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Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon? now pros-vs-schmoes

To: brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon? now pros-vs-schmoes
From: Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:12 -0600
FWIW, MotorSportRanch is only about 25 miles from the house. A very nice
track,but I have not been out since they built the second track. David
Littlefield has raced there several times as well. Perhaps he can chime in
here...

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:39 PM, brian S <bugeye15@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Wanted to send this over a week a go, but the grassroots motorsports site
> was
> down.
>
> http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/pros-vs-schmoes/
>
> Pretty interesting article on the difference of preparation, practice and
> skill levels.
>
>
> Brian S.
> Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
>
>
>
> > From: ladaniels@sbcglobal.net
> > To: soavero@yahoo.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:26:08 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon?
> >
> > Yep, that sounds about right, Ron.  Isn't it amazing how, with a bit of
> > practice by the driver, the car all of a sudden is so much more capable
> than
> > it used to be!  Imagine the capability of the same car when a pro is
> > driving!
> >
> > Ron and I had this conversation a while back about how the difference in
> > skill between an amateur and a talented amateur is dwarfed by the the
> > difference between a talented amateur and a pro.  It's humbling to see
> what
> > those guys can do.  And damn fun to watch, I might add.
> >
> > LAD
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Ron Soave" <soavero@yahoo.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:51 PM
> > To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] is your daughter a hoon?
> >
> > > end and there ain't nothin' you're going to do about it,
> > > wouldn't that, by
> > > definition, be 10/10ths or better?
> > >
> > > Just wondering. ;-)
> > >
> > > LAD
> >
> > I'd agree. The thing you can change is what the level of speed /
> cornering
> > 10/10ths is. I used to spin my Sprite at far lower speeds than I do now
> ;-).
> > You personally may remember picking gravel and leaves out of it a few
> times.
> > I haven't spun it since 2007. Sh!t...now I've done it....
> >
> > Ron
> > Suggested annual donation $12.75
> >
> >
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