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RE: CONE PENALTY

To: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>,
Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 13:15:24 -0700
James, you once gave me a hard time about having vent controls on a
supposedly purist car. . . That was a funny comment from someone whose car
has wheels inside the body, handles on the doors, and mufflers. I mean,
you've already added power steering and if you keep this up your Cobra will
be a lux boat just like any BMW! :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:28
To: Navid Kahangi
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY


> Hey, if a good price/performance ratio is what you want, a 125 shifter is
> far better than your gas guzzler.

chicks dig the cobra.  talk about performance!! =)   cruise night in a
shifter cart?  hehe

-james

----- Original Message -----
From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> Hey, if a good price/performance ratio is what you want, a 125 shifter is
> far better than your gas guzzler.
>
> --Navid
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:34 AM
> > To: Navid Kahangi; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> >
> >
> > > We always get a bang out of beating cars with more power and
> > less weight.
> >
> > i love to beat expensive driving applianc.. er i mean MACHINES
> > with my four
> > link live axle and drum brakes. and have you seen my seats?  =)
> >
> > -james, who now has all day to build a suspension for his car
> >
> > PS geez, this street mod crowd is rough!! :-)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:01 AM
> > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> >
> >
> > > Bring it on James!  As far as I know, BMW events are open to all cars
as
> > > long as they are not full with BMWs first.  Just make sure we are all
> > there.
> > > We always get a bang out of beating cars with more power and
> > less weight.
> > >
> > > --Navid
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:06 PM
> > > > To: Corey Smith; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > surely they arent afraid of a kit car that someone made in the
parking
> > lot
> > > > behind their apartment out of an old mustang?
> > > >
> > > > -james
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Corey Smith <smythe@abac.com>
> > > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 6:44 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I know they don't allow Audi's anymore.  Some dude got TTOD at
that
> > BMW
> > > > club
> > > > > autox in 11/99 in an Audi.  Banned for having quattro, now also
> > > > banned for
> > > > > beating BMW's.
> > > > >
> > > > > ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > Corey
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:56 PM
> > > > > To: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}; 'John Kelly';
> > > > > ba-autox@autox.team.net; Ryan, Neal G
> > > > > Subject: Re: CONE PENALTY
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > do they allow brand-x cars at the BMW events?
> > > > >
> > > > > -james 'brand-x' creasy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto} <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
> > > > > To: 'John Kelly' <76067.1750@compuserve.com>;
> > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>;
> > > > > Ryan, Neal G <neal.g.ryan@lmco.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:48 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: CONE PENALTY
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > >What the BMW club charges is unknown to me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They charge 1 second, with the convenient exception of
> > all the cones
> > > > > before
> > > > > > the start lights, which DON'T COUNT AT ALL.  Navid clarified
> > > > this at one
> > > > > > event and we all took advantage of it by repeatedly mowing down
> > almost
> > > > > every
> > > > > > single cone before the lights in order to get a straight
> > shot at the
> > > > > start.
> > > > > > They didn't seem to mind though, just kept putting them back up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Another thing about these events- you think it's great that a
cone
> > is
> > > > > worth
> > > > > > only 1 second, but they use these iddy biddy bite sized
> > > > cones, and they
> > > > > use
> > > > > > lots of them.  Once you pop, you can't stop!  I find that if
> > > > I hit one,
> > > > I
> > > > > > usually end up taking at least 5 more for the road.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: John Kelly [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:50 PM
> > > > > > To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'; Ryan, Neal G
> > > > > > Subject: CONE PENALTY
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Message text written by "Ryan, Neal G"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "
> > > > > >  Is a "downed" cone worth one or two seconds?"
> > > > > > -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In SCCA-SFR it's worth two seconds. All other series in Northern
> > > > > > California- PCA, NASA, AAS, Sacramento Cup, Competition
> > SCC, Empire
> > > > > > SCA,--charge one second.
> > > > > > What the BMW club charges is unknown to me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --John Kelly

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