Kin, I am old enough to remember many of my friends putting Midgets and Spitfires (Dribble-smoulders) in ditches due to the inherently terrible handling. I was in a late VW Beetle 1303S and they had trouble keeping up with me often - I am no god of driving thats for certain.
Depends on the condition of the Midgets. I owned Midgets from 18 through to 21 and my Dad had a 1303s which I used to drive quite often. If your friends were putting Midgets into ditches and could not keep up with the Beetle then either the Midgets were worn-out or you were the better driver. Mind you the 1303s was pretty good round corners but the handling of a looked after Midget is really special. I had a completely knackered GAN1 which was definitely in the "putting into ditches" category followed by a pristine GAN3 which was a revelation.
(Not too sure what the SLK and TR7 were doing in the list)
Brian
