----- Original Message -----
From: Navid Kahangi <navid@interwoven.com>
To: 'james creasy' <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}
<PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>; Scot Zediker <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>;
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: "True Street" Results Round 1
> James, as I said before, that 1% would take my raw time from 1st to 3rd.
If
> that's not huge, I don't know what is.
>
> And pick on somebody you own size :). You want to challenge Peter,
> challenge him in PAX!
>
> --Navid
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:19 AM
> > To: Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}; Scot Zediker;
> > ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: "True Street" Results Round 1
> >
> >
> > > And James, I think we all really know what that is.
> >
> > incidently, i have disqualified myself from any trophies in my series.
> >
> > > However it's a huge advantage
> >
> > since when is 1% a 'huge' advantage? are you saying you would beat me
> > without the 1%? :)
> >
> > -james c
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto}" <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
> > To: "'James Creasy'" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; "Scot Zediker"
> > <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:06 PM
> > Subject: RE: "True Street" Results Round 1
> >
> >
> > > >first of all, the 1% difference is like 0.4 seconds on
> > most courses, less
> > > >than the difference between say, hoosiers and kumhos. so
> > its not really
> > a
> > > >disadvantage, more like a pax.
> > >
> > > However it's a huge advantage to the series creator, who is
> > one of maybe 5
> > > people who regularly drive their R tires to an event.
> > >
> > > > so really, allowing tire changing at all is a perversion of the
> > > >original intent.
> > >
> > > And James, I think we all really know what that is.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:16 PM
> > > To: Scot Zediker; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: "True Street" Results Round 1
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm referring to the part where those of us who change
> > their tires at
> > the
> > > > event get penalized on the True Street index for doing so.
> > >
> > > first of all, the 1% difference is like 0.4 seconds on most
> > courses, less
> > > than the difference between say, hoosiers and kumhos. so
> > its not really a
> > > disadvantage, more like a pax.
> > >
> > > also, a "True Street" car should be as bad-assed fast on
> > the street as
> > they
> > > are on the course. if you put on some econo tires then you
> > can get your
> > > nose wiped by any vette on the way to the event. the idea
> > is that "True
> > > Street" can mop up at the stop light derby as well as
> > driving between some
> > > cones. so really, allowing tire changing at all is a
> > perversion of the
> > > original intent.
> > >
> > > -james creasy
> > > True Street http://www.thevenom.net/truestreet.html
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Scot Zediker <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:20 PM
> > > Subject: Re: "True Street" Results Round 1
> > >
> > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Debbie" <bartsmom@mindspring.com>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Um...hence the moniker "TRUE Street"...
> > > > >
> > > > > Debbie, who just couldn't keep her 2 cents out of it... ;)
> > > >
> > > > *sigh* Can you ever? :-b
> > > >
> > > > I'm referring to the part where those of us who change
> > their tires at
> > the
> > > > event get penalized on the True Street index for doing so.
> > > >
> > > > Scot
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