civic, 128, etc.

[Matthew Born <MBorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, my recollection of the 128 was that it was a fairly fierce 
little bugger in the right hands and enjoyed quite a bit of success in 
private hands here in the US. Al Cosentino and the FAZA boys, at the 
very least, won with great regularity in the 70s. Al claims the sundry 
sanctioning bodies changed their rules with abandon to hinder FAZA's 
otherwise unmitigated success with 128s (read his hilariously 
assembled hodgepode of notes, ads, letters, photos and stories in the 
"FAZA 128/Strada Racing Bible" or whatever it was called... it's kind 
of like his Alfa Owner magazine ads - only it goes on for about 500 
pages!).

>>>Another thing to note is that unlike the FIAT and Honda me toos, 
the Mini had a very successful career in small sedan racing and 
international rally competition.
Chris Prael

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