Optimas are legend...
I lent my friend an old Salute to run at EPR last Sunday for the winter series race. Hey - he'd never raced before and he wasn't eactly on the pace - but the old 23 year old car did pretty well, knocks and all! Didn't technically even come in last...
It's just so stable (translation: slow and heavy) that it just goes where it's pointed - great for a beginner.
And the full-width front bumper got a workout too...
It's such a tremendously complex car though - must have 3x the parts count of a modern 4wd. not to mention the individual chain links...
Cheers,
Ty
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Originally Posted by traffman
The phrase those were the days matches that picture of the old optimas and the like sooo much .
I was getting all misty eyed. Back then you were good if you hadnt dumped by the 5 minutes gone.
Ps any one else here remember the old Queensferry club under the Forth road bridge ?
Thats were it all started for me circa 1988 ish.
Ps I get whupped week after week with a chap with a xxcr at our club and i run a B44.
I may just nick my mates Lwb optima for one of the races.
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