- 1. Re: Flip Over at Route 666 (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 23:39:01 -0500
- I've seen several different people post on this event, at least two of them were there. Apparently a T/A bit the grass and rolled over... AND a 'Vette smacked a wall. Everyone keeps saying how insane
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00033.html (8,536 bytes)
- 2. Street Tire Handicap (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 17:08:46 -0500
- I like the idea. I think it's perfectly rational. I'm not sure 5% is an accurate figure. As much as anyone who's spent the bucks on those fancy autocross tires will hate to admit it, they probably on
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00346.html (9,013 bytes)
- 3. Re: Street Tire Handicap (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 18:26:45 -0500
- Initial cost may be comparable, but if I drove the Kumho R-tires on the street (which I'm actually considering for summer use only), I'd get less than half as many miles out of them, especially if I
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00352.html (8,940 bytes)
- 4. Re: Street Tire Handicap (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:16:36 -0500
- This is what a lot of newbies see as well. But, once you get the car set up correctly, and learn how to drive it smoothly within its limits, and get tires that are made to DRIVE (not "ride") on... th
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00355.html (9,130 bytes)
- 5. Re: Street Tire Handicap (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 18:27:41 -0500
- I could have you or anyone else in the country drive my car with the best street tires available (shaved if you wish), and they might do better than I did, but they still would not win against a simi
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00438.html (9,025 bytes)
- 6. Re: FWD-Toe out, or in for rear? (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 22:07:19 -0500
- <snip to end> My inexperienced opinion: Go with zero or slight toe-out in the rear. Given what you've said, I'd leave it as it is. It works and you know how to deal with it. -- Loren Williams | Homep
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00626.html (7,427 bytes)
- 7. Re: The "K" Tire (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:04:52 -0500
- Isn't that how you're supposed to drive an autocross course anyway? Seriously. I've never been to CA, but I expect any busy freeway is like any other... the key to getting anywhere in a hurry is to k
- /html/autox/1999-05/msg00853.html (8,226 bytes)
- 8. Re: SP Proposal (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 21:12:44 -0600
- Hey T.N, I have to ask the obvious question (being fully aware that the obvious answer is "we have enough classes already"): Why not create Super Street Prepared? We have 8 stock classes, we only hav
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg00179.html (8,973 bytes)
- 9. Re: Kansas City Mail (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 11:38:37 -0500
- But Mike, we've been throwing out your mail for over a year already! -- Loren Williams | Homepage - http://www2.southwind.net/~lsw '94 Saturn SC2 | Wichita Region SCCA - http://www2.southwind.net/~sc
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg00247.html (6,627 bytes)
- 10. Re: Spins & Blame (statistics) (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 11:55:31 -0500
- <snip the presumed calculations, get right to the presumed results> <snip a bit more> Wrong comparison, Jay. If you're going to compare YOUR specific case to autocrossing, you should only include the
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg00248.html (8,650 bytes)
- 11. re: Tire Wear (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 19:37:08 -0500
- It's a lot of camber for street use, regardless of what kind of car it is. The camber itself (depending on the tire and your driving style) isn't what's wearing your tires. It's the toe setting that
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg00357.html (7,345 bytes)
- 12. MirrorKhana on Street Rubber (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:47:06 -0500
- If you or anyone you know might be interested in running in a street tire class in Salina Region's upcoming MirrorKhana, please contact me. -- Loren Williams | Homepage - http://www2.southwind.net/~
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01024.html (6,520 bytes)
- 13. Re: Sunfire (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:20:22 -0500
- Daniel Thomas asked: It's not an extremely common autox ride, but we do have one running here in Wichita. Should be typical FWD settings. -- Loren Williams | Homepage - http://www2.southwind.net/~lsw
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01083.html (6,844 bytes)
- 14. Re: SOLO 1 - Closed vs Open ars (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 23:16:26 -0500
- Had a neighbor when I was in high school who drove a '73 Datsun B210. That car was rolled twice, on two separate occasions, on the same curve, by the same driver, in the same conditions (rain). A few
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01443.html (7,788 bytes)
- 15. Left foot heel & toeing or something (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 06:29:55 -0500
- I've been thinking about this lately. I tend to do the same thing, it's probably not always the fastest way around, but I've been powering through corners for many years (and only autoxing for 3) and
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01633.html (7,342 bytes)
- 16. Re: Fast First Run (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 09:36:50 -0600
- Mike Shields aksed: Yep, I've done that. Not consistently, but on occasion. Depends on the course and the surface. (tight courses on slippery surfaces are usually what does this for me if I don't THI
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00453.html (7,658 bytes)
- 17. Street Tires: my turn (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:09:48 -0600
- I've seen several people state the pros of autoxing on street tires this week, so I won't go in depth and restate what they've said. I'll just add that I run street tires myself. They last a full sea
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg01216.html (8,600 bytes)
- 18. Re: Spin Control (score: 1)
- Author: Loren Williams <lsw@southwind.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 19:07:22 -0600
- I can sort of agree that a driver has to be responsible for their actions. I can also agree that the course designer and event safety guru are responsible to ensure that the course meets the intent o
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg01893.html (7,038 bytes)
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