> If by "real race car",
i meant formula cars. i guess i am old fashioned =)
you cant have it all-in-one (barring those M3's i suppose :)) so i have two,
one i can fool with, and one with a roof and air conditioning.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Brown <jerbrown@pacbell.net>
To: ba autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: toys
> If by "real race car", you mean a purpose-built, driven off public
> roads-only vehicle, sure, given unlimited funds, I'd love to have one.
> But my "ultra heavy semi-modified street car" has been known to pass a
> few of them real race cars on the track, thank-you-very-much. ;^)
>
> And when the mood strikes, I can take it out and troll for boy racers.
> From a distance, those Kumhos look just like street tires. ;^)
>
> Certainly, I can respect your desire to "have it all" in one vehicle,
> but for me, different activities dictate different vehicles - much in
> the same way that I wear different clothes for different activities.
> Right tool for the job, and all that. ;^)
>
> I use a Suburban to tow - in between family ski trips, visiting
> relatives, etc., etc. It's nice to be able to pile the whole family -
> and "stuff" - into it and go. As for the trailer, I can assure you it
> sees duty far more than 14 times a year; otherwise it sits comfortably
> in the driveway.
>
> But, to each his own. ;^)
>
> -jerry
>
> James Creasy wrote:
> >
> > there are certainly lots of good reasons to tow, but if i go through all
> > that trouble, why not tow a real race car, not an ultra heavy
semi-modified
> > street car with all the wrong engineering for racing. just my thinking,
of
> > course, based on my experiences with my rx7. driving it on the street
was
> > awful after i modded it, and it was still 10K from being competitive.
> >
> > so i race a street car. it can be used for autox and then commute in
style
> > to the opera, then drive to LA without a second thought, or go grocery
> > shopping (done all of those :)). no changing tires each event. thats a
car
> > to me. but its also a really fun toy that i can modify cheaply.
> >
> > also, i have no use for a truck or trailer except to tow a vehicle, and
> > buying and maintaining another vehicle i will use 14 days a year sounds
> > awful. then i have to load the car on each time... blaa. what do you
guys
> > do with your trucks when you are not towing??? where do you park your
> > trailers?
> >
> > cheers!
> >
> > -James "no trailer" Creasy
> > Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
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