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61. RE: Silly course question (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:28:29 -0700 (PDT)
Seconded. T&S work is actually pretty easy, and you don't get wet or sunburnt. But to do properly you really need a cone counter, a card sorter, a timing person and an announcer. And the people you g
/html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00376.html (11,062 bytes)

62. Re: Silly course question (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:49:50 -0700 (PDT)
Yeah, I figured that out last year. I still need sunscreen for sitting in the trailer though, but its way more fun. Yeah, I ran in the morning. Sounds like they were better in the afternoon (well, NA
/html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00410.html (8,856 bytes)

63. Re: Numbers at Marina last Sunday (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:51:18 -0700 (PDT)
Well, that explains it then. Maybe it was because Cal State Car club was co-sponsoring, and they were running registration? I don't know. But both sides makes way more sense (and anyway, I brought ma
/html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00411.html (7,888 bytes)

64. RE: Advice Sought: 6 Point Harness? and East Bay Powder Coat (score: 1)
Author: "Giles Douglas" <giles@vy.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 20:11:06 -0700
If you do attach belts to the rear passenger shelf, make sure that they aren't above the height of your shoulders (or the top of the back of the rear seat, whichever is higher). If so, they won't wor
/html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00459.html (7,885 bytes)

65. Re: Formula-1 (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:00:55 -0800 (PST)
It was on speedvision, yes. I happily discovered that I get it as part of my directtv package. Pretty much the only grand prix that you can watch on the west coast at a sensible hour though, isn't it
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00040.html (7,046 bytes)

66. Rain again (was RE: Formula 1) (score: 1)
Author: "Giles Douglas" <giles@vy.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 18:16:38 -0800
Ok, its raining too hard to motivate me to stand in the rain for 5 hours, since I'm in group 7 :(. Although instead I got to help cleaning the house. Maybe the rain wouldn't have been that bad.... Gi
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00043.html (7,237 bytes)

67. Re: Helmet Rating. (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:23:30 -0800 (PST)
Especially in a convertible. You have weight savings, and the top of your head can be more aerodynamic. Giles
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00072.html (6,913 bytes)

68. Re: Who has a dB meter I can borrow? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:39:58 -0800 (PST)
What is the limit? Anyone know? I got pulled over once in Mountain View for my exhaust, which isn't that modified or that loud (but I had just, er, gone up to about 7000rpm. Its quieter than a ferrar
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00086.html (8,499 bytes)

69. Re: Who has a dB meter I can borrow? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:48:53 -0800 (PST)
No local laws, according to the document Vitaly posted, which states: Q12 Can local authorities enact or enforce more strict ordinances regarding vehicle noise? No. Section 21 VC makes the VC applica
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00093.html (11,105 bytes)

70. RE: Who has a dB meter I can borrow? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:55:41 -0800 (PST)
Yes, but the bulletin Vitaly posted says that those limits only apply to new vehicles, and not to aftermarket parts. It appears to also say that local laws cannot override the vehicle code, so city o
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00094.html (10,379 bytes)

71. Re: Who has a dB meter I can borrow? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:16:03 -0800 (PST)
According to SEMA, its 95db 20 inches from the exhaust pipe with the engine in neutral, between 3000 and 5000rpm. http://www.sema.org/fedleg/chpexhaust/guide.html The problem also appears to be that
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00099.html (11,413 bytes)

72. Did anyone find two number 15 STS decals at cleanup? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:14:43 -0800 (PST)
I think my numbers came off on my spin on my last lap. I didn't notice until I got home that they were missing. Anyone find them and put them in the trailer? Other than that, great course, but I neve
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00174.html (6,655 bytes)

73. VW alignments? (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:12:44 -0800 (PST)
Any recommendations? Or are the usual alignment shops that people bring up equipped to deal with modified VWs? (I ask, because its meant to be really difficult to align them, because the only way to
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00221.html (6,514 bytes)

74. Re: S.D. Tour (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:23:14 -0800 (PST)
And be careful of those CHP cars with the rear-facing radar. I was at the Apricot Tree (which is about 50 miles south of where 152 meets I5), and there was a cop there telling about how people don't
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00225.html (8,974 bytes)

75. RE: Seven Year Itch (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:43:42 -0800 (PST)
Didn't the fastest run occur when you put all the flowers on the drivers side of the car? Maybe you just need more? Giles
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00274.html (10,817 bytes)

76. Re: Round 4 Results Correction (score: 1)
Author: <giles@vy.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:42:11 -0800 (PST)
Just for anyone confused (I was) - the *'s and db levels for the cars are on the printed version of the results (which arrived yesterday, for me anyway) Giles
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00298.html (7,142 bytes)

77. RE: Mather directions (score: 1)
Author: "Giles Douglas" <giles@vy.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:41:38 -0800
If you're coming from the south bay, take the 84 exit through livermore from 680, and rejoin 580 just past livermore. Sure, you hit traffic lights and city streets, but its a shorter route and it avo
/html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00428.html (8,331 bytes)

78. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:23:31 -0800 (PST)
Doesn't it depend on the car (and more importantly, its weight and drag coeffecient?) But in general, I thought it was like 55mph (or used to be), which is why the US speed limits were set at that du
/html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00116.html (8,996 bytes)

79. Re: fuel mileage (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:56:21 -0800 (PST)
My to-be-disposed-of-tomorrow Lexus RX300 seems to purr along nicely at 55mph, but any faster (or slower), and its gas mileage drops off hugely. Very noticable driving I5 to LA. You can either drive
/html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00123.html (10,837 bytes)

80. Re: Fwd: Traffic tickets (score: 1)
Author: Giles Douglas <giles@vy.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 03:14:41 -0800 (PST)
Yes, er, urban myth. All you can do with this method is get extra time to pay for the ticket (and extra time before the points appear on your record). California doesn't send you a refund check - the
/html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00276.html (10,975 bytes)


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