Gerry Everett had a better idea. If a Moke is a great autocross car then shorten it a foot and it will be a REALLY great autocross car! Behold “Son of Mighty Moke.” Add to that a 1275cc Austin America motor and automatic trans.(!) and Firestone racing tires and the result was a Mini that was guaranteed to grab your attention.Appearing here are two photos from 1970. Ellen Dawson prepares for the ride of her life as (from left to right) Gerry, Charlie Cravens and Bill Stebbins (at least we think that’s Bill) impart a few last words of wisdom. Bonus points if you can identify the site. It’s Tacoma Community College. Awfully rural looking for being in the middle of town.
In the other photo Mike Woodcock gets serious at another unusual autocross location, The Tally Corp., another site that has no doubt changed greatly. A rear sway bar is visible in this photo. Shortened wheelbase AND a rear sway bar? Whew! According to Mr. Heleker's records, this was a practice autocross held in March of that year. Mike set top time of day in SoMM and Jerry, also driving SoMM and Chuck tied for third fastest time.
No comments:
Post a Comment