Well, I hope you don't feel the same way about your helmet. :) I have no
idea how much they cost since I never had to pay for one.
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Kelly [mailto:lollipop487@attbi.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 3:48 PM
> To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Thunderhill report?
>
>
> I think SCCA requires road racers to purchase their own. I
> suspect that's
> because of the large numbers of drivers. Maybe there's some
> sort of a rental
> program? I really don't know, but like I said, if it doesn't
> make the car go
> faster, well... :) And my $250 was a guess. What is their actual cost?
> --Pat Kelly
> ----------
> >From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> >To: 'Pat Kelly' <lollipop487@attbi.com>, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Thunderhill report?
> >Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 3:52 PM
> >
>
> >Not so! The Touring Car Club supplies transponders at their
> events. So did
> >SCCA (you must have heard of those guys, right? :)) at their
> vintage races.
> >
> >--Navid
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Pat Kelly [mailto:lollipop487@attbi.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 3:30 PM
> >> To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: Thunderhill report?
> >>
> >>
> >> Actually, most racing association don't buy transponders for
> >> their members;
> >> the members buy them, hmmm, at $250 a pop, I hear. I'm of the
> >> mind that if
> >> it doesn't make the car go faster, I'm reluctant to spend the
> >> bucks. :)
> >> --Pat Kelly
> >> ----------
> >> >From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> >> >To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> >Subject: RE: Thunderhill report?
> >> >Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2001, 3:11 PM
> >> >
> >>
> >> >We had a great day at Thunderhill! The turn out was great.
> >> I don't have an
> >> >exact count, but it looked like about 60 cars. The temp was
> >> around 46 all
> >> >day, but no rain. We had problems with the timing equipment
> >> in the morning,
> >> >but everybody got one or two timed laps. In the afternoon
> >> we separated
> >> >everyone in 3 groups and had open track sessions. The slow
> >> group was only
> >> >passing in the straights. The other 2 groups had more
> >> passing zones. Most
> >> >people opted for the middle group. The fast group was
> >> basically for people
> >> >under 2:20 lap times.
> >> >
> >> >Jeff Glorioso and I had great fun in the fast group. I had
> >> no idea he was
> >> >road racer! As advertised, I got into 2:05s. 2:05.05 to be
> >> exact. I think
> >> >that was the fastest time for a door-slammer. That's if you
> >> don't count the
> >> >little Europa as a door-slammer. There was also a formula
> >> car. I think
> >> >that one got the TTOD.
> >> >
> >> >Judging by how many people showed up in the middle of
> >> December for this
> >> >event, I think there is enough interest for this kind of
> >> format. Although,
> >> >if Thunderhill is interested in continuing this program,
> >> they need to supply
> >> >transponders for the cars.
> >> >
> >> >--Navid
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: craig boyle [mailto:craig_autox@yahoo.com]
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 1:54 PM
> >> >> To: Jim Ochi; John J. Stimson-III; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> >> Subject: Thunderhill report?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Sounds like the Oakland event was most excellent...
> >> >> any report from how much fun the folks that went to
> >> >> Thunderhill and the Solo I event there?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Craig
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