The track? You mean the drag strip, right ?!
Lessee. . . in a "wimpy" car you won't get wheel hop, you will have only
limited wheelspin, the engine isn't powerful enough to fry the clutch, you
won't get sideways when you hit 2nd gear, etc. etc. No wonder some people
think it's so easy. . .
That said, autocross is harder. But still I want to see Navid and James settle
this at the Sears Point Wed. night drags. My bet's on Mr. Creasy with his
American V8. James, think you can get into the 12s?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Joey Jarosz
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 18:36
To: Navid Kahangi; 'James Creasy'; 'Michael R. Clements';
ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
Now, now, children... no need to get all bent out of shape, just take your
cars to the track and settle it...
Torque Rules!
joey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Navid Kahangi" <navid@interwoven.com>
To: "'James Creasy'" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; "'Michael R. Clements'"
<mrclem@telocity.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 6:11 PM
Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> Alright James, the gloves are off! Are you calling my car a "wimpy 6
> cylinder wheezer"? Torque THIS buddy! :)
>
> --Navid
> For those of you humerly-challenged folks, I'm just messing with James.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:58 PM
> > To: Navid Kahangi; 'Michael R. Clements'; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> >
> >
> > um, well maybe thats true on a wimpy 6 cylinder wheezer, but
> > american iron
> > has that old fashioned something called 'torque' that
> > requires a fair bit of
> > skill to launch effectively. =)
> >
> > -james "torquestosterone" creasy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > To: 'Michael R. Clements' <mrclem@telocity.com>;
> > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:51 PM
> > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> >
> >
> > > That would more precisely be shifter skill, not driver
> > skill. Keeping the
> > > steering wheel straight is hardly a skill! Reaction time and fast
> > shifting
> > > could be skills, but you can probably measure those better
> > on a machine
> > than
> > > on a drag strip.
> > >
> > > --Navid
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrclem@telocity.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:43 PM
> > > > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Surely you jest! Driver skill makes a big difference even in
> > > > 0-60 and 1/4 mile
> > > > runs!
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Navid Kahangi
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 15:13
> > > > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Well-driven" and "drag" should not be used in the same sentence.
> > > >
> > > > --Navid
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Scot Zediker [mailto:roadsterboy@earthlink.net]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 3:06 PM
> > > > > To: Joey Jarosz; James Creasy; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Joey Jarosz" <joey@hotngui.com>
> > > > > To: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>;
> > > > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:02 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm pretty sure I can beat a miata in a drag race! ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Big deal. A well-driven Camry can out-drag a Miata. :-b
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW, I drive a Miata, so I kinda know about these things.
> > > > >
> > > > > Scot
> > > > >
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