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RE: Thunderhill report?

To: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>,
Subject: RE: Thunderhill report?
From: Ralph Elder <ralph_elder@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:13:20 -0800 (PST)
"Provide"??  me thinks not.  Someone had to buy them,
and they are not cheap. 

Now, "Rent" I will believe. Or maybe included in the
entry fee.   The last time I was up there (a regional)
I had to rent one. 50 bucks for the weekend as I
recall. 

-RALPH-
 
--- Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com> wrote:
> Not so!  The Touring Car Club supplies transponders
> at their events.  So did
> SCCA (you must have heard of those guys, right? :))
> at their vintage races.
> 
> --Navid
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pat Kelly [mailto:lollipop487@attbi.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 3:30 PM
> > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Thunderhill report?
> > 
> > 
> > Actually, most racing association don't buy
> transponders for 
> > their members;
> > the members buy them, hmmm, at $250 a pop, I hear.
> I'm of the 
> > mind that if
> > it doesn't make the car go faster, I'm reluctant
> to spend the 
> > bucks. :)
> > --Pat Kelly
> > ----------
> > >From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > >To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: RE: Thunderhill report?
> > >Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 3:11 PM
> > >
> > 
> > >We had a great day at Thunderhill!  The turn out
> was great.  
> > I don't have an
> > >exact count, but it looked like about 60 cars. 
> The temp was 
> > around 46 all
> > >day, but no rain.  We had problems with the
> timing equipment 
> > in the morning,
> > >but everybody got one or two timed laps.  In the
> afternoon 
> > we separated
> > >everyone in 3 groups and had open track sessions.
>  The slow 
> > group was only
> > >passing in the straights.  The other 2 groups had
> more 
> > passing zones.  Most
> > >people opted for the middle group.  The fast
> group was 
> > basically for people
> > >under 2:20 lap times.
> > >
> > >Jeff Glorioso and I had great fun in the fast
> group.  I had 
> > no idea he was
> > >road racer!  As advertised, I got into 2:05s. 
> 2:05.05 to be 
> > exact.  I think
> > >that was the fastest time for a door-slammer. 
> That's if you 
> > don't count the
> > >little Europa as a door-slammer.  There was also
> a formula 
> > car.  I think
> > >that one got the TTOD.
> > >
> > >Judging by how many people showed up in the
> middle of 
> > December for this
> > >event, I think there is enough interest for this
> kind of 
> > format.  Although,
> > >if Thunderhill is interested in continuing this
> program, 
> > they need to supply
> > >transponders for the cars.
> > >
> > >--Navid
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: craig boyle
> [mailto:craig_autox@yahoo.com]
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 1:54 PM
> > >> To: Jim Ochi; John J. Stimson-III;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > >> Subject: Thunderhill report?
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Sounds like the Oakland event was most
> excellent...
> > >> any report from how much fun the folks that
> went to 
> > >> Thunderhill and the Solo I event there?
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> Craig


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-RALPH-

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