As in "Usually but not always"? Correct.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Pat Kelly
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 13:56
> To: Michael R. Clements; Larrybsp@aol.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: SUV explosion - in numbers
>
>
> "Often?"
> --Pat K
> ----------
> >From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> >To: <Larrybsp@aol.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: SUV explosion - in numbers
> >Date: Fri, Feb 22, 2002, 1:13 PM
> >
>
> >Larry, all the SUV drivers you're talking about satisfy
> legitimacy rule
> >(2): towing a large object.
> >
> >However, the general problem Larry points out is correct -- the
> >difference between correlation and causation. Whenever a
> driver makes a
> >stupid move that would have killed me on my motorcycle had I
> not been
> >driving defensively, I check their gender. The current ratio
> over the
> >last 15 years is 17 out of 21 times it's a woman. But from this
> >correlation I do not presume causality. Especially since Katie often
> >kicks my butt in autocross times.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Larrybsp@aol.com
> >> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:50
> >> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: SUV explosion - in numbers
> >>
> >>
> >> <from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
> >>
> >> You guys are really stretching it. There is no
> >> way you can
> >> judge a drivers talent from what he drives, be it Corvette or
> >> SUV. When I go
> >> to the Thunderhill, Buttonwillow or Laguna Seca the paddock
> >> is filled with
> >> SUV's. Now all those SUV drivers are for the most part
> >> driving the race cars
> >> they towed with them to the track.
> >> I can assure you the level of driving talent of these drivers
> >> exceeds the
> >> "I'm better than 80%" level. If you can manage to fly around
> >> Laguna Seca at a
> >> COMPETITIVE speed you've passed the test. Toughest track
> >> around but the most
> >> fun. FWIW
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