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1. Re: MINI: Hoosier 10" race tyre (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Thu, 4 Apr 96 09:02:32 PST; There's also some rebellion against that trend. CSRG, one of the premier West coast clubs is bucking the Steve Earle mandate. They are not going hog wild, but they are allowing a wider range of peri; /html/vintage-race/1996-04/msg00013.html (7,587 bytes)
2. Re: Racing Elans (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Mon, 8 Apr 96 10:30:50 PDT; Isn't this the kind of question that can only be settled on the race track? ;=) My money's on Gil Nickel, if you're counting the 26R's. I've seen him dust off Shelbys & Corvettes with 3-5 times his d; /html/vintage-race/1996-04/msg00020.html (7,966 bytes)
3. Re: Racing Elans (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 10:00:24 PDT; A slightly deranged Brian Evans scribbled: I resemble that remark! ;=) I'll have you know that 20 year old Italian cars come with the finest Factory Rust (tm) ever produced. This process was of cours; /html/vintage-race/1996-04/msg00032.html (8,436 bytes)
4. Re: Racing Elans (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 11:28:29 PDT; Actually, it was David Laver I was kidding around. Apologies to Brian Evans. Comedy is not pretty. ...; /html/vintage-race/1996-04/msg00035.html (7,661 bytes)
5. Laguna Seca Info (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 18:14:52 PST; I have seen a web site with Laguna Seca track info. Try: http://www.laguna-seca.com There is a map of the new track config. It looks to me like cars will have to apex later on 9 to be set up for the; /html/vintage-race/1996-02/msg00002.html (6,975 bytes)
6. Re: More musings on life, RACING,VARA, and now TIRES!!! (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 10:41:16 PST; ... {SNIP} (My ramblings deleted.} Yes, I had heard of the Lites. 5.5x15 is a possibility. I have a set of 6x15 regular Panasports. The big question for me is what CSRG will allow. I think I can dru; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00002.html (7,929 bytes)
7. CSRG Reno Coverage (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 10:47:04 PST; When I ran in the CSRG Reno Hilton event last June, I was told that ESPN would air some coverage later in the year. Did I miss it? Does anyone in CSRG have a tape? This was a great event, and I inten; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00003.html (6,354 bytes)
8. Re: ESPN Palm Springs coverage (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 11:04:43 PST; I was also a bit dismayed at the repeated crash coverage. It seemed that's their idea of what racing action is. I did see several incidents that made me think VARA is grouping cars that really should; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00004.html (8,210 bytes)
9. Re: ESPN Palm Springs coverage (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 13:12:51 PST; I quite agree. That Turn 1 at Palm Springs looked viciously tight. Having "tested" the ample runoff areas at Thunder Hill, I would also be reluctant to run a rare car on a street track like Palm Spri; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00009.html (8,404 bytes)
10. Re: ESPN Palm Springs coverage (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Tue, 2 Jan 96 16:32:45 PST; Ely, You addressed comments to Myles, but my name ended up in the To: line. What was that about red mist? ;=) I accept Myles explanation that the Lotus-Vette shunt was in a USRRC recreation that woul; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00011.html (8,835 bytes)
11. Re: ESPN Palm Springs coverage (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Wed, 3 Jan 96 10:25:23 PST; Somebody once said about Can-Am cars, "You step on the gas and shit happens." Somebody else said, "At one time these cars were capable of killing the finest drivers in the world, and today they are b; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00017.html (8,390 bytes)
12. Re: Can-Am Cars (Was Re: ESPN Palm Springs coverage) (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Fri, 5 Jan 96 09:34:56 PST; Yes, and what's even more frightening is that they can get 700+ HP out of these beasts today! I just posted a picture of a UOP Shadow and a McLaren dicing at Sears to the alt.binaries.pictures.vehicl; /html/vintage-race/1996-01/msg00022.html (7,515 bytes)
13. Re: vintage race VW (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Wed, 13 Dec 95 10:11:53 PST; You found a sanctioning body that will allow a VW Bug to race? I would think it has too narrow a track and too high a center of gravity to be allowed on the race track. I've never seen one road racin; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00018.html (8,697 bytes)
14. Re: vintage race VW (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Thu, 14 Dec 95 15:48:51 PST; It seems a lot of people are telling me they have seen VW Bugs racing. I have seen a few at autocrosses. Those who have seen them in current race series say they were modified. In these categories, m; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00025.html (7,744 bytes)
15. Re: Strange mixture of a car. (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Fri, 15 Dec 95 16:35:14 PST; An interesting problem. In SCCA, there is no Formula 70s. The engine rules for Formula Atlantic cover a lot of ground, however. The problem you may have is that the safety standards for FA were jacke; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00032.html (9,352 bytes)
16. Re: More musings on life, RACING and VARA!!! (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Fri, 15 Dec 95 17:01:46 PST; Thanks, Casey, for clearing the air. I was prepared to "duck and cover" when I saw the first few salvos pass overhead. ;=) I wanted to see where this was going with you and Jim before saying anything; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00033.html (7,946 bytes)
17. Re: More musings on life, RACING,VARA, and now TIRES!!! (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Mon, 18 Dec 95 13:13:24 PST; Actually, CSRG followed HMSA, almost to the letter. There is apparently a serious move to go back to a more liberal tire policy, however. Some candidates for CSRG Board seats are in favor of changing; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00040.html (9,231 bytes)
18. Re: 1973 Chevron B-27 (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Thu, 21 Dec 95 13:51:20 PST; There's a Chevron GT in the N. Cal club CSRG. It's owned by Steve Lawrence. (No, not THAT Steve Lawrence.) ;=) I'm not sure what kind of car the B-27 is, but you might be able to get some info from h; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00045.html (8,147 bytes)
19. Re: More musings on life, RACING,VARA, and now TIRES!!! (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Fri, 22 Dec 95 10:46:52 PST; Well Myles, I guess we know where YOU stand. ;=) I have only run in 2 HMSA events, The Wine Country Classic 94 and 95. I applied for Monterey in 95, but was turned down. So far, I have not run afoul; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00050.html (9,035 bytes)
20. Re: Palm Springs GP on ESPN (score: 1): Author: simon@LSIL.COM (Simon Favre); Date: Fri, 22 Dec 95 13:03:09 PST; I've seen that "freight train" of Cortinas at CSRG events. You guys put on quite a show.; /html/vintage-race/1995-12/msg00051.html (7,130 bytes)

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