Spica GTA's

["andres yver" <ayver@domain.elided>]

As a child in the 60's i had the pleasure of accompanying my father to 
various races, here in the states and also some in south america. In 1969, 
we attended a race in Lima, Peru. this particular race was what whas 
then/there called gran turismo. it was a motley mix of Abarths, Alfas, 
Porsches, BMW's, Lotus Cortinas and a few outrageous mini cooper S's with 
cutouts on the (tiny) hoods for the Weber intake trumpets. The 1, 2, & 3 
cars were privateer Alfa GTA 1600's. It seems that some peruvians bought up 
a bunch of these in the late 60's and had their own, private race series. 
Most races were held at local airports. My father and i walked up to one of 
the winning cars, i think it was #2, and talked to the owner/driver. He let 
us sit in it, peer under the hood, admire the aluminium bits, and graciously 
accepted an invitation to come race in chile the next season. i distinctly 
remember the Spica unit and the huge, to my 8 year old eyes, intake 
trumpets. back then the only other injected car on the track was a 2002 with 
the kugelfischer unit, which retired early after a nasty shunt against the 
tyre wall.
For what it's worth...
andres yver
Santa Fe

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