At 07:08 PM 1/5/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Alan's secret for stuffing his Miata to a fullness akin to a Mini Cooper
>vomiting circus clowns is simple. He's a complete and utter masochist!:-)
>I co-drove with him last year at the SF region divisional. Part of the
>deal was that I transport the car to the race and back. Hmm... chance to
>drive a new style Miata down to California and back? Can I say 'yes' fast
>enough? The top had to be up because the shelf behind the seats was
>needed to carry important stuff. Hmm... Okay, I'd rather drive topless,
>but it's a Miata, it'll be fun anyway. The drive was fun, until I made it
>to the hot part of sunny California. By the time I reached the race site,
>I had lost several pounds from perspiration and could barely remember my
>name due to heat induced dementia.
But Bret, you would have passed out *earlier* if you had been towing a
trailer because of California's %*%&^!! 55-mph speed limit for cars with
trailers. By not towing you were able to drive 70 instead of 55 and thus
save yourself at least 2 hours on the road! You should _thank_ me for
saving you from those extra two hours in the hot sun :-).
BTW Bret's exaggerating, his dementia started long before he climbed into
the Miata :-).
- Alan Dahl
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