Alfas at Magny-Cours

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

Last night (Sunday) Speed ran the first of the year's European Sedan 
Championship races from the Magny-Cours track in France. The race was 
apparently held in April, and we're seeing it now as (I suspect) the 
Bubba-Boys racing (NASCAR) season winds down for the year and the 
spectators turn their attention to indoor tractor-pulls and the like. 
This race marked the first outing for the new Alfa Romeo GTA and from 
the beginning, two Alfas pulled away from the pack and stayed there to 
win the first heat. It reminded me of Michael Schumacher and Rubens 
Barachello in sedans. But the SECOND heat! They handicapped the Alfas 
by putting them at the back of the pack and they had to work their way 
up to the front again which they handedly did in the first 6 laps to 
leave all of the BMWs in the dust!  It sure is nice to see the 
heart-shaped grill in the winners circle again.  My advice is to watch 
out for this series as Speed runs it this fall. Alfas apparently ruled 
this past season. HOORAY!

George Graves
'86 GTV-6
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