[Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons

[Mike]

Apparently the server changed my ascii character for degrees to a zero; it
is supposed to be -10 deg. F

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <srfdude@cox.net>
To: <SHOtimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons


> LOL, you ought to try it at -100 F with as 25K wind blowing snow so dry
its
> like sand in your eyes,  all on a plowed lake, with 3/4" studs sticking
out
> your tires.  The heater doesn't quite cut it as all the snow from the guy
in
> front has fogged up the windshield, so the windows are open, all of which
is
> only slightly distracting, because all you can see of the guy in front is
> his brake lights (mandatory working) and when his lights go on, its
decision
> time.  Go a little deeper and make up some time, or brake because you
> suspect (fear) someone in front of him has bounced off the snow berms
lining
> the track and is blocking the way.  Once driving Satch Carlson's turbo
> Sonnet, with the Ford V4, I took a chance behind a 911 and went deeper,
and
> when I came on the wreck, off into the berm I went.  Fortunately it was
far
> enough off the track no one hit me, but it was an endurance race and
Gordie
> was due to switch in a couple laps.  He was hot.........by the way the
turbo
> SAAB would pull the 911, being lighter I could pick up time braking later,
> but he would get the hole shot out of the curve.  Still, I would have
passed
> him...........
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> > Not to knock auto-x (it's not my cup of tea) but while both require car
> control, rythm, etc...the high speed track stuff brings in the "who's
gonna
> lift for the high speed break your neck corner" factor, which to me is way
> more fun.  In my (limited) experience, the slow and medium speed corners
are
> mostly equal between cars (you find this out with other cars in the hot
lap
> sessions), it's the foot on the floor triple digit sweepers where you are
> pulling max or close to max lateral grip, and it's the guy who doesn't
lift
> or lifts the least who's quicker.  Now to me, that's what gets the heart
> rate up and what's really really fun!
> >
> > mark