It's amazing what an extra 300 cubic inches will do. ;-)
Rick Brown
BP Corvette
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Pat Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:42 PM
To: Rick Brown; John F. Kelly Jr.; ba-autox@autox.team.net; Jim Ochi
Subject: Re: What happened?
Heck, the fastest our 7 ever went was 82 mph downhill between Turns 2 & 3 at
the old Laguna Seca. That was in fourth gear, flat out, no more revs, no
power... There is a difference. :)
--Pat K
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>From: Rick Brown <rbrown7@pacbell.net>
>To: "John F. Kelly Jr." <76067.1750@compuserve.com>,
ba-autox@autox.team.net, Jim Ochi <jim_ochi@yahoo.com>
>Subject: RE: What happened?
>Date: Tue, Oct 23, 2001, 7:21 PM
>
>We recorded a maximum of 85mph (in a BP car) at the AAS event at
>Mather last weekend (5mph into our third gear). That is not an ureasonable
>speed for a prepared car
>at a Larry Park- inspired autox, IMO.
>
>Rick Brown
>BP Corvette
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John F. Kelly Jr.
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 9:37 AM
>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net; Jim Ochi
>Subject: Re: What happened?
>
>
>-------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
>
>Message text written by Jim Ochi
>
>"
>At 06:47 PM 10/22/2001 -0700, Navid Kahangi wrote:
>>p.s. In 3rd gear at Mather and Marina last weekend!!!
>
>Sunday at Mather, I had to shift to 3rd twice in each run!
>
>Jim"
>-------------------- End Original Message --------------------
>
>Shifting to third, IMHO, puts the Solo II classes as the wrong set up.
>Here's where road racing classes should be installed.
>
>--John Kelly
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