Car oddities & misc

[cmice@mke.ab.com (Christopher Ice x2136)]

In a previous message,Glen Powell writes:
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>Was that one of the really bizzare datsuns with two sets of points, one
>for "cold" and one for "hot"?

Actually...no...it was an '81 280ZX.  Didn't start for sh*t when it was cold,
even when the vacuum system worked correctly.  Fun car, but handled like a
cow.

As a side note, I was watching some kind of IMSA supercar race the other day
which consisted of a Callaway Firebird, ZR1 corvette, RX7, 300ZXtwin, BMW M5
sedan, porsches, etc.  Hans Stuck was there for color commentary, but NO
AUDIS!!!  >:-(  Anyway, the M5 (4dr sedan) kicked everyone's butts!!!!  The
finishing order was:

RX7
M5
300ZXtwin
Firebird
Corvette
Lotus Esprit
etc....

Was a fantastic battle between the Firebird and the Corvette, as they were
almost perfectly matched in power and handling...good driver race there.
However, the BMW was amazing...watching it flop around through the corners
only to pass the 300ZX on a straight.  eeek...now that's HP.

Chris
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