Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:43:29 -0800 (PST)
From: "K.C. Babb" <kcb4286@hps13.iasl.ca.boeing.com>
Subject: Re: Loti in all classes, corrected data
> First of all I think you need to talk to some Porch guys about Rex' car
> cuz from what I could tell the red car was a very well thought out peice and
> very very fast! Whatdya think Curt? Greg? Karen says Rex' red car wasn't the
> right peice for ASP! I sure don't remember seein Rex walk across but I ahve
Do a spreadsheet comparison on that car and the Mitchell car. Dwight's was
optimized for weight (ask him the specifics) and I've never heard of another
which approached it. Oh, I forget. You don't generally have the time for
things like doing background work to acquire real data. See below for
more stellar examples of your "accuracy".
> Charlie never had a decent car before the Elan,
> >unless you're a Rabbit GTI fan.
>
> Really? How'd he do in your MR2?
My MR2 understeers persistently, in contrast to that of Andy McKee. That's
about as valid a data point as a GTI. Especially in the rain on sealed
concrete. Is this the type of "useful insight" you typically exhibit?
> Craig Carr, another Elan pilot, was
> >one of the few to trophy high in ASP in a Z-car, so his later success
> >was predictable.
>
> I wasn't aware of that, that's really cool, do you think he will ever
> prepare his car beyond stock with bigger wheels?
This is a good example of your ignorance; have you looked under that car?
Do you know the spring rates? How many times they have been changed? Sway
bar configuration? Camber adjustment accommodation? Gearing selection?
Update/backdate optimization? Engine preparation? Obviously not.
> And that other Elan guy was fast enough to trophy
> >quite well in CS long ago at his very first Nationals in an Rx-7.
>
> Milligan is awsome, before my time though as I think I stated earlier.
Another demonstration of your ignorance and ability to leap to
invalid conclusions. I was talking about Ron. He would have won CS in
1980 but for a ticked apex cone which dropped him to a 5th place trophy.
Karen Babb
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