- 61. Re: Time Trial at Thunderhill (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:33:59 EST
- Navid, I've been running track events for 3 years with a pretty fast Corvette and have never dinged a fender although I've come close more than once. I had a few occurances where things could have go
- /html/ba-autox/2001-12/msg00171.html (10,541 bytes)
- 62. Re: AutoX vs. Road Racing (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:38:03 EST
- Seth, After autocrossing for 20 some odd years I've transitioned to road racing. The two are not comparible. Road racing is much more physically draining than any autocross. After twenty minutes in a
- /html/ba-autox/2001-12/msg00287.html (9,420 bytes)
- 63. Re: Suspension shop in San Jose (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 13:00:34 EST
- Mike, You have two choices; Custom Alignment in Mountain View. Joe Silva and his crew are all racers, really know their stuff and have excellant equipment. Joes been aligning my autocross and road ca
- /html/ba-autox/2001-11/msg00471.html (8,317 bytes)
- 64. Re: Kwik-Load Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 12:23:42 EDT
- Perry, I bought a "Texas rollback" style trailer from Orlandi in San Jose for my Corvette for about $4000. I provided the 3500# winch ($300? from Northern Hydraulic) Larry << Subj: Re: Kwik-Load Trai
- /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00142.html (7,605 bytes)
- 65. Re: Tilt-bed car trailers (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:53:43 EDT
- I still think the roll back design is the best for several reasons. If your car is lowered its the only way to go. A fixed bed trailer, even a beaver tail will bottom the car at the mid point unless
- /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00154.html (7,794 bytes)
- 66. Re: Kwik-Load Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:28:52 EDT
- Perry, The Orlandi trailer I bought is a "knock off" of a "Texas Roll Back" if you can all an unpatented or uncopyrighted design a "knock off". Its about the same length as Don's, 23'. It tows great
- /html/ba-autox/2001-10/msg00168.html (9,225 bytes)
- 67. B Prepared body panels (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 16:57:21 EDT
- Looking through the Solo II rules on the internet they reference the 1990 GT1 Appendix B of the 1990 GTCS for body panels allowed in BP. I can only find one of the manufacturers referenced, Toledo Pr
- /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00128.html (6,900 bytes)
- 68. Re: trouble bending aluminum sway bar arms, advice? (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:13:09 EDT
- Jim, Several factors come into play when bending aluminum, alloy being the most important. Most of the commercial alloys are 6061 T6, the T6 indicating it has been solution heat treated and aged. It
- /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00136.html (9,594 bytes)
- 69. Re: renting a car with a manual tranny (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:01:38 EDT
- Boris, You are a very brave man or you have lost your senses. Maintaining a relationship and teaching your girl friend to drive a stick shift car is a very risky proposition! As you bounce down the s
- /html/ba-autox/2001-08/msg00281.html (8,808 bytes)
- 70. Solo II Board Hypocrasy (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 00:12:20 EDT
- Many of you don't know me as I retired from Solo II a few years ago to go road racing. I've been an SCCA member for 23 years and spent most of that time autocrossing in the SF region in a variety of
- /html/ba-autox/2001-07/msg00638.html (10,393 bytes)
- 71. Re: Solo II Board Hypocrasy-reply II (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 12:21:29 EDT
- James, Dual disc clutches have many advantages especially when used with a lightweight flywheel. They tremendously reduce rotary inertia due their lighter weight and smaller diameter. I forget the ex
- /html/ba-autox/2001-07/msg00647.html (7,287 bytes)
- 72. Re: Solo II Board Hypocrasy (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:22:45 EDT
- Sherry, Sunday I originally was supposed to be in Phoenix. When that fell through I spent the day installing a 10# Halon fire supression system in my Vette. I bought it from Don. Having been to Sears
- /html/ba-autox/2001-07/msg00661.html (7,952 bytes)
- 73. Re: Solo II Board Hypocrasy (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:34:00 EDT
- Jason, I looked into using an F body Camaro flywheel. As a matter of fact I have one in my garage. The trouble is you have to mill the surface .120" to make it fit. That's getting pretty thin. I reme
- /html/ba-autox/2001-07/msg00665.html (8,786 bytes)
- 74. Re: Getting race gas in the bay area? (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 12:09:47 EDT
- The Union 76 station at the corner of Almaden and Foxworthy carries 100 octane race gas. It costs $4.10 a gallon. Be careful. They have both leaded and unleaded 100 octane race gas on opposite sides
- /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00249.html (7,918 bytes)
- 75. Re: 100 octane fuel (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:30:08 EST
- The Union 76 gas station at Almaden and Foxworthy in San Jose carries 100 octane racing gas at the pump. As of last Friday it was $4.09 per gallon. Note if your car car needs 92 octane gas, on hot dr
- /html/ba-autox/2001-03/msg00168.html (7,279 bytes)
- 76. Re: Solo I, the unwanted stepchild? (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:50:50 EST
- John, Your right to certain extent about the "Green Flag, Open Track, etc. events. The requirements are minimum but a LOT of the attendees realize the danger of going so fast and equip their cars and
- /html/ba-autox/2001-02/msg00253.html (8,111 bytes)
- 77. Re: Koni shock question (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:24:46 EST
- Rob, I use the yellow Koni Sports on my Corvette, same as you. A few questions? Do you leave the shocks set at their autocross setting when you drive on the street? If so the shocks won't last. How m
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00034.html (8,392 bytes)
- 78. Re: Koni shock question (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:16:07 EST
- Tony, A word of caution about Bilsteins. Their competition shocks are very aggressive in jounce and rebound damping. Good for a race track, not the street or an autocross. I switched from Bilsteins t
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00073.html (9,907 bytes)
- 79. Re: SCCA Racers? (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:56:15 EST
- from: larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark) Quoting from the SFR web page, we learn autox is actually a feeder series for roadracing: "Low speed event venues like Alameda NAS, Candlestick Park, Oakland Coli
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00533.html (7,481 bytes)
- 80. Re: SCCA Racers? (score: 1)
- Author: Larrybsp@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:06:25 EST
- Charlie, There is truth in your statement. Moving from autocrossing to the track is quite a shift in mind set. I drove my first events like I was autocrossing. I burned out my brakes half way through
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00546.html (8,551 bytes)
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