Was that you Chuck? If so nice air!

That was a Plymouth Arrow right? I think Mitsu built it, or it had a Mitsu engine- mid 70's economy car with a hotter "fire arrow" version.

 

Yes that was me & my wife. I think it was in 1983 at the Sunriser 400 Pro Rally. That is in a city park in Chillicothe Ohio. It was on the first stage of the 2 day rally.

Yes it was a 79 Plymouth Fire Arrow. In the rest of the world it was a Mitsubishi Celeste. A big 2.6 liter 4 cylinder lump & 4 wheel disc brakes. That was hot stuff back then. Oh man how times have changed. Man I loved that car!!! We had many great times together.

 

Was that the same 2.6 that powered the Mitsu Starion and the other Chrysler version? I can't think of the name but I'm thinking of the big 4 turbo rear drive cars.

 

Yes that was the same 2.6 lump that powered the turbo Starion & Conquest. The Fire Arrow engine was actually the truck engine that was used in the Dodge D50, Plymouth Arrow pickups. It had a higher compression ratio than the turbo 2.6's. It was a very reliable engine.

 

If im not mistaken, gordon did pretty well...Hes a good driver. You cant just be any idiot to win in Nascar. Not that i favor Nascar in ANY way. I hate the sport, but i can respect some of the drivers, like heff gordon. Him and Montoya switched cars, maybe thats how montoya fell for nascar.

 

Jeff Gordon did very well to sit in an F1 car for the first time & drive a track that he only new a couple of corners on. His times weren't bad either. He knows Indy's oval, but not the road course. What I remember Jeff saying is how his head was falling over because of the g loading in the F1 car. He said he'd have to train to be able to drive in F1. Jeff has a lot of experience in fast cars. Sliding sideways on dirt & wining in Midgets & Sprints is no easy task.

Montoya used to drive for Gannasi in Indy cars. Gannasi knew he wasn't happy at Williams & snapped him up. Chip's a smart one.

IMO the difference between a good driver & a great one is the great ones can drive anything.

 

I've been there. Years ago I rode the mountain bike up to Glen Cove to watch the first year the Puegoets raced.
They slow down near the top because of lack of air, not guts!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a friend who is contemplating racing next year, I volunteered to go along.
I'll be back to check out the other videos.