On 04/06/2011 16:58, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Back in the days when electricity was new, I used to attend with monotonous
> regularity an event called the SCCA Chimney Rock Hill Climb. It was quite the
> show, and the only chance we hillbilly hicks had to see real cars, such as
> Ferraris, Porches, etc. But as I recall, the most fun cars in the event were
> Minis.
>
> Do I remember correctly a beast known as an "Austin Mini Cooper S"?
>
> --Bob
Oh, yeah.
And you could drive them on just about anything, if you had the
clearance. I've had interesting adventures on snow, ice, mud, gravel,
snow+ice+mud, and mud+gravel! It got really interesting if the ruts in
the road were deeper than your sump clearance, though.
D.
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