RE: who won?(Mt. Washington hillclimb)

["Mark Nelson" <tahoe@msn.com>]

> Sprongl.  You missed his victory 4-wheelin', turf flyin' 720 degree
> spin/donut on the lawn next to the tent; he miscalculated slightly on the
> second loop and scared the crap out of a course worker trying very hard to
> direct him into an exact spot by "normal" way(ie, back in.)
>  Frank did a very nice job of making it clear that he would park where,
> and HOW, the hell -HE- wanted to :)

That course worker has obviously never been to a rally where Sprongl has
won.  The Sprongl donuts are a common sight; at the Laughlin rally last
year, Sprongl performed several on dry pavement...

> Too bad I didn't have a video camera; his little spin would have made
> great MPEG or quicktime-on the web material.  Half the people at the
> corral missed it too, so don't feel too bad.

There's a QT movie of some Sprongl donuts after the Rally Quebec. I have the
movie, but it's 7.5 megs.  Also have another short one of their car on stage
in the snow; it's about 1.2 megs.

> I don't see what the big deal is about the Evo; sure, the $300,000 price
> tag was thrown around a lot,

Which EVO is that?  I assume a Mitsu Lancer Evo IV or V??  A fully built
Lancer Evo V Gr. N car can be had for around $30K; a bit more for a Gr. A
car.  $300K would probably be the price for a factory Ralliart Evo VI that
Tommi Makinen drives, with the full Syncromesh X-trac box, electronic diff
controls, and the whole nine yards, but that's not a car you or I can buy.
The big deal about these cars is that they are a great bang for the buck;
280 hp stock, and pretty easy to bump to 370 - 400 with Gr. A parts.
Performancewise, they're right with the new S4, for less $$$.

> but it is probably nothing compared to the
> money Audi and others have literally dumped on Sprongl, his S2, and his
> Sport Q.

I don't think Audi has thrown that much money at Frank; he gets OE CQ parts
from them, but all of the engine, drivetrain, and suspension work, comes out
of their sponsorship money from Castrol.

Regards,
-Mark Nelson
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