autox
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: AM Turnout (was Fine print)

To: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>
Subject: Re: AM Turnout (was Fine print)
From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:45:12 -0800
Or a real "Catch 22."
--Pat K

"Kelly, Katie" wrote:

> DG writes...
>
> >Yow! Enter the turn faster and it turns _better_? Is this >really Kansas?
>
> This was already covered in the "Ace Reporter Meets the Phantom" article in
> an earlier version of North American Pylon. Call 1-800-KT-KELLY for details.
> :)
>
> I also think that although Jim McKamey is right about speeding up to enter a
> turn, the Phantom is so well designed, it probably generates down-force a
> bit better than the other cars. I think I adapted to the car rather quickly,
> but I think that's ONLY because the car is so perfect. I don't know if
> anyone can comprehend the concept of the "perfect" autocross car, but the
> Phantom is it. Unbelievable.
>
> Personally, I think it would be a tragedy if cars made with such ingenuity
> were no longer given a class in SCCA. It's the FASTEST autocross car in the
> world. It's a monument to autocross. Don't ban it!
>
> Oh yeah. I just noticed that if Joe and Gary HAD gone to Nationals, they'd
> have twelve in their class. Isn't that the quota? Seriously, any way you
> look at it, it's their fault! They killed the class first by showing up, and
> then by not showing up. It's a Canadian conspiracy!:)
>
> Katie K.


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>