""As a Virginia boy, I've got to say that wintertime
in Arizona is fantastic... ""
Andy,
Where are you from in Virginia? I was born and raised
and lived in Fairfax. After 50 years of life in the
"Capital Beltway Rat Race" we decided in Feb of 04 to
relocate to Blue RIdge, VA which is 10 miles north of
Roanoke, VA. I love the hills of VA and enjoy driving
the mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway in my Marcos
and my Austin Healey Sprite.
BTW - the A35 is the car that most of the mechanicals
for the Sprite were derived. The A35 is also a
unibody construction like the Sprite. The Mini Marcos
as you probably already know uses the sidewinder
version of the same motor used in the Sprite and A35.
I raced my Sprite in H-Production in the 70's and
always wanted to try one of the Mini Coopers. When I
got involved with the Marcos GT I did not know what a
Mini Marcos was. Based on the performance of the
Sprites and Mini Coopers I can only imagine the fun
and thrill of driving a Mini Marcos through some of
the mountain pass roads here in Blue Ridge.
PS: I did run a Sprite in March 2000 at PIR. AZ was
different for me, not sure I could take the heat it,
was 98 degrees in early March. I had to be reminded
several times to make sure to drink a lot of water. I
also learned very quickly not to put wrenches and hand
tools down in the direct sunlight as they had a
tendency to get hotter than exhaust manifolds.
Bob M.
--- Andy&Alison Seward <aseward99@...> wrote:
> Thanks, Bob! I appreciate your sending out that
> link to Rae Davis' website.
> Did anyone else see the SpeedVision coverage of
> the Goodwood races last
> month on cable TV? The thrilling saloon car race
> that was won by the little
> Austin A35 over the big Jaguar MkIIs was the best
> race of the lot. And
> guess who was driving that red Austin A35? Rae
> Davis.
>
> As for the Mini Marcos, it may not win any beauty
> contests, especially
> compared with the artistry inherent in Dennis Adams'
> designs, but it is a
> remarkably effective little device and a blast to
> drive... kind of like a
> go-kart for the street.
>
> For those of you that haven't yet seen it, I highly
> recommend you visit the
> Mini Marcos website run by Richard Porter in the UK.
> It's a remarkable
> achievement, and the Mini Marcos Forum section of
> that website has been
> growing especially rapidly.
>
> As a Virginia boy, I've got to say that wintertime
> in Arizona is
> fantastic... have had the Mini Marcos out on every
> weekend opportunity (it
> was 65 degrees F here today and -- you guessed it --
> sunny), but the summers
> are a real test of cooling system capabilities!
>
> Best Regards to All,
> Andy
> 1966 Mini Marcos ex-Marcos works race car 270 DGJ
> (under restoration in UK)
> 1967 Mini Marcos ex race car (Troberg-Elmhorn in
> Sweden)
>
> >From: Bob Magnotti <rhdspritemk1@...>
> >Reply-To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] extra parts
> >Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:31:25 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >
>
>http://www.gbperformance.com/marcos_at_goodwood.html
> >
> >Here is a website that was sent to me by members of
> >the Bugeye Sprite Group thought some members of the
> >Marcos group may be interested.
> >
> >Bob Magnotti
> >1600 GT #5179
> >
> >
> >
> >__________________________________
> >Do you Yahoo!?
> >Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses.
> >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
>
>
>
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
