Sheesh! I guess each Kelly has a separate computer! :)
--Pat K
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>From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
>To: CCoxx@aol.com, josh@sirota.org, ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Terribly expensive sport
>Date: Sun, May 25, 2003, 1:46 PM
>
> Is he looking for the business? :) Does that include engine?
> I agree a P car can give many years of enjoyment, but flexibility with
> rules' changes can drive an owner nuts! One would hope the perception of
> instability in the rules will settle down. No one wants to build a car that
> will be illegal in a year as it sits. I think that's part of the reason a
> lot of folks won't go into Prepared.
> --Pat K
>
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> From: CCoxx@aol.com
> To: josh@sirota.org, lollipop487@attbi.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Terribly expensive sport
> Date: Sun, May 25, 2003, 12:41 PM
>
>
> Mike Maier and I were talking about tire wear at Atwater in our Prepared
> cars.
> We both agree that the tire wear for us is much less than the stock and
> street prepared cars. For example Josh and I have run basically the same
> number of events on the same surfaces. He says that he has gone thru
> 3 sets of tires so far this year. His tires cost about a $1000 a set. My
> tires
> cost about $1000 a set. I am only half way thru my second set of tires.
>
> It makes me wonder why more people do not run prepared!?
> I think people don't realize that though the initial cost of the prepared
> car
> my be higher, over time the prepared car is cheaper to run.
> Oh yea, and a lot more fun to drive.:-)
>
> Here is the question. If Mike built a prepared car for the same price as a
> new
> car (30K) would people buy them?
>
> Chris
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