Oh yes, I understand completely. I have the same problem. Gotta keep it out of
the 11s or they make you put all kinds of extra safety crud in the car. ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 19:11
To: Michael R. Clements; Joey Jarosz; Navid Kahangi;
ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
>James, think you can get into the 12s?
you mean by letting up the gas towards the end?
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: Joey Jarosz <joey@hotngui.com>; Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>;
'James Creasy' <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:05 PM
Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> The track? You mean the drag strip, right ?!
>
> Lessee. . . in a "wimpy" car you won't get wheel hop, you will have only
> limited wheelspin, the engine isn't powerful enough to fry the clutch, you
> won't get sideways when you hit 2nd gear, etc. etc. No wonder some people
> think it's so easy. . .
>
> That said, autocross is harder. But still I want to see Navid and James
settle
> this at the Sears Point Wed. night drags. My bet's on Mr. Creasy with his
> American V8. James, think you can get into the 12s?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joey Jarosz
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 18:36
> To: Navid Kahangi; 'James Creasy'; 'Michael R. Clements';
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
>
>
> Now, now, children... no need to get all bent out of shape, just take your
> cars to the track and settle it...
>
> Torque Rules!
> joey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>
> To: "'James Creasy'" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; "'Michael R. Clements'"
> <mrclem@telocity.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 6:11 PM
> Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
>
>
> > Alright James, the gloves are off! Are you calling my car a "wimpy 6
> > cylinder wheezer"? Torque THIS buddy! :)
> >
> > --Navid
> > For those of you humerly-challenged folks, I'm just messing with James.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:58 PM
> > > To: Navid Kahangi; 'Michael R. Clements'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > >
> > >
> > > um, well maybe thats true on a wimpy 6 cylinder wheezer, but
> > > american iron
> > > has that old fashioned something called 'torque' that
> > > requires a fair bit of
> > > skill to launch effectively. =)
> > >
> > > -james "torquestosterone" creasy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > > To: 'Michael R. Clements' <mrclem@telocity.com>;
> > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:51 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> > >
> > >
> > > > That would more precisely be shifter skill, not driver
> > > skill. Keeping the
> > > > steering wheel straight is hardly a skill! Reaction time and fast
> > > shifting
> > > > could be skills, but you can probably measure those better
> > > on a machine
> > > than
> > > > on a drag strip.
> > > >
> > > > --Navid
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrclem@telocity.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:43 PM
> > > > > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Surely you jest! Driver skill makes a big difference even in
> > > > > 0-60 and 1/4 mile
> > > > > runs!
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Navid Kahangi
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 15:13
> > > > > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Well-driven" and "drag" should not be used in the same sentence.
> > > > >
> > > > > --Navid
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Scot Zediker [mailto:roadsterboy@earthlink.net]
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 3:06 PM
> > > > > > To: Joey Jarosz; James Creasy; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Joey Jarosz" <joey@hotngui.com>
> > > > > > To: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>;
> > > > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:02 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm pretty sure I can beat a miata in a drag race! ;-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Big deal. A well-driven Camry can out-drag a Miata. :-b
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BTW, I drive a Miata, so I kinda know about these things.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Scot
> > > > > >
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