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Re: Re:who wants to win a trophy at nationals this year?

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Subject: Re: Re:who wants to win a trophy at nationals this year?
From: Ms Katie Kelly <aceontour@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:48:56 -0800 (PST)
F1 cars have WINGS. 

-Katie


--- Au Nguyen <aunguyen@cisco.com> wrote:
> So if it all comes down to road-hugging
> weight, then all the carbon fiber F1 cars
> should be just spinning their wheels?
> 
> Might suspension have something to do
> with getting power to the ground?
> 
>    Au
> 
> 
> At 11:03 AM 1/17/2003 -0800, Ms Katie Kelly wrote:
> >Karen Babb offered some theories as to why the
> heavier
> >BP might be faster than AP.
> >
> >It's all about horsepower, wide slicks, and then
> >having enough weight over the wide slicks. If the
> car
> >is too light, you can't get the power to the
> ground.
> >
> >Her example was Larry Park's heavy (relative to BP)
> >Corvette (now Rick Brown's), which at the time was
> >also quick enough to win EM. That might not have
> >changed, but I really don't remember results.
> >
> >-Katie
> >
> >
> >--- James Creasy <james@thevenom.net> wrote:
> > > its not our fault if AP is a dying class.  we
> are
> > > here to revive it!  david
> > > will bend all his considerable will towards
> winning,
> > > as you well know!  but
> > > as red star found out, tuning for slicks can be
> > > tricky so we will see.
> > >
> > > -james
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Katie Kelly
> >
> >Guilt slows your metabolism.
> 


=====
Katie Kelly

Guilt slows your metabolism.

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