I've got a great picture I need to send you Kas--Peyote passing a Birdcage
Maserati in the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. Talk about sweet.
-----Original Message-----
From: kas kastner [mailto:kaskas@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:23 PM
To: Larry Young; Bob Kramer
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Races at TWS
Beating Porsches anytime of any kind is like wine with dinner, better than
dessert.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>
To: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Races at TWS
> Bob,
> Sorry to hear about this. Did CVAR do anything? That type of
> behavior in
the
> other groups is one reason I really like group 4.
>
> It's probably no consolation for you, but my weekend was fun. Ok, so
> most
of the
> fast guys weren't there. All the work on the suspension has
> transformed
my car
> completely. The fastest car in my class was Mike Orlie's Porsche 356.
With the
> engine rebuild last fall, I found I could outrun him on the straight,
> but
it was
> hopeless in the turns. Now with the suspension work, I think my car
handles
> better than his in the turns too. I haven't done anything magical,
> just
shortened
> the upper A arms and the other mods that all of you have figured out.
Winning is
> great, but when you beat a Porshe it's even better. I can't wait to
> see
how the
> car does at Hallet in three weeks. However, I first have to dig
> through 8
inches
> of snow to get the racecar back in the garage. Sunshine and 75
> degrees in
College
> Station yesterday, 8 inches of snow and 10 degrees in Tulsa this
> morning.
>
> Larry Young
>
>
> Bob Kramer wrote:
>
> > John,
> > Group 7 sure is frustrating. The last race Sunday was very similar
> > to
the
> > rest, except that I finally got fed up with the #44 240Z blocking
> > and
put in a
> > complaint after the race. Every time I tried to make a move inside
> > or
outside,
> > he would change his line to jump over in front of me. That in itself
> > I
could
> > live with but on 3 occasions in the last race, he did it when I was
already up
> > inside his rear quarter. What was sad, was that early in the race I
> > did
pass
> > him after drafting him down the straight, and going faster into one
> > and
was
> > pulling away from him. I was running a second a lap faster, and
> > catching
a
> > pair of 911's in front of us (ones I hadn't been able to run with
> > early
in the
> > day), but my car started running too hot. After 3 laps or running
> > slower
to
> > cool it down, the 240Z caught me and passed me on the straight. Soon
> > I
was in
> > a safer cooling zone so I proceeded to try to pass him back for the
> > next
4
> > laps, with him blocking every move.
> >
> > After cording the Hoosiers, I was very surprised that I put up my
> > best
lap
> > times of the weekend on Brad's 8 year old Yoke 008's. Being slick as
they
> > could be, I drove them pretty much the same as with the bias ply
> > TD.s, drifting, really sliding through the turns. The shorter tire
> > and rear
ratio
> > change more than made up for the loss of grip.
> >
> > Bob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Price
> > To: Bob Kramer
> > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:38 AM
> > Subject: Races
> >
> > How did the rest of Sunday go for you?
> >
> > John
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