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301. Re: Buchanan Race (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:05:37 EDT
<< Does anyone have the vitals (times, cost, etc) on the race this weekend? I now have the directions and which day. Thanks. Practice Starts at 9AM, which is when the spectator gates open. There are
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00076.html (7,094 bytes)

302. Re: Cortina Axles (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 12:07:35 EDT
Sorry to hear about your problem....seems I recall a song..."You picked a fine time to leave me, rear wheel".... I also suffered some sort of related problem this weekend at the CSRG Buchanan Field
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00088.html (7,177 bytes)

303. Re: Team Thicko food (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:54:38 EDT
<< but I'll never know 'cause I probably put on 5 lbs. with all that Thicko food: barbequed chicken... pork... beef... venison. Even boxes and boxes of pizza... and more. Thicko Village was quite a p
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00091.html (7,100 bytes)

304. Re: More Tires (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:56:37 EDT
Having tried both, I prefer the BFG's on the Cortina. I've just bought a set of Kuhmo's to try up North in a few weeks. Just went through the same exercise and narrowed it down to BFGs and Kuhmos. M
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00092.html (6,943 bytes)

305. More Cortina Axles... (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 18:37:28 EDT
To those who saw me DNF on the last lap.....;-( The verdict is in...I broke an axle...right side, near the hub. Looks like it could have been cracked...dark material in part of the break. Good remind
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00093.html (6,542 bytes)

306. Re: More Tires (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:02:42 EDT
<< What is it that you like about the BFGs? Do they handle more predictably, give faster lap times or stick or brake better? I guess what I like best is the handling predictability. They stick well,
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00104.html (8,904 bytes)

307. Re: BFG R1's or GForce? (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:19:15 EDT
I talked to the BFG guys at the SEMA show last fall. They are slowly transitioning to the G-Force design. But, I think they'll continue the R-1's for the 13 in sizes for a while. I don't know if they
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00109.html (7,055 bytes)

308. Re: From: MHKitchen@aol.com (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:05:58 EDT
<< As the g-Force are not vintage recognise as yet (SVRA anyway) I don't know what else I might use. >> Depending on the size you need, you might consider Hoosier's (bias or radial, depending on rule
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00111.html (6,451 bytes)

309. Re: Monterey Historics (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:26:31 EDT
Having NEVER raced with HMSA, I'm probably not qualified to give you advice on this ridiculous requirement, but I've never been accused of being timid, so here goes anyway.... Since Cris Vandegrif h
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00139.html (6,865 bytes)

310. Seattle/Portland (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:56:10 EDT
Hey LIST: We're leaving Tuesday from the Bay Area, to trek up to Seattle and Portland for a couple of weeks of R&R (Racing & Recreation!), plus a little work thrown in to make it legit. Haven't been
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00149.html (6,850 bytes)

311. Re: Seattle/Portland (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:42:49 EDT
<< I see that Group 7A is going to be an all British car affair. That should bring out some comments. I've heard some rumblings that 7A and 7B might be combined. I think that would make more sense. I
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00154.html (6,671 bytes)

312. Re: V8 Cortinas (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:49:23 EDT
<< V8 Lotus Cortina, never heard of such a beast, can you shed any light? >> They exist....not sure how "official" they are. Supposedly Carrol Shelby and Colin Chapin had a chat about it over a pint
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00155.html (7,216 bytes)

313. NASCAR @ Sears (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:57:25 EDT
I assume most of you saw the NASCAR race at Sears.... Damn, that looked like fun!! Was it just me, or did it also seem to you that these guys were taking some peculiar lines, particularly through 11,
/html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00156.html (6,914 bytes)

314. Re: ballast resistors in sprites..... (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 11:31:36 EDT
<< I remember saying to myself "I was born to do this" - >> Uh-0h....the BUG has bitten again.....Your wallet will never be the same again..... Myles H. Kitchen 1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00012.html (6,935 bytes)

315. Re: beginners tech question (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 12:04:53 EDT
If you see blue smoke coming from one corner...that's a dead giveaway.....Of course, as a fellow English car driver, I've learned to develop a scent to distinguish between blue oil smoke, and blue t
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00051.html (8,274 bytes)

316. Blue Smoke?? (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 12:13:43 EDT
OK....here's a puzzler for you techies on the list... What makes oil and/or tire smoke blue? Last time I checked, neither my oil, nor my tires were blue......Does letting the blue out of the tires re
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00053.html (6,798 bytes)

317. Re: beginners tech question (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 12:15:30 EDT
<< Find a s m o o t h gravel road or parking lot, induce lock-up and hold it to a stop . . .the tracks should tell all . . . Not necessarily....its also quite dependent on car attitude. What happens
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00054.html (8,517 bytes)

318. Re: front brake lock-up (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 11:37:01 EDT
<< To clarify my point, I wouldn't use ANY racing pad for ANY street driven car >> Here's 2 more cents worth..... I did put Porterfield Carbon Kevlar pads on the front of my tow vehicle ('96 Tahoe).
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00089.html (7,490 bytes)

319. Re: Need info. (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:10:38 EDT
I recall that Pontiac offered what they called a Super Duty version of the 455 engine in the Trans Am for several years in the 70's. There were Super Duty decals on the car, and SD/455 emblems, I be
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00113.html (6,570 bytes)

320. Re: Need info. (score: 1)
Author: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:12:12 EDT
One more thought for a source of info on Super Duty. I believe Herb Adams, formerly a key engineer at Pontiac, is retired and now resides in the Monterey area. You might try looking him up and givin
/html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00114.html (6,565 bytes)


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