Re: American's and stick shifts (long)

[Luis Marques <marques@rtis.ray.com>]

Igor Kessel <four.rings@MCIONE.com> wrote:
> I saw that "high-powered" one getting its butt whipped by S4's and
> 200TQ's at the Glen in '95 during the joint BMWUSA-QCUSA event. It
> lagged about 100m after the first lap, after the second one he just
> left the track for good unable to stand the humiliation. Had that
> brave "SHO" indentation on the RR bumper tho. :-)

You aren't kidding about these Tauruses-on-steroids, Igor.  I was at an
autocross last Sunday and there was a 5-sp. SHO that indeed had a lot of
power.  Too bad most of it was being used to smoke the tires and very
little to actually move the car.  That car couldn't brake, turn, or
accelerate.  All it did was scrub into and thru the turns and do a
burnout at the exit.  Needless to say, his times weren't very good and
his tires aged like 20k mi. in 10 minutes ;) 

Luis Marques
'87 4kcsq