RE: Odysseys and performance

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> The point of the article was not to show what an awesome autocrosser
the
> Odessey is.  The whole point of the aricle was to compare performance
cars
> of yesterday with a MINIVAN of today!  The point was specifically to
show
> just how far technology has come!  The point was to show that
technology -
> tire technology, brake technology, engine technology, suspension 
> technology - has come so far that even a MINIVAN can beat an older
Porsche
> and Jaguar.
<snip>

Fwiw,

I don't recall the E-type being a great autocrosser even when it was
'new'.  The one or two that I recall showing up at events in the early
80's, back when I was an active autocrosser, regularly got beaten by
pretty much all of the Alfa/Porsche/BMW's.

Of course, I don't recall which E-type these were, or the capabilities
of the drivers.  I just remember they didn't do all that well.

This article makes a good point.  Take any 30 year old Alfa, even with
upgraded tires, and there are any number of (cheap) showroom cars that
will beat it under almost any conditions.

bs
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