Anyone (in the UK) watch Top Gear last night? In the new format of the program they have a permanent dedicated test track outside the new studio (shed!), and keep a record of the fastest test times achieved by their professional driver in various cars - so far there is a Pagani Zonda, Lamborghini Murcielago, and Noble M12. They also invited viewers to contact them if they reckoned they had a car that could beat the record time so far - and Clarkson mentioned that someone had written in saying they could beat it in their Triumph Spitfire! OK, so it's not much of an appearance by our beloved car, but it's as big a mention as we are likely to get on the UKs biggest car program.
Clarkson ridiculed the idea because of the Spitfires '65 hp' (if I was going to be a real anorak I'd write to him to say that no UK Spit had that output, they were 63, 67, 75, 63, 71 respectively for the different Marks), so I don't think the owner is likely to be taken up on his offer! Richard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally-privileged. If you have reason to believe you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful and you are requested to contact the sender urgently and dispose of this email -----------------------------------------------------------exp. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.