not a bad try, thanks. but lets see what happens next season...=)
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>
> I could remind you how I kick your ass in my Corvette every event, does
that
> help? (ducking)
>
> KeS
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 19:21
> > To: Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com; roadsterboy@earthlink.net;
> > cmerritt@ati.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Team Rules (RE: TLH Tears it up in Marina)
> >
> >
> > cool. im good with the sloth, lust, pride and gluttony. with my
increasing
> > age i am losing my edge with envy, covetousness and anger. any tips???
> >
> > -james c
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kevin Stevens <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>
> > > Sloth, Lust, Envy, Pride, Covetousness, Anger, Gluttony.
> > >
> > > Been there, done that, have the T-shirt
> > > (http://deadlysins.com/shop-peek.htm)...
> > >
> > > KeS
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Scot Zediker" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
> > > >Reply-To: "Scot Zediker" <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
> > > >To: "Carl Merritt" <cmerritt@ati.com>, "'James Creasy'"
> > > ><black94pgt@pacbell.net>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: Team Rules (RE: TLH Tears it up in Marina)
> > > >Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:16:37 -0800
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Carl Merritt" <cmerritt@ati.com>
> > > >To: "'James Creasy'" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>;
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > >Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 12:15 PM
> > > >Subject: Team Rules (RE: TLH Tears it up in Marina)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Ah, well, we would have to agree on some rules first... (remember,
we
> > > > > shelved that discussion until AFTER the race =P.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's my suggestion:
> > > > >
> > > > > First off, we need to talk about the number of teams. Not that it
> > > >really
> > > > > matters, but Team Sloth might want to develop some sort of
political
> > > >rift
> > > > > (BMW snobs pulling out and forming their own team?) since they are
> > much
> > > > > bigger than TLH.
> > > >
> > > >That would work for me. Split 'em into Team Sloth and Team Avarice!
> > > >(those
> > > >are the only two of the Seven Deadly Sins I can remember)
> > > >
> > > > > Derive an average index for each team. Since there are quite a
few
> > > >drivers
> > > > > that are using street tires, I would recommend we apply an
additional
> > > >street
> > > > > tire index. The easy way to get this index is take Street Touring
and
> > > > > subtract Street Touring S's index from it and you get .027, or
1.62
> > > >seconds
> > > > > per 60 seconds (a conservative number, but not bad and better than
> > > >nothing).
> > > > > So my ESP 300ZX's index would fall from a .822 to a .795.
> > > >
> > > >I think a better approach is to DIVIDE the STS index by that for STR.
I
> > > >came up with a "street tire multiplier" of .967, which changes your
Z's
> > > >index to... well, to .795. Okay, for most of us it works out the
same
> > > >either way, but I like my approach better. So there! :-b
> > > >
> > > >But then the problem we run into is, are these people claiming to be
on
> > > >street tires actually on street tires? For instance, I could lie
about
> > > >running my streets yesterday at Marina. If we adopt a modified index
for
> > > >street tires, I would end up with a PAX time that would look more
> > > >appropriate for Andy McKee than myself if I told such a lie and you
fell
> > > >for
> > > >it (not that I think you would). I like this approach in principle,
but
> > it
> > > >may require a little too much policing for a friendly competition
such as
> > > >this one. This is just for fun after all.
> > > >
> > > > > Next, (and I'm sure I'm going to get lots of flack for this idea)
I
> > > >would
> > > > > suggest that we approach this kinda like a Pro-Solo finale...take
the
> > > > > average indexed time for each team and apply a handicap modifier
so
> > that
> > > >all
> > > > > teams fished with an IDENTICAL time for this first event. Then
for
> > the
> > > >next
> > > > > two events, each team to win has to IMPROVE their times against
how
> > they
> > > >did
> > > > > in the first event because of the handicap index set in the first
> > event.
> > > > > Make sense?
> > > >
> > > >I don't really like this idea. It just mucks things up too much.
> > > >
> > > >This is a good start, though. We can probably come up with a
workable
> > > >scoring system about the time they finally decide who will be
President
> > ;)
> > > >
> > > >Scot - Leader of the Long-Haired Freaky People (at least that's what
> > Katie
> > > >K. called me) and SFR's Resident Burnout King
> > > >'91 CS Miata
> > > >Team Longhair
> > >
> > >
> >
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