i add a little power steering and everyone goes nuts!!
but today i am one step closer to BMW-hood, as my IRS stuff just arrived,
and my sway bar stuff earlier this week! now i have a pile of metal and
various little parts that will soon change
OSP - Outrageous Starlet Performance
to
OSP - Oven-baked Starlet Pie
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Navid Kahangi
<navid@interwoven.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> James, you once gave me a hard time about having vent controls on a
> supposedly purist car. . . That was a funny comment from someone whose car
> has wheels inside the body, handles on the doors, and mufflers. I mean,
> you've already added power steering and if you keep this up your Cobra
will
> be a lux boat just like any BMW! :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:28
> To: Navid Kahangi
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
>
>
> > Hey, if a good price/performance ratio is what you want, a 125 shifter
is
> > far better than your gas guzzler.
>
> chicks dig the cobra. talk about performance!! =) cruise night in a
> shifter cart? hehe
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > Hey, if a good price/performance ratio is what you want, a 125 shifter
is
> > far better than your gas guzzler.
> >
> > --Navid
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:34 AM
> > > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> > >
> > >
> > > > We always get a bang out of beating cars with more power and
> > > less weight.
> > >
> > > i love to beat expensive driving applianc.. er i mean MACHINES
> > > with my four
> > > link live axle and drum brakes. and have you seen my seats? =)
> > >
> > > -james, who now has all day to build a suspension for his car
> > >
> > > PS geez, this street mod crowd is rough!! :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:01 AM
> > > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bring it on James! As far as I know, BMW events are open to all
cars
> as
> > > > long as they are not full with BMWs first. Just make sure we are
all
> > > there.
> > > > We always get a bang out of beating cars with more power and
> > > less weight.
> > > >
> > > > --Navid
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:06 PM
> > > > > To: Corey Smith; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > surely they arent afraid of a kit car that someone made in the
> parking
> > > lot
> > > > > behind their apartment out of an old mustang?
> > > > >
> > > > > -james
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Corey Smith <smythe@abac.com>
> > > > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 6:44 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I know they don't allow Audi's anymore. Some dude got TTOD at
> that
> > > BMW
> > > > > club
> > > > > > autox in 11/99 in an Audi. Banned for having quattro, now also
> > > > > banned for
> > > > > > beating BMW's.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ;-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Corey
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:56 PM
> > > > > > To: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}; 'John Kelly';
> > > > > > ba-autox@autox.team.net; Ryan, Neal G
> > > > > > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > do they allow brand-x cars at the BMW events?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -james 'brand-x' creasy
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto} <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
> > > > > > To: 'John Kelly' <76067.1750@compuserve.com>;
> > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>;
> > > > > > Ryan, Neal G <neal.g.ryan@lmco.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:48 PM
> > > > > > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > >What the BMW club charges is unknown to me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > They charge 1 second, with the convenient exception of
> > > all the cones
> > > > > > before
> > > > > > > the start lights, which DON'T COUNT AT ALL. Navid clarified
> > > > > this at one
> > > > > > > event and we all took advantage of it by repeatedly mowing
down
> > > almost
> > > > > > every
> > > > > > > single cone before the lights in order to get a straight
> > > shot at the
> > > > > > start.
> > > > > > > They didn't seem to mind though, just kept putting them back
up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another thing about these events- you think it's great that a
> cone
> > > is
> > > > > > worth
> > > > > > > only 1 second, but they use these iddy biddy bite sized
> > > > > cones, and they
> > > > > > use
> > > > > > > lots of them. Once you pop, you can't stop! I find that if
> > > > > I hit one,
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > usually end up taking at least 5 more for the road.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: John Kelly [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com]
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:50 PM
> > > > > > > To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'; Ryan, Neal G
> > > > > > > Subject: CONE PENALTY
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -------------------- Begin Original
Message --------------------
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Message text written by "Ryan, Neal G"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "
> > > > > > > Is a "downed" cone worth one or two seconds?"
> > > > > > > -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In SCCA-SFR it's worth two seconds. All other series in
Northern
> > > > > > > California- PCA, NASA, AAS, Sacramento Cup, Competition
> > > SCC, Empire
> > > > > > > SCA,--charge one second.
> > > > > > > What the BMW club charges is unknown to me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --John Kelly
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