so jake,
whats the verdict? arc or parabola?
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Hodges" <jake@codeworm.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> I suspect there's a link between intelligence and experiencing depression,
> as I seldom feel depressed. And with my short attention span, the moment
I
> get depressed, frustrated, angry, upset, irked, peeved, inconvenienced, or
> bored because of autocross will be the last I spend on it. I have nothing
> but fun with you guys! I don't ever feel like I've had a bad day, with
the
> exception of that one sunburn. But that was my fault! Frankly, this
hobby
> has developed because I like telling people I'm a race car driver almost
as
> much as I like telling them I play Mandolin.
>
> The stats are to keep me busy until my interview next week.. It was
> supposed to be today, but alas.. The interviewer's calendar was chalk
> full. This could be the shortest summer internship in history!
>
> >#3: Paying close attention to the PAX is about as helpful as paying close
> >attention to those other statistics as mentioned above. (...) With enough
> >tweaking, you can get those statistics to mean whatever you want them to
do.
>
> If I pay really close attention, I can tweak those statistics to mean a
> first or second place trophy on my wall in ST next season without having
to
> sell stuff on e-bay to get race tires! And what would be less depressing
> than that? :) If the HS PAX changes too much, ST won't be an option, and
> I'll have to stick to HS.
>
> Then again, I have been tempted by springs and sway bars for some
> time. SM2 seems a little lofty unless I get the $30,000 S2000 mod for my
> del Sol. Maybe I can get an ego equity loan after Peter's com
>
> >And when things don't go your way, what the heck is wrong with finding a
> >fair enough reason? What does anyone really gain by dwelling on the bad?
> >It's one thing to find an area in which you can improve, but what's the
> >point in dwelling on the details so much that they only make you
> >depressed. You could take that same energy, twist it around, and create
an
> >entirely different meaning, if you wanted, but you have to want to do
> >that. It's so much easier to feel down. It's the strong ones who can find
> >something positive. You can do it, Jake!
>
> Think there's a support group for people who feel like their posts are
> always taken seriously no matter how amusing they try to be? My
> confidence is shaken.. Maybe I'm not funny. Maybe I'm a horrible burden
on
> those around me! Maybe I really am depressed about autocross and I'm the
> only one that doesn't see it!
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