) -- and
>in 1914 the great Eddie Pullen won the 300 mile Corona, California race
>at 87.76 mph in one.
>
>Too bad we seldom see stuff like this at our events. Wonder what it
>would take to get a bunch of these on a track.......
>
>--
>uncle jack
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