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Re: Stock class reclassings

To: Ron Bauer <ronbauer@aa.net>, Popsracr@aol.com, autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Stock class reclassings
From: Mike Lamfalusi <lamfalus@excite.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 11:52:30 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000 09:38:23 -0700, Ron Bauer wrote:

>  I talked with Mark at Nationals last year, and he likes his cars to be
set
>  up in an interesting way.  True, his car was different from a lot of the
>  other Neons in setup, but he's of the opinion that most people would slow
>  down if they drove his setup (ie: they might spin....) because he likes
the
>  rear of the car so loose.  Basically, from what he said, when others have
>  driven his car, they got out of it and couldn't believe it could be
driven
>  competitively with the setup he uses.
>  
>  Ron Bauer
>  

Lose does tend to be fast for some, that's for sure.  Makes a car very hard
to drive like you say, but if you have the talent, which he obviously does,
then it can work well for you.  Well, I'd better get practicing...  :D

-------------------
Mike Lamfalusi
'97 VW Jetta GLX
GS - Chicago Region

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Mike Lamfalusi <lamfalus@excite.com>
>  To: Popsracr@aol.com <Popsracr@aol.com>; autox@autox.team.net
>  <autox@autox.team.net>
>  Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:19 AM
>  Subject: Re: Stock class reclassings
>  
>  
>  >
>  >On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 23:05:12 EDT, Popsracr@aol.com wrote:
>  >
>  >>  In a message dated 07/06/2000 6:09:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
>  >>  solo2inseattle@wa.freei.net writes:
>  >>
>  >>  << I've never met daddio or watched him drive but that must have been
a
>  >>   superhuman (and unlikely for us regular joe's to duplicate) effort
to
>  >get
>  >>   the car that fast. >>
>  >>
>  >>  I think you've discovered the secret.  Daddio's actually an alien
like
>  >Jeff
>  >>  Cashmore and Bob Tunnell, and a few others (insert any past Nat Champ
>  >name
>  >>  here).  They're all from the city of Fastfootia from the province of
>  >Nolifta
>  >>  on the planet Lookaheada.
>  >
>  >Yes, they do seem to posess super human driving skills and I would love
to
>  >be able to some day equal their capabilities.  In certain cases though,
>  like
>  >in DS with Daddio, I bet the car was prepared to a degree to which I
DOUBT
>  >many people would be able to reach (less than 5%?).  I can just picture
a
>  >few techs in a Chrysler parts warehouse, individually weighing and
>  measuring
>  >every single Neon part to get the lightest part out of the bin and then
>  >putting them together to make his car.  Stock of course, but how many
>  people
>  >get to pick the lightest parts (pistons, connecting rods, etc.) to get
put
>  >in their car?  I could be totally wrong, but I wouldn't be surprised if
>  that
>  >were actaully the case.  Again, even in a car straight off the reject
line,
>  >any of these guys could kick my a$$ every day of the week and twice on
>  >Sunday, but just a note that I bet his Neon was as equally "alien" as
his
>  >driving skills :)
>  >
>  >-------------------
>  >Mike Lamfalusi
>  >'97 VW Jetta GLX
>  >GS - Chicago Region
>  >
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