They just called me and said they were out of the Stag's Leap. Sigh...oh
well, a pair of basses for me.
The 350Z is roughly "3200lbs". In comparison the twin turbo Z32 is nearly
3500lbs.
-Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:20 PM
To: Carl Merritt; 'Anthony Tabacco'
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> Did you know you picked the most expensive on the list, how did you do
> that??? $66/bottle for fermented grape juice, what a rip... ;-)
ive tasted all those wines several times, and know pretty much what they
sell for. despite the fact it is the most expensive, it is also probably
the best one. just sunday i had a 1975 stag's leap petite sirah. still
drinking quite nicely after all these years.
isnt that 350z a porker though?
-james "wine snob" creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
To: "'james creasy'" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "'Anthony Tabacco'"
<atabacco@california.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> I know dude, but they don't list years! Kinda a bad sign I suspect...
>
> Did you know you picked the most expensive on the list, how did you do
> that??? $66/bottle for fermented grape juice, what a rip... ;-)
>
> Unless Anthony protest your recommendation I'll let you (and everybody
else
> wading through this meandering thread) know how it is.
>
> To keep the automotive side of this thread going, here some more
> innocent
> bits: The 350Z drive shaft is carbon fiber, while the suspension links
are
> aluminum, as is the rear subframe and hood. These parts are used
> across
all
> the models, even the $26K base model, though sadly the base model does
> not have the all important LSD.
>
> -Carl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:20 PM
> To: Carl Merritt; 'Anthony Tabacco'
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
>
>
> years, dude. 97 was best of recent in california. 98 is generally
> weak.
>
> > Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
>
> is prob the best.
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
>
>
> > Well, if I can find...oh...say 20 drivers between BA-AutoX and
> > ClubZ...and there is that Marina event at the end of July....I'll
> > talk to the
> marketing
> > people tomorrow morning and see what I can do.
> >
> > So if we narrow it down to CA Cabs, we have:
> >
> > Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
> > Beringer 'Knights Valley' Cab Sauv
> > Geyser Peak Cab Sauv
> > Beaulieu Vinyards Cab Sauv
> > Hess Select Cab Sauv
> >
> > Recommendation?
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:31 PM
> > To: Carl Merritt
> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> >
> >
> > Carl,
> > Free drives/rides?! Inanewone?! The line would stretch from your
> > hotel in Detroit to Golden Gate Fields. Tell them to let you take it
> > on a regional Solo2 tour. Tell them why they lost the market they
> > once owned.
> >
> > Any California Cabernet. Too much beer, no matter what the origin,
> > can
> make
> > it difficult to drive from the close-in, "Katie" butt-in-the-bucket
> > position. Tony
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>
> > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:17 PM
> > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> >
> >
> > > Domestic Dry? Sorry, I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes
> > > to wine, and the available list is way too long to type. The most
> > > expensive thing
> > on
> > > this list is "Dom Perignon Tete de Duvee, Eperna, France" for
> > > $190/bottle. Two bottles enough?
> > >
> > > AutoX question: If I were to talk Nissan into lending me a 350Z
> > > to bring
> > to
> > > an AutoX, how many co-drivers would be seriously interested in
> > > trying it out? I'm totally serious, they might buy into that as a
> > > marketing-buzz building project if I can get enough people to
> > > commit.
> > >
> > > -Carl
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:52 PM
> > > To: Carl Merritt
> > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> > >
> > >
> > > You were destined to lose the tire war. It is interesting that I
> > > had
> > several
> > > people who are not at all aware of or into cars (I mean really!)
> > > tell me last weekend that they are going to trade the mini van and
> > > buy a new Z. Interesting I guess because I haven't paid know much
> > > attention to the roll out and they obviously had.
> > >
> > > Its still not too late (two hour difference?) to switch to wine.
> > > Much more efficient, "compact", as it were. A good domestic dry
> > > red. Goes well with Hagendaaz, except strawberry. Tony (the
> > > content is the
> > > title)
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>; "Carl Merritt"
> > > <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:35 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sorry, no Sapporo, only Sam Adams, Heineken, Amstel Light,
> > > > Becks,
> > > Killian's
> > > > Red, Labatt Blue, Molson Ice, and Bass. Not in the mood to be
> > > adventurous,
> > > > I think Bass is really the best bet...
> > > >
> > > > Now for desert I plan to order a full pint of Hagendas. I had
> > > > the
> > > Chocolate
> > > > Chip Cookie Dough last night, most divine, and I think I'll try
> > > > the normal Chocolate tonight.
> > > >
> > > > Oh, AutoX content? Okay, um...the 350Z, like all recent Zs
> > > > before it, has weenie ass tires. 225s up front and 235s back
> > > > rear. Most irritating, especially since a year and a half ago
> > > > at the unveiling in LA I went out
> > > of
> > > > my way to repeatedly beat it into the head of the demo-drones
> > > > that they
> > > must
> > > > keep the show car's 255/275 tire package at least as an OPTION
> > > > so we can race with it. Sigh...I try so hard, but nobody
> > > > listens...
> > > >
> > > > -Carl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:23 PM
> > > > To: Carl Merritt
> > > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sapporo. Order Sapporo, not Bass. Then it doesn't matter. Well,
> > > > it
> > > doesn't
> > > > matter to Nissan but it might be an issue in Detroit. Tony
> > > > Original
> > > Message
> > > > -----
> > > > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > > To: "'Kelly, Katie'" <kkelly@spss.com>; "Jake Hodges"
> > > > <jake@codeworm.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:05 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > HAHAHHAHAHAHAH.....ROTFL!
> > > > >
> > > > > So I'm sitting here on the 14th floor in a hotel room in
> > > > > Detroit, bored
> > > > and
> > > > > lonely, trying to decide how many Bass Ale's to have room
> > > > > service bring me on Nissan's tab, and I get this email which
> > > > > makes me laugh so hard the
> > > > water
> > > > > I was drinking almost spews out of my nose and all over my
> > > > > Dell laptop. Thanks guys, love ya all, I needed that. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > So any guesses on where the 350Z is going to get classed? =)
> > > > >
> > > > > -Carl
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kelly, Katie [mailto:kkelly@spss.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:30 PM
> > > > > To: Jake Hodges; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jake writes...
> > > > >
> > > > > >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!
> > > > >
> > > > > Stop it! You're starting to sound like one of my
> > > > > personalities! Maybe you ARE one of my personalities, and you
> > > > > aren't even a real person at all!
> > > > >
> > > > > Katie
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