- 1. Re: Subject: it's official. Speedvision really is dead... (score: 1)
- Author: "ds_schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 09:28:47 -0600
- Sigh... we knew this was going to happen. Speedvision was a haven for seeing stuff that "wasn't" Nascar. I have nothing against Nascar racing as a whole, in fact I like a lot of it. But to monopolize
- /html/autox/2001-12/msg00006.html (7,676 bytes)
- 2. CP results? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:07:33 -0500
- There aren't any CP results on the 2001 Nationals site... any reason why? Anyone have the Top 10 in CP? Thanks, --Dave _________________________________________________________________ /// autox@auto
- /html/autox/2001-09/msg00234.html (6,597 bytes)
- 3. WRX help please (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 16:53:30 -0500
- I just ran my friend's WRX in bone-stock trim at an autocross over the weekend. I've ran and prepared my share of cars over the years, but this was my first with turbo power *and* four-wheel drive.
- /html/autox/2001-08/msg00345.html (8,971 bytes)
- 4. Re: WRX help please (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 07:41:39 -0500
- Thanks for the input. That probably is the best course, in terms of getting some real tires and spending a lot of time in it before making changes. I was just wondering mainly if camber is adjustabl
- /html/autox/2001-08/msg00376.html (12,121 bytes)
- 5. More Driven drivel (score: 1)
- Author: "ds_schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 06:56:09 -0500
- Yeah, Bruce you pretty much hit it on the head. I'll probably see Driven on DVD, but not in the theater. If it exposes new folks to the sport, I guess that's a good thing. But why do certain details
- /html/autox/2001-05/msg00046.html (8,083 bytes)
- 6. Re: The Ring in a Ruf (score: 1)
- Author: "ds_schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:29:48 -0600
- Like Jordan said, his name is Stefan Roser. You can find more info (including proper spelling of the track :-) here: http://www.caterham.force9.co.uk/ring.htm --Dave
- /html/autox/2001-03/msg00078.html (6,361 bytes)
- 7. RE: NASCAR officials say Earnhardt's belt ripped (score: 1)
- Author: "ds_schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:56:49 -0600
- Rant on: I too would hope that NASCAR is only putting this on the face of the safety topic and are *truly* doing things behind the scenes to improve safety. However, I firmly believe this is Not the
- /html/autox/2001-02/msg00628.html (12,197 bytes)
- 8. Re: HANS in slow motion (score: 1)
- Author: "ds_schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 07:21:30 -0600
- Scott Pruett was on RPM tonight last week and showed a modification to the HANS for closed-cockpit drivers that allows the type of movement you talk about. It's basically a ripcord-like strap that t
- /html/autox/2001-02/msg00679.html (7,480 bytes)
- 9. Re: Car Classifications (score: 1)
- Author: "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:23:33 -0600
- Just out of curiousity, why is the 2nd Gen Rx-7 GTU or GTUs uncompetitive in CS?? *On paper* it looks to be a great car for CS, but it must not play out that way on the track... why? BTW, the 1.6 Mia
- /html/autox/2001-01/msg00042.html (8,396 bytes)
- 10. Re: Car Classifications (score: 1)
- Author: "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 09:37:49 -0600
- I thought with the GTUs' alloy hood and 16-inch wheels that it could be good. But, why reinvent the wheel, right? Better off to stick with what's proven... I've learned that the hard way :-) --Dave
- /html/autox/2001-01/msg00056.html (9,823 bytes)
- 11. RE: Looking for an autocross car (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 07:37:49 CST
- I would second the SVT or even 5-speed SE Ford Contour as a good choice, though the big HP of a Impala SS could be fun in ESP with a few mods. I've got a Contour SE that is a great car to drive on a
- /html/autox/2000-11/msg00344.html (8,354 bytes)
- 12. How about new topics??? No ads here :-) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 23:46:17 CDT
- A few new, non-Spam topics: Anyone know if the proposed stock class rules are going to fly as is? (or *as was* in FasTrak) Or are they still being tweaked? I thought I heard something to that effect
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg00332.html (7,126 bytes)
- 13. Here's a crazy STS idea... (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 08:53:10 CDT
- On the whole STS thing, I think letting folks run on street tires is a *good* thing. It does bring people in that otherwise wouldn't run an auto-x... but like my emminent fellow Cheesehead Pat Washbu
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg01047.html (8,133 bytes)
- 14. Last street-tire post from me (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:54:36 CDT
- Ok, R2 weighed in with his take on the matter... sounded reasonable to me, especially the Spec Tire part (because that was the *crazy idea* I posted But a spec tire for *Nationals* could work... alon
- /html/autox/2000-10/msg01096.html (8,539 bytes)
- 15. SS?? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 09:17:53 CDT
- What's up with the slow SS results posting at Nationals??? Everything else was rocket quick... --Dave _________________________________________________________________________
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg00470.html (6,242 bytes)
- 16. Re: a bunch of stuff, including BSM, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 08:37:56 CDT
- No offense Kevin, but if this was the case you could virtually flush all of CStock... and HStock, and a bunch of SS Vettes, not to mention the SS Rx-7s for next year. I think this rule has it's place
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg01067.html (7,129 bytes)
- 17. RE: Subject: I'm Not Every Woman (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:22:08 CDT
- I've never met you, but that was a nice message... and way to go on competing in Open. My .02 is that Ladies classes are great on a local level... and great on a National level until folks like Kati
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg01395.html (7,644 bytes)
- 18. RE: Driving tips (was No Skirts...) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 07:51:13 CDT
- Yup, good tips Rocky and Jeff... I'd also add the tip of "don't-brake-as-late-as-Michael-Schumacher." There are precious few spots on a good autocross course that require banzai late braking like on
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg01448.html (8,189 bytes)
- 19. RE: Class wars (was some kind of Woman thing) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:53:09 CDT
- I'll agree that it's not exclusionary... but some still might perceive it that way if ladies classes are elimintated at Nationals. I just don't have a big problem with it staying the way it is, due
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg01477.html (7,000 bytes)
- 20. RE: No skirts in this email (score: 1)
- Author: "David Schwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:53:53 CDT
- More good comments from everyone... way to go. :-) Mark, yours triggered a few more for me... 1) Review your run. I find that this helps me a bunch. Let's say you just ran a 50-second course. Get bac
- /html/autox/2000-09/msg01567.html (9,755 bytes)
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