- 1. prod car towing eyes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:30:53 -0400
- Now that SVRA is mandating front and rear towing eyes for all cars, I need to get them mounted up. Does anyone sell these items (couldn't find anything in the Pegasus catalog) or are they all just fa
- /html/vintage-race/2005-08/msg00037.html (6,931 bytes)
- 2. Re: BRIC Incident (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:45:55 -0400
- Right. It is the responsibility of the drivers to form up on the pace lap. There have been a few times that I have been really aggravated when cars/rows in front of me let gaps form on the pace lap.
- /html/vintage-race/2005-07/msg00020.html (8,404 bytes)
- 3. Re: Inspirational movies, quotes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:19:27 -0400
- Another racing quote: "There are only three real sports - Mountain climbing, bullfighting and auto racing. The rest are mere games." Ernest Hemingway. -- Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2005-07/msg00037.html (7,977 bytes)
- 4. Re: Inspirational movies, quotes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:21:31 -0400
- "If racing was easy, anyone could do it." -- Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2005-07/msg00038.html (7,757 bytes)
- 5. Re: Inspirational movies, quotes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:58:11 -0400
- Don't forget: "I wasn't tryin' to wreck him, I just meant to rattle his cage a little bit" - Dale Earnhart with a sh*t eating grin after spinning out Terry Labonte to win at Bristol. A few weeks late
- /html/vintage-race/2005-07/msg00050.html (7,989 bytes)
- 6. My PVGPA experience (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:24:30 -0400
- For many years I never thought of entering at Schenley park b/c my car was well beyond VSCCA's 1959 cut-off. A buddy told me that I should give it a shot as they might allow a small, rare novelty to
- /html/vintage-race/2005-06/msg00021.html (8,604 bytes)
- 7. Re: My PVGPA experience (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:04:39 -0400
- I completely agree. Chuck's car would have fit perfectly in the middle of the under 1-liter group. One of the ultra rare early Saab Sonnet racers entered a few years back and I'm sure there was littl
- /html/vintage-race/2005-06/msg00023.html (7,285 bytes)
- 8. Re: My PVGPA experience (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:12:00 -0400
- 847cc!? You have 847cc!? You've got me by 2cc and you're complaining about not having enough motor! (tongue firmly in cheek) -- Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2005-06/msg00032.html (6,756 bytes)
- 9. FW: Selling My Honda S800 Vintage Racer (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:50:48 -0400
- To anyone interested in a very rare and unique small bore vintage race car: I am passing this along on behalf of a friend who is selling this car. I have no financial interest in the sale. The owner'
- /html/vintage-race/2005-04/msg00021.html (6,993 bytes)
- 10. belt rewebbing (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:20:14 -0500
- I need to update/rplace my belts. who offers rewebbing services? Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2005-01/msg00002.html (6,408 bytes)
- 11. jet size question (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:52:32 -0500
- I have a very simple question. When referring to jet sizes like #100 or inch? -- Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2004-06/msg00029.html (6,476 bytes)
- 12. For fans of "big-bore" engines (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:24:58 -0500
- might need a few "special tools" for these motors! http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/ -- Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- /html/vintage-race/2004-03/msg00025.html (6,464 bytes)
- 13. Re: CHARLIE GIBSON (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:09:11 -0500
- Printer-Friendly Version Email This Story All: I did not know Charlie very well but we shared a common interest outside of vintage racing. We both bought 2002 Honda Civic Si's as daily drivers. Charl
- /html/vintage-race/2004-02/msg00009.html (8,328 bytes)
- 14. Re: Fiberglass and vintage???? (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:30:44 -0500
- How much of the car is 30+ years old? Or, more accurately, how much of the technology and specification of the car is 30+ year old? It's not the fiberglass panel here and there that really upsets the
- /html/vintage-race/2003-12/msg00045.html (7,642 bytes)
- 15. Re: Harbor Freight Jack on Sale (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:54:13 -0500
- You're not going to get a $600.00 jack for $150.00. If that is your expectation, you will be disappointed. BUT, it's the best $150 jack you can buy. If you want something better than the $50 jacks yo
- /html/vintage-race/2003-10/msg00054.html (8,385 bytes)
- 16. Re: Replicars vs. Real ... and vs Rebuilds (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 12:38:50 -0500
- If you build a copy of the Ken Miles "flying shingle" (1950's special based on MG T-series), that is definitely a replica/tribute car/fake. Street cars prepared for vintage racing are simply vintage
- /html/vintage-race/2003-09/msg00035.html (11,315 bytes)
- 17. Re: trailer worries (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:33:19 -0500
- I tow a 1,500lb production car on a 1,200lb flatbed dual axle with my Honda Odyssey. On my last trip, I realized that the brakes need servicing as they were doing almost nothing. But even with almost
- /html/vintage-race/2003-08/msg00019.html (8,649 bytes)
- 18. Re: Vintage tires (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 09:25:59 -0500
- Hi Bill, I was at Savannah (Honda S800) and finally wore out my Hoosiers after 10 race weekends (& way too many heat cycles). They hold up very well on small-bore cars. I put a fresh set on the car S
- /html/vintage-race/2003-05/msg00017.html (7,959 bytes)
- 19. Re: 1275s in Bugeyes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:41:01 -0500
- 1275cc Bugeyes are not looked upon with favor (& were never recognized by SCCA) because the "Bugeye" bodystyle was never fitted with a 1275cc engine. It is simply a grossly over-sized motor for that
- /html/vintage-race/2003-05/msg00045.html (8,714 bytes)
- 20. Re: 1275s in Bugeyes (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 15:42:10 -0500
- It seems to me that this is a common sentiment that comes out whenever there is a discussion of rules issues. It is often casually stated that so many cars run oversize engines. While I am sure that
- /html/vintage-race/2003-05/msg00056.html (10,016 bytes)
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