I too saw several F1 and Can Am races at Mossport in the 70's - enjoyed them
immensely. And the preliminary races were especially enjoyable for me with
the variety of cars participating.
Moss's corner was where I did most of my spectating - we were probably
neighbors and didn't know it !
The mini's in the prelims were very competitive and I always cheered them
on.
I test drove a new Mini Cooper 'S' - with a wide grin during most of the
drive - it was an outrageous street car, but far too small for me on an
everyday basis. Eventually wound up buying a New 66 Shelby GT 350.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "knarf" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESO Mini Cooper
I used to love watching Minis at the production races at Mosport, Ontario
before the F1 and CanAm races in the 70s.
Huge crowds would gather at Moss Corner (the hairpin) and the higher the
inside rear tire got the louder we'd cheer. If the inside front lifted it
became an uproar. Once one rolled over and the crowd went berserk. The
racer was right into it though: jumped out of his crumpled machine waving
both hands over his head at the delirious crowd.
Jolly good fun.
Lovely photo.
Cheers,
frank
On 10 September, 2014 8:07:13 PM EDT, Philip Northeast
<[email protected]> wrote:
A real Mini Cooper on teh race track
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/15016470680/
“Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel
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