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141. Re: Let's draft a revised C&C! (was: Re: Shift knobs/C&C (was:YAESPP)) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 11:24:37 -0400; Arthur, I think your phrasing is an excellent starting point -- C&C allows modifications that the driver will not interface with on a Solo II course. Gauges don't fall into that category, Eric -- you; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00190.html (7,878 bytes)
142. Re: Right turn challenged driver looking for tips (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 13:50:27 -0400; Just a guess, but this might have something to do with looking ahead. Novices have a lot of trouble with looking ahead at all. Intermediates, once they get the idea, do a pretty good job of looking a; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00207.html (8,513 bytes)
143. Re: First draft of my proposed C&C re-write (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 23:06:56 -0400; You've obviously never driven a BMW M Coupe. Or you've never been a tall driver in a Miata. The mirror definitely blocks a significant amount of the driver's vision in some cars, for some drivers. Re; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00303.html (7,782 bytes)
144. Re: First draft of my proposed C&C re-write (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:22:44 -0400; Eh? You lost me there. You seem to think that "leveling the playing field" means "making all cars alike." Since GS Integra Type R's are lighter than other GS cars, should all GS cars be able to be ma; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00367.html (8,267 bytes)
145. Re: Short People (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 11:41:17 -0400; Of course. I am short. :-) Autocrossing also does not depend on having back seats, but you can't remove those... Once you go down this path, you're into purpose-built race cars. We're talking Stock c; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00368.html (7,581 bytes)
146. Re: Short People (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 14:41:49 -0400; Okay, consider this -- if your Miata was used only for autocrossing, would you remove the sun visors? If so, why? [I recognize that the danger of going down this path is that especially in Stock, mos; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00405.html (9,295 bytes)
147. Re: Short People (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 17:26:33 -0400; IT HAS (almost) NOTHING TO DO WITH WEIGHT! Argh. Man, I'm tired of trying to make this point. Mark; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00432.html (8,046 bytes)
148. Re: Short People (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 17:31:30 -0400; IT HAS (almost) NOTHING TO DO WITH WEIGHT! Argh... Look, why do you want to remove the mirror? Because you can see better. Why is that important? Because then you'll be able to go faster. Couch it as; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00444.html (9,183 bytes)
149. Re: Short People (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 20:11:56 -0400; Okay, that's fair. Okay, let me reiterate the other point (and maybe I should put this as a disclaimer at the end of all my messages, like I've been doing with the liberal-interpretation-at-Regional-; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00502.html (8,648 bytes)
150. Re: Results at Ayer NT (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:58:54 -0400; I'll agree with this. Both courses were intensely fun. But Bob Barone's A course had way too many cones, and way too many features that looked way too similar. And given that, it was simply way too l; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00651.html (8,814 bytes)
151. Re: over-analyzing results (Ayer Tour) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:01:00 -0400; Also, be aware that the B course was changed partway through the 1st heat on Saturday, after the rollover. A few classes ran all three runs on a different course than the other classes. The two class; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00653.html (6,968 bytes)
152. Ayer NT: Top 32 on PAX (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:24:28 -0400; Here's the top 32 on PAX, according to my calculations. Note that some of these classes ran on a slightly different B course, and I'm not sure at the moment which ones (but I know that ES was one of; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00658.html (8,505 bytes)
153. Re: AYER in review, rollover, congrats, thanks (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:30:57 -0400; Yep, he would have been 5th of 9 in CM, if running in that class, and 2nd of 7 in FM, for that day -- and all ran in the same heat. Quite impressive! Mark; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00659.html (6,829 bytes)
154. Ayer NT: B course, first slalom (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:50:07 -0400; For those who were at the Ayer NT: I ran the B course on Saturday. We were quite indecisive on which way to take the very first slalom, right off the start. Going to the right was clearly a shorter p; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00661.html (7,496 bytes)
155. Re: AYER in review, rollover (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:45:50 -0400; I saw it as quite a challenge, but it never occurred to me as a safety issue while walking. But after it happened (right in front of me, as I was in T&S), it seems like a textbook case. That was the; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00689.html (8,181 bytes)
156. Re: over-analyzing results (Ayer Tour) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:28:00 -0400; It looks like DS and ES were the only ones who completed the original course before the change. It's not clear whether the course was faster or not, but it was slightly different. Mark; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00690.html (6,777 bytes)
157. Re: Ayers Roll Hold the Mayo (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:24:07 -0400; After the car stopped moving, the timing van was probably 40' away, and the car waiting at the line was probably 20' away. Just estimates based on memory. The maneuver that precipitated the rollover; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00721.html (8,753 bytes)
158. Re: Ayers Roll Hold the Mayo (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:59:21 -0400; Paul, once again -- this wasn't a tight corner. I did it in 4th gear at about 70 mph without lifting. It was a lane-change maneuver, and if you set it up right, it was pretty smooth and easy. I think; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00755.html (8,598 bytes)
159. Re: Rollovers--RTFM (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:45:10 -0400; This article, in my mind, makes some grievous errors in some places, and some relevant omissions in others. What do we know about the author? I'm no physicist, but based on my understanding, here are; /html/autox/2000-06/msg00858.html (9,658 bytes)
160. Stupid cone tricks (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 16:31:56 -0400; This past weekend at the Harrisburg Pro Solo, I witnessed one of the most astounding pylon tricks I've ever seen. Alan Sheidler, in his F125 shifter kart, got a pointer cone to stand up without incur; /html/autox/2000-06/msg01102.html (7,685 bytes)

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