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61. Electric Autocrossing (was: Cheap Gas?) (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:54:33 -0700; Maybe. The bulk of the weight is in the batteries. The batteries are heavy because of the amount of energy they store. That relates to the range of the vehicle, not the power. Power delivery is more; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00380.html (13,274 bytes)
62. Re: Electric Autocrossing (was: Cheap Gas?) (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:35:43 -0700; That's correct, but it's the same amount of energy whether it's in parallel or in series. You can also go to cells that are half the size (weight) but have the same voltage...you could run your car o; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00387.html (15,272 bytes)
63. Re: Math and the lottery (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:05:50 -0700; Like Jim says, some of us can entertain ourselves pretty thoroughly with the toys we've already got. And what's wrong with doing the same stuff you've already done, if it's what you enjoy? Do you re; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00543.html (8,377 bytes)
64. Speedvision to become NASCAR channel? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:51:58 -0700; This doesn't look so good. Fox (who owns Speedvision) wants to create a NASCAR channel, with mostly NASCAR and NASCAR related programming (which for some weird reason seems to include Golf). They're; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00560.html (8,764 bytes)
65. Re: Speedvision to become NASCAR channel? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:20:16 -0700; The email address for Fox Sports is sportscomments@newscorp.com -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00580.html (7,993 bytes)
66. Re: Speedvision to become NASCAR channel? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:56:47 -0700; No, it's not. That email address is broken. Why is it that when a company does something so stupid that I'm moved to write and complain about it, they've misconfigured their email system? -- john@ids; /html/ba-autox/2001-06/msg00583.html (8,273 bytes)
67. ba-autox archives? (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:50:38 -0700; I just resubscribed to the list due to a domain name SNAFU. I read the "info about this list" message, since the first time I susbscribed, the "info about this list" was actually about the Triumph li; /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00140.html (6,771 bytes)
68. paging Ian Porteous (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:11:43 -0700; If anyone has Ian's address, please send it to me. Thanks! -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00141.html (6,354 bytes)
69. Miata poll: transporting tires (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 10:14:42 -0700; I'm curious how the local Miata drivers get their race tires to/from the events. The methods I've heard of are: 1. trailer (Scot, Craig) 2. custom rack (Keith Hearn) 3. two in the passenger seat, one; /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00160.html (8,194 bytes)
70. Re: Painting a car... (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 15:19:22 -0700; I second Kevin's idea: something like the rainbow Studebaker in the Muppet Movie or Janis Joplin's Porsche 356 (I wonder if Janice's Porsche was the inspiration for Fozzie's Studebaker, since Janice; /html/ba-autox/2001-05/msg00278.html (8,713 bytes)
71. Re: Proof that cars can talk (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:10:04 -0700; How much do those SP people invest? I don't know what Rick has done to his car, but I investigated turning my Integra into a Street Touring machine like Mark Allen's car (there was an article in _Gra; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00047.html (9,097 bytes)
72. Re: Proof that cars can talk (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:28:00 -0700; Thanks for the compliment, but I had the advantage of a few pre-season events at Marina. Everyone else is getting faster as they get a few events under their belts. It seems to be a pretty evenly mat; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00081.html (9,996 bytes)
73. Re: tires was Re: Proof that cars can talk (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:39:51 -0700; 1) They don't make them in our size, yet. 2) Novice class. -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00100.html (7,153 bytes)
74. Re: tires was Re: Proof that cars can talk (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:24:52 -0700; Miata.netters think they're the second coming. Some of them autocross on them. The statement I recall was that the T1-S was great in every respect, except the hangling wasn't quite as sharp as RE71s; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00101.html (7,290 bytes)
75. street tires for novices in Miatas (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:40:54 -0700; Doesn't a full-tread anything else eventually turn into a "shaved" tire? Or does the wear pattern make a worn tire less desirable than a shaved tire? We're trying to win Novice, not Nationals... Anot; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00102.html (7,608 bytes)
76. Re: [] Laguna Seca Renamed (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:54:51 -0700; So is Honda still sponsoring events there, or is Mazda taking over that role? -- john@idsfa.net John Stimson http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00122.html (7,110 bytes)
77. Re: FW: The alignment pimp speaks! (Jack Chew found!!) (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:31:54 -0700; Hey, is there an echo on here? I asked the same thing in February about my black '01 Miata. I'll summarize: Go see Jack Chew in Oakland (now in Hayward). He da' man. If you drive a Miata, he'll set y; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00157.html (9,418 bytes)
78. Re: Stopping for Timing Slips (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:42:47 -0700; I have only run about 10 events in SFR, but I know "the rule" about stopping for timing slips. I didn't read it in my rule book. It was announced at the drivers meetings of at least some of the event; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00234.html (8,550 bytes)
79. CA tire tread law interpretation (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:26:41 -0700; Does the law included below mean: A: You're legal if you can find anywhere on the tire where two adjacent grooves have greater than 1/32" tread depth, or B: You're illegal if there is any place on th; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00246.html (7,836 bytes)
80. Re: M3 tire question (score: 1): Author: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@idsfa.net>; Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:57:46 -0700; I can see where you're coming from -- that would be pretty cool, because then I could run 15" wheels on my 2001 Miata LS. Here are the relevant sections (from your web site, of course!): -- Option p; /html/ba-autox/2001-04/msg00430.html (11,024 bytes)

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