Damn, the Stag's Leap is a nice one. But then others
have already voted for it so I am too late to really
help.
But I will be more than happy to volunteer my services
to help burn up some Nissan Z tires. How do I get my
name on the list? :)
Paul, I drive a Civic but would love to thrash a new
Z-car, Soals
--- Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com> wrote:
> 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!)
>
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