Re: 4000 Turbo Q

[Trisha Bethen <trishab@mv.mv.com>]

Did you get his name?  Is he running SCCA?  I'd be curious to know....


On 27 Aug 1996, Neil Swanson wrote:

> Went again,
> 
> I went to LRP again today.  Open test day always brings out the neat stuff.  At
> the Q event I had heard that the one and only Ferrari CanAm car would be there.
> 
> It wasn't but the 250 GTO was a nice treat.  And that guy really drove it.  No
> trailer queen that.
> 
> There were F5000s and one CanAm car.
> 
> What you want to hear about is the 4000 Q turbo.  Had a Q Coupe engine etc in
> it.  Full cage and race seats.  Meaty tires etc.  The car was silent.  Made no
> sound.  It had a 2.5"er with one Borla. He ran coil overs all around and had
> removed the front sway bar to get the thing to turn. It did turn.  Took a nice
> set from what I could see through the esses.  His best time till I left was a
> 1:04.8 I think.  If I remember right the Super Touring cars were running similar
> times.
> 
> He was a club member but dropped out.  IF he had known about the Q Club being
> there he would have shown up.
> 
> Neil
> 
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