OT: Triumphs (Was OT: Mazdas vs cameras)

2004-06-10 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, John Francis wrote: Oh, you can go pretty fast in one. A college friend of mine found that out the hard way; he came round a bend on a country lane to find a group of hikers spread out all across the road. He managed to avoid them all, but was less fortunate in avoiding the tree branch

Re: OT: Triumphs (Was OT: Mazdas vs cameras)

2004-06-10 Thread John Francis
Hi, John Francis wrote: The Vitesse does pretty well with that 120HP, too - not surprising in a car that weights about 1800lbs dry. I've had one up to around 120mph. And then.. You can bump it up to 2.5litres by just putting the the crank and pistons from the 2.5PI. The

OT: Triumphs (Was OT: Mazdas vs cameras)

2004-06-10 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, John Francis wrote: Mine was the ragtop, too. The aerodynamics of that car conspire to make the front end *extremely* light over 100mph. I think the car would have gone faster than 120, but I chickened out; I was steering with just the lightest touch of my fingertips, and still felt as if I