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1. Setup Workers Needed: Sunday! (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:21:11 -0800; It's time to sign up setup workers for the last event of the E.J. Bayliss Memorial Slush Series. We need around 8-10 morning people to show up at 7am at the Coliseum to help get the equipment and cou; /html/ba-autox/2001-12/msg00181.html (6,842 bytes)
2. Setup Workers: second call (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:08:43 -0800; We still need workers who can show up at 7am on Sunday to help set up the course. We have several volunteers from run group 1, so we especially need people from run groups 2, 3, or 4. Right now we ha; /html/ba-autox/2001-12/msg00201.html (6,824 bytes)
3. Thanks to all, Lost item (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:09:53 -0800; Thanks to everyone who helped make the event run smoothly. Especially the many volunteer workers who did an extra work assignment when we came up short in filling all eight course stations and the tr; /html/ba-autox/2001-12/msg00212.html (7,344 bytes)
4. Re: Convention Solo 2 topics (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 10:02:52 -0800; I'm not sure that I understand the question. My initial reaction is that Honda has many different models which are popular for autocrossing. When there is a car that's a popular choice for autocrossi; /html/ba-autox/2001-11/msg00009.html (7,951 bytes)
5. Re: Preregistration and computerized timing/scoring (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:14:02 -0800; So what? All the people who care are still at the event. Yay! More hardware! More stuff to power, and more stuff to break. This is the kind of thinking that keeps my company in business. Spending a t; /html/ba-autox/2001-11/msg00186.html (12,532 bytes)
6. Re: Preregistration and computerized timing/scoring (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:33:36 -0800; What about the "Even if it's broke, please don't make it more broken" attitude?" Unfortunately, this attitude seems to be far too rare. In this case, you're proposing the purchase of some expensive h; /html/ba-autox/2001-11/msg00188.html (11,108 bytes)
7. FOR SALE: 205/45-16 street tires (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:27:08 -0800; I'm selling the original equipment street tires from my Miata. They are Bridgestone Turanza ER30s, size 205/45-16. They're summer touring tires, W speed rated. They are cushy but pretty sticky (140 t; /html/ba-autox/2001-11/msg00205.html (7,260 bytes)
8. Re: Sac events 9 & 10, V700s and crazy people (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:19:19 -0700; If you go to google and do a search on [Miata Tire Trailer Harbor Freight], you'll find a few pages describing various setups people have built based on the Harbor Freight trailer. I think an enclose; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00147.html (9,152 bytes)
9. Re: No reruns when a DNF is scored (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:08:15 -0700; It's not completely dead; Grassroots did a short article about the "Camper-Trailer Races" which were followed by "School Bus Figure 8 Racing". I think those were held in Georgia. -- john@idsfa.net Jo; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00184.html (9,223 bytes)
10. SCOOP: Neon/S2000/Boxster S disposition (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:47:47 -0700; -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00209.html (6,753 bytes)
11. Re: 2500 lb Miata? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:59:07 -0700; In fact, there is a company dedicated to that prospect: Flyin' Miata. They make a turbo kit which will produce around 220 HP at the wheels in its "mild" form. Zoom, zoom. Pat, by "ultimately" do you; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00247.html (9,215 bytes)
12. Re: 2500 lb Miata? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:59:41 -0700; Um, Scot, I don't want to get into a "yes you are/no I'm not" debate here, but the '99+ 5-speed cars have a longer gearing than the '94-97 cars. 5th in the '99+ 6-speed cars is about the same as 5th; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00254.html (9,059 bytes)
13. Re: 2500 lb Miata? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:19:44 -0700; Oops, you're right! Well, that would explain why the '99 Miatas feel so quick compared to the earlier ones. I had gotten the impression, talking to 1st gen. owners, that they had about the same geari; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00259.html (10,119 bytes)
14. Re: 2500 lb Miata? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:27:32 -0700; I can only speak for the shorter vs. longer gearing. I read an explanation in a bicycle repair book that the "length" of a gear was the distance covered by the rear wheel from one revolution of the c; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00261.html (8,780 bytes)
15. NASCAR & Speedvision, instant replay? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:08:51 -0700; The NASCAR publicity putz has re-announced Fox's intentions to convert Speedvision to a 24-hour NASCAR channel. http://charlotte.bcentral.com/charlotte/stories/2001/10/15/story6.html Could someone re; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00310.html (7,077 bytes)
16. Re: I need help quick! (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:26:11 -0700; I made my numbers and letters by cutting them out of vinyl-coated magnetic sheet. I've been told that TAP Plastics has some, although I got mine by mail order. The change is effective January 1, 2002; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00326.html (9,790 bytes)
17. Re: Street tire class question (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:05:01 -0700; Mark Andy wrote (about Street Tire class): However, SFR has a PAX value for STR (dunno where it came from) which could be used for an "STS car" running in the street tire class. If Mark really wanted; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00333.html (8,598 bytes)
18. Re: Street tire class question (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:21:42 -0700; I'm not so sure about that. There are several Street Prepared cars being run in Street Mod out of -- I don't know -- sheer perversity, or maybe just because it's fun to talk smack. We Street Tire dri; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00336.html (8,446 bytes)
19. Re: Street tire class question (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:54:53 -0700; Did I just detect a feeble attempt at smack-talking? Craig, you'd better get that Miata sold before my Kumhos come in... -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00343.html (8,172 bytes)
20. Re: Classes and course speeds (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:14:56 -0700; The gearing got 5% shorter, and the wheel size got 7% bigger, but those only cancel if you drive on your rims. The difference in nominal size between a 185/60-14 tire and a 195/50-15 tire is about 0.; /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00444.html (10,302 bytes)

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