>In a message dated 2/8/99 3:53:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>we2fat4asp@seanet.com writes:
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> First of all I think you need to talk to some Porch guys about Rex' car
> cuz from what I could tell the red car was a very well thought out peice and
> very very fast! Whatdya think Curt? Greg? Karen says Rex' red car wasn't the
> right peice for ASP! I sure don't remember seein Rex walk across but I ahve
> only been sinse 94 and my memery is terrible. Rocky?
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> Rex's car was well set up, he was running the same engine as me (3.2) but
>had the stock injection (I was running carbs when I ran against his P car )
>his car was an early car and should be about 200 lbs lighter than mine, but Im
>not sure what suspension he was running. I would never say any of the guys in
>ASP (or galls!) are not great drivers, but all I can think of isTC's comment
>after his runs in Charlies car in 97, "its just like cheating" but I too would
>love to drive one, just to know for myself.
> I was closer to them than I have ever been in 98 (in second place, .2 off
>the first place lotus on the first day) then slipped back on day two, but have
>since found that I had gone the wrong way on the rear rebound shock settings
>(two of soft) causing poor handling on the fast stuff, so who knows.
> What I do know is the RX7 of Shauna and Ren (sorry Ren, she gets top
>billing) and my 911 are both built to the extreme of the class, with years of
>development time, I don't think I could say the same for any of the lotus's, I
>know that Rex's car is well done, but look how far up he jumped in class the
>first year he went from his 911 to his Lotus, plus, when TC Kline drove my
>car, he was over two seconds slower than me, but when he drove Charlie's
>lotus, he was a second faster than me and took 3rd place at nationals the
>first time he drove the car!
> So here is the deal, lets put this to rest! Someone out there let me drive
>your lotus, I will trade you a ride, you run my 911, I will run your Lotus,
>now lets see if someone will step up.
> Curt (balls on the line) Ormiston
Wish I had a Lotus....
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