[Wichita-SCCA] Too rich for my blood, but...
Bill & Janet Dayton
jdayton1 at cox.net
Thu Sep 14 08:39:30 EDT 2006
There is a Yellow with black stripes GT40 in Salina (Morrison), and a red one in Great Bend (Brock McPherson).
Bill
---- Lonnie Heston <lhheston at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, it was red, but you don't hear much inside a Caddy. I did notice
> the body panels were widely spaced... Hmmm, still, an impressive kit car.
>
> OK, so the Ford GT probably was too, then. That would figure.
>
> On 9/14/06, David Robinson <robinsonfamily at prodigy.net> wrote:
> >
> > If it was red and had a Chevy V6 sound to it, its a kit car.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > *Lonnie Heston <lhheston at gmail.com>* wrote:
> >
> > Whilst returning from the Kansas State Fair, I took the Maize exit off
> > k-96 (not something a south-sider would normally do), and while passing thru
> > the mild-mannered burb I passed a strip mall with only 2 cars in the parking
> > lot, side by side, nosed in to the storefront. I concentrated on the one
> > with the rear body section raised, hinged at the back, yellow body with wide
> > black stripes - a Ford GT, probably one of the new ones. Wow, as I pointed
> > it out to my passengers, that's kinda rare for the Wichita area. I noticed
> > the car right beside was red and sporty but, being prudent in my old age,
> > paid attention to my driving.
> >
> > About 20 minutes later, after a brief stop farther south on Maize, I
> > pulled back into traffic and turned east on 21st. As I moved to the left
> > lane and lightly accelerated past several cars, I noticed what appeared to
> > be (in the dimming light) a Last Generation Camaro with nacra scoops a few
> > lengths behind. As we slowed for the light at Ridge, the car got much
> > closer, and I knew my first guess was wrong. I moved to the right and kept
> > my speed down, and told the youngest driver in the car to look at what was
> > passing us. Wow, that car is coool, she said. The 6 year old grandkid
> > said, that looks like a racecar. The Ferrari sped up slightly (for a
> > Ferrari), made a two lane change to the right and turned onto the Sedgwick
> > County Park entrance road.
> >
> > I have since done some internet searches and am reasonably sure it was a
> > Ferrari F50. Now that is rare for Wichita.
> >
> > So, think that was the second car in Maize?? - nah.
> >
> > --
> > Lonnie
> > (Yes, this is how I get my car jollies these days.
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