- 1. Re: FYI: Lime Rock Vintage Fest TV broadcast schedule (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 09:52:43 -0500
- The LRP coverage also has a large portion devoted to the Sunday concours event. Too large, IMHO, though I think last year's was a bit better than the Shelby-fest two years ago. A long interview with
- /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00031.html (8,671 bytes)
- 2. Re: Current brain hurricane!! (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:11:25 -0500
- I've always thought that if I won the lottery, I'd try towing a vintage British racer with a period Land Rover. I believe I've seen someone at the LRP Vintage Festival with this combination. Dave Wil
- /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00032.html (7,925 bytes)
- 3. Re: Oil pressure physics (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:17:06 -0500
- Isn't the Aeroquip unit also about $200? Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com)
- /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00104.html (7,575 bytes)
- 4. Re: Lotus Europas (Racing) (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 09:49:52 -0500
- Else mods? Is that referring to the infamous but little-known If-Then-Else Europa campaigned by the Boolean brothers under the Basic Racing banner? I've heard that although the experiment in early e
- /html/vintage-race/1996-12/msg00144.html (6,991 bytes)
- 5. Re: Re[2]: A Series engine breathing (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 17:55:49 -0500
- What if one used a sump evacuation system, but put a catch tank inline? IOW, both the sump and the catch tank would see a vacuum from the exhaust; but if the engine started pumping oil, it would fill
- /html/vintage-race/1996-11/msg00043.html (8,278 bytes)
- 6. Re: Spin Physics (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 17:16:47 -0400
- rear wheels as the car engine brakes. With less weight forcing them onto the road, the rear tires have less grip, and break loose. Sidewall flex, and optimum slip angle IMS, vary by tire based on co
- /html/vintage-race/1996-09/msg00133.html (8,546 bytes)
- 7. Re: a spin on the physics (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:13:04 -0400
- There was a thread on the wheel-to-wheel list about a track in the Mid-West (Heartland?) that was a dual purpose dragstrip / road course and had the same problem -- incredibly slick in the rain in th
- /html/vintage-race/1996-09/msg00169.html (7,738 bytes)
- 8. Re: Re You might be a racer if (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 16:50:04 -0400
- Zapata The w-to-w list was also the source for the following translation of your .sig: "I wanted to die when I saw the rods." Just wanted to spread the humor evenly, Dave Williamson
- /html/vintage-race/1996-08/msg00062.html (6,848 bytes)
- 9. Re: RE Race Car books and Vintage correctness (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 14:47:19 -0400
- Don't know if they have the books you mentioned, but you can try: http://www.amazon.com Over a million book titles which you can search on and order. Good luck, Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com)
- /html/vintage-race/1996-07/msg00076.html (7,100 bytes)
- 10. Re: ...no subject... (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 21:39:41 -0500
- While I'm by _no_ means an expert on the subject, this is what I've picked up from the autocross list -- The BFG's may have marginally more grip than the Yoko's, but their turn-in is more crisp (or c
- /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00004.html (7,383 bytes)
- 11. Re: "No more 'ring around the piston' "? (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 09:59:47 -0400
- Then again, if you only remove it when you're autocrossing, you aren't as likely to do as much damage per year. And a 3hp gain on a 48hp engine is a 6.25% increase. Yes, I have proof. My dad had his
- /html/vintage-race/1995-08/msg00001.html (7,075 bytes)
- 12. Re: VSCCA and MGA's (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:21:59 -0400
- MGAs. I'm curious as to what the reasoning for a ban would be. They're too popular? Wouldn't a popular car help sustain the club? Isn't this a good thing? Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com)
- /html/vintage-race/1995-08/msg00018.html (6,598 bytes)
- 13. Re: getting started (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:52:13 -0400
- With the comment on lack of postings, I might as well throw this out for discussion: I'm (slowly) rebuilding two Spitfires. One will be for the street and have a GT6+ drivetrain. I've been toying wit
- /html/vintage-race/1995-06/msg00012.html (7,263 bytes)
- 14. Re: VSCCA weekend (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:52:24 -0400
- So, would anyone like an extra hand in the pits on Saturday? I'm slowly getting started in racing, trying to put together a couple Spitfires. Should be done in a couple years. ;-) Meantime, I'm tryin
- /html/vintage-race/1995-06/msg00013.html (6,945 bytes)
- 15. Re: Tommy Smothers (score: 1)
- Author: Silikal@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 17:23:28 -0400
- As a side note, one of Tommy Smothers' cars (possibly this same one, I don't know the original series) is a regular participant in the BMW Fall Vintage Festival, Labor Day weekend, at Lime Rock Park.
- /html/vintage-race/1995-05/msg00019.html (6,585 bytes)
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