- 1. NOT going to Topeka (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 13:34:14 -0400
- Well, due to my extended unemployment (Week 6 so far), I have withdrawn from both the Pro Finale and the Solo2 National Championship events. Just can't justify spending the money to go when there's n
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00026.html (6,905 bytes)
- 2. DTN? Me??? (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 14:56:09 -0400
- Wow. I just got the digest (some time after a room-share offer from Susan Delzell) with this in it. Matt, my friend, and all those who have contributed, I am deeply honored and touched by the sentime
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00043.html (7,823 bytes)
- 3. Re: OT: What is that with wings? (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 05:43:00 -0400
- Ed asked: The big honker over by the civil air terminal on Thursday morning that was loading up with troops was a Northwest Airlines 747-400 civilian airliner. Earlier (Pro weekend, before the 11th),
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00083.html (7,788 bytes)
- 4. Well, it worked... (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:36:47 -0400
- Staying home from Nationals seems to have paid off handsomely: I start my new job on Monday. A significant improvement in pay from my last job is also involved. Had a follow-up interview with the Gro
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00111.html (7,543 bytes)
- 5. Re: Well, it worked... (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 14:42:36 -0400
- I missed being there, but ultimately, I think the sacrifice was worth it. Nope, no relocation necessary. It's actually exactly the same driving distance as my last job (25 miles door-to-door), but I
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00124.html (7,629 bytes)
- 6. RE: Stock class steering wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:16:11 -0400
- Simple: You do NOT mess with government-mandated "safety" items in a Stock car that theoretically sees lots of street duty. No professional mechanic can legally remove or swap between model years an
- /html/autox/2002-09/msg00395.html (10,100 bytes)
- 7. re: absolutely nothing to do with anthing but always wanted to (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:23:54 -0400
- I picked #65 because my first car is (yes, I still have it) a '65 Mustang. It's always been a good number for me. That said, when I started, I ordered two 6's, two 5's, and four 1's from Solotime, th
- /html/autox/2002-08/msg00407.html (9,861 bytes)
- 8. re: Power line conditioners for portable generators (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 06:20:49 -0400
- Two ways to go here. One is in the selection of generator. The Honda IU series costs a bit more, but has an internal solid-state inverter that provides a really nice 60Hz signal on its AC output. I h
- /html/autox/2002-08/msg00500.html (9,982 bytes)
- 9. Clarification: Petersburg ESP results (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 14:00:54 -0400
- Well, since I missed my window of opportunity, I can't officially protest the published results, but for the record, my last pair of runs were a 28.108 on the left and a 27.919 on the right. I did no
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00010.html (7,982 bytes)
- 10. New from Huck & CHuck Enterprises! (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:48:32 -0400
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: POUGHKEEPSIE, NY COMPANY RELEASES HOT NEW AUTOCROSS Yes, just when you thought it was safe, that maybe Huck & CHuck had finally frittered away the last of their IPO largess on
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00194.html (10,372 bytes)
- 11. Re: New from Huck & CHuck Enterprises! (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 22:32:32 -0400
- Yes, yes, we know. But! Rest assured that the forthcoming Huck & CHuck Variable Transponder Trigger System will incorporate all the known methods, with some of Huck's special new ones (well, once we
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00196.html (9,296 bytes)
- 12. Re: ProBlend radiator goo (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 02:29:27 -0400
- Jim the Cooling Guy's ears perked up on this one... On Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:38:23 -0500, "Eric Linnhoff" <knuckledragger@kcweb.net> typed thusly: Uh-oh. Huge, largely unsubstantiated claims rare
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00258.html (13,337 bytes)
- 13. Re: Insurance study of racing drivers (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:06:31 -0400
- Brian O'Neill treats *any* counter-argument as an attack. His entire public persona is defensive. That said, relying on a 29-year-old study to say "race drivers are bad street drivers" is a little li
- /html/autox/2002-06/msg00399.html (10,670 bytes)
- 14. Re: Mobil 1 with SuperSyn (MEGO warning: Geek Content) (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 21:29:36 -0400
- {sigh} Syntec is junk. Brian, last I checked, as long as it flowed at -40F, I'd be fine with it. I'm not aware of any vehicle manufacturers who require unaided starting below -40F, for that matter. E
- /html/autox/2002-05/msg00142.html (10,176 bytes)
- 15. Nationals: AS, EPL, BML (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 21:09:48 -0400
- Howdy. I have the privilege of announcing A Stock, E Prepared Ladies, and B Modified Ladies (5th Heat Tues South/Wednesday North). If there is any bio information you'd like me to have beyond Rocky's
- /html/autox/2001-09/msg00074.html (6,758 bytes)
- 16. FS: Superb Tow Vehicle (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 22:18:19 -0400
- I posted this some time ago, but it's time to do it again. Vehicle is in Waterford, Michigan (Detroit area): For Sale: 1995 Ford E350 Club Wagon - Chateau trim package (that's the deluxe one) - 5.8L
- /html/autox/2001-06/msg00329.html (7,824 bytes)
- 17. RE: Driven kicks it up a notch (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 23:19:53 -0400
- When I've worked CART's Detroit Grand Prix, each station has a 55 gallon drum of water (sometimes two) and a number of 5-gallon buckets. We're sometimes also issued water-based fire bottles. CART is
- /html/autox/2001-05/msg00092.html (9,591 bytes)
- 18. Re: Tow Vehicle Question (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 19:29:28 -0400
- Dr. Stuart Strickland <stuart@strickland.net> asked: pulling an Hmmm... things that are available in Europe and can tow a car... Land Rover, Gelandewagen (not inexpensive), M-Class (not inexpensive),
- /html/autox/2001-05/msg00111.html (8,772 bytes)
- 19. Re: Engine break-in. (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 20:39:59 -0400
- Eric Der Knuckledragger typed thusly: Just about every mass-produced engine goes through "cold test" and "hot test" at the engine plant before being delivered to the assembly plant (which is often in
- /html/autox/2001-05/msg00325.html (11,686 bytes)
- 20. Re: Engine break-in. (score: 1)
- Author: "James A. Crider" <autojim@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 21:03:16 -0400
- He was full of it. An engine plant hot test is maybe 10 minutes, tops. Some high-end stuff (Porsche 911 Turbo, Ferrari, Lamborghini) are run-in longer, but anything made by The General is going to be
- /html/autox/2001-05/msg00340.html (7,845 bytes)
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