Let's see....How about:
- move to a class with tougher competition
- new challenge
- less hp does not always mean slower - how about shifter karts?
- economic reasons
- bought different car for personal reasons, and just want to try it out
- maybe it's slow now, but has the potential to be a lot faster
- class has a lot of neat people in it
- fun car that you want to drive no matter what
- want to have time to savor each run
- slower laps = more track time for your money
- why not?
Jim
At 11:14 AM 1/8/2001 -0800, Kirk Meline wrote:
>Jim
>
>I totally agree with Miata's being very fast. I meant "horsepower" fast in
>my earlier statement. Answer me this though, why would someone want to
>drive a slower autocross car?
>
>Kirk
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Ochi [mailto:jochi@ricochet.net]
>Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:49 AM
>To: Kirk Meline; 'Kelly, Katie'; 'Kit Wetzler'
>Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Koni shock question
>
>
>Hey Kirk -
>
>You should take a look at the event results for the last regular
>season. If you compare times between Katie in her slow Miata and all of
>ESP, she would have placed first or second in every event that she
>ran. So, either we were really slow last year, or that Miata is pretty
>darn fast....
>
>Jim
>
>At 02:59 PM 1/5/2001 -0800, Kirk Meline wrote:
> >Katie
> >
> >You really shouldn't give up the Miata because of one race. There is
>always
> >a faster car out there so why worry about it. It looked like your were
> >having just as much fun in the Miata. Just not as fast. The problem with
> >my class is that almost all the cars are different. I can't really compare
> >myself to anyone else on a driver skill level. I think your class is
> >perfect for learning how to drive better not just going fast.
> >
> >Kirk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kelly, Katie [mailto:kkelly@spss.com]
> >Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:44 PM
> >To: 'Kirk Meline'; 'Kit Wetzler'
> >Cc: 'jes@rx7.org'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Koni shock question
> >
> >
> >I think you've figured it out. I've retired Lucy, Kirk. BS is like a spec
> >class. All the cars are pretty much the same. It's all about the driver. In
> >'99, all I could muster was 5th place at Nationals, out of 51. Not very
>good
> >results, I think you'll agree. It's just too embarassing, so I thought I'd
> >switch to a BMW where you don't have to know how to drive to go fast.
> >
> >Peace,
> >Katie
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kirk Meline [mailto:KMeline@iscribe.com]
> >Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:29 PM
> >To: 'Kelly, Katie'; 'Kit Wetzler'; Kirk Meline
> >Cc: 'jes@rx7.org'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Koni shock question
> >
> >
> >Katie
> >
> >Thanks for sending me another excuse to put in my book. But it just came
> >down to Jim having the better more expensive car. Oh well. By the way
>when
> >is the miata coming back out to play?
> >Throwing... with a big ol' fat grin...
> >
> >
> >Kirk
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Kelly, Katie [mailto:kkelly@spss.com]
> >Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:39 AM
> >To: 'Kit Wetzler'; Kirk Meline
> >Cc: 'jes@rx7.org'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Koni shock question
> >
> >
> >Kirk Meline writes...
> >
> > > Why don't you just buy some Tokico's and not worry about breaking,
> >screwing
> > > with the settings, leaks, etc? Those Konis always seem to be breaking.
> > > Just my observation.
> >
> >You would have probably been a lot faster if you ran Konis.
> >
> >Ducking... with a big ol' fat grin...
> >
> >Katie
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