[Spridgets] Ugliest MG EVAR! (not)

Lester oldsaabguy at comcast.net
Wed Mar 23 13:26:04 MST 2011


Yup, I still remember the overhead shot of that Escort leaving the  
road in a straight path headed straight toward the only tree around  
and nailing it dead center.

Lester


On Mar 23, 2011, at 12:44 PM, David Booker wrote:

> That is an extremely rare Group B race car - an absolute beast. They  
> were not
> built to be beautiful, but to get from one end of a rally stage to  
> the other
> in
> the least amount of time. For those of us who appreciate form  
> following
> function, this thing is actually incredibly cool. There's nothing on  
> it that
> doesn't make it accelerate, brake, turn and/or attempt to keep it  
> glued to the
> road surface.
>
>
> Unfortunately, that last part proved to be the most difficult
> to accomplish.
> When you combine that with Rally enthusiasts who tend to hog
> the sides of the
> road, you find the reason Group B was short-lived as a
> class.
>
> - David Booker
>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/lbc_newbie/
>>
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