That's a safe one to have in there..helps keep it full
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Moore" <rem9@frontiernet.net>
To: "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@cox.net>; "'RACER BUD'" <budscars@comcast.net>;
"'Henry Frye'" <henry@henryfrye.com>; "'FOT'" <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Fot] Miata seats
> GT-40!
> Definitely was my dream shot also, right up until someone offered me the
> opportunity to climb in and "try it for size!" At 6'4" there was just no
> way
> and it even had the helmet bubble in the roof. I was depressed for the
> next
> week, not that I ever had any hope of being able to afford one anyway.
> Then
> I started looking at the cars they were designed to beat back in the day.
> I
> fit in those! The rest is a long story best told while enjoying libation.
>
> Russ Moore
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Joe Curry
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 12:11 PM
> To: RACER BUD; Henry Frye; FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Miata seats
>
> My "want Box" is full of a Ford GT40. And I suspect it will remain that
> way
> for a very long time! :)
>
> Joe C.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
> To: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; "FOT" <FOT@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Miata seats
>
>
>> THE HOLE IN THE GARAGE...Do you guys know about the part of the brain
> called
>> the 'Want Box' ?...There is a compartment called the 'Want Box'...When we
>> want something..it's in the 'Want Box'...once we get that thing..the Want
>> Box is empty...guess what happens?...Woosh!..amazingly..something else
> fills
>> the Want Box....I have a hole in my garage now too.
>> Racer Bud
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>
>> To: "FOT" <FOT@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Miata seats
>>
>>
>> >I know two FOT that race a Spec Miata, and both are good competitive
>> > racers. I think all that seat time in such a tight wheel to wheel
>> > environment really can hone your racecraft skills. Especially since
>> > there is little to no horsepower advantage at play here.
>> >
>> > I will admit after a couple of frustrating race weekends I have given
>> > the concept more than a passing thought!
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net
>> >> [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill Babcock
>> >> Sent: July 21, 2008 11:03 AM
>> >> To: Robert Lang
>> >> Cc: Loren Ziglin; FOT
>> >> Subject: Re: [Fot] Miata seats
>> >>
>> >> I've thought long and hard about getting a spec miata.
>> >> They're cheap to buy, cheap to run, and you always have lots
>> >> of competition. If I was racing one of those every couple of
>> >> weeks my driving skill would probably slide backwards at a
>> >> slower rate (yeah, I really do think I'm well past my peak).
>> >> I've raced one--it's a lot like racing a good vintage
>> >> car--lots of similarities. Thing is that most of the guys I
>> >> know who both vintage race and spec miata race (all three of
>> >> them!!) wind up with dust on their miata. I'm not sure why,
>> >> but I do know I don't need another large object in the shop
>> >> that I don't use.
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