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I think Yugos would more fun.

My college sports-car club had a Yugo we raced in SCCA autocrosses. We modified the suspension a bit, took out some weight, and added a two-barrel Fiat carburetor (the Yugo design is by Fiat).

We embarassed a lot of Mustang, Camaro, and RX7 drivers with that thing. Turns out autocrosses require a bit of driver skill.

"My college sports-car club had a Yugo we raced in SCCA autocrosses. We modified the suspension a bit, took out some weight, and added a two-barrel Fiat carburetor (the Yugo design is by Fiat)."

Yup, autocross is a fun thing, and takes lots of practice and skill. I used to run the Sprite in those, too, but it was just a slice under-powered. This was between 1963 and 1965.

But I remember one big autocross sponsored by my college sports car club. There was this guy who pulled up in the very first Mini I'd seen. It wasn't a Cooper, but he had a 1275 engine in it anyhow, tuned to the limit.

A bunch of folks were standing around this little box on skate wheels, laughing and joking about it being this little toy car.

But, then the guy took the course in his Mini. Best time of the day on his first run, and he bettered that on his second. Lots of wide eyes.

I had a Mini Cooper later on, and was always amazed by it. It just sort of squatted down there and went wherever you pointed it without much ado. What a blast!