On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:26:08 -0500, Stewart DIBBS wrote:
> "Bhagat Gurtu" <bhagat14@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:pan.2008.01.22.14.29.42.50156@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>...why would one even consider ricing up an automatic.
>
> About 30 years ago I was slightly acquainted with a paraplegic chap in
> Sydney Australia who wanted to race, so he built up a 4 cyl Isuzu s****ts
> sedan with hand controls and an automatic transmission. He always came
> last but had a ball doing it.
Would that have been a Bellett (
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_isuzu_bellett.htm
)?
Car racing was a geat s****t in Australia during that period. There were
lots of Minis, Alfas, Mazda Capellas, Jags, Mustangs, Camaros, Studebakers
mixing it with locally made Falcons and Holdens. These days it is a
cor****ate monoculture called V8 Supercars in which only Falcons and
Commodores compete.
Not having legs would be a good reason to avoid a manual.
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