The undulations in the pavement also help un-stick the wheels and really
exercise the differential.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:51
> To: Michael R. Clements; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
>
>
> it must have been dirty there as i dont get this on the
> street. i think it was at that low spot thats INCREDIBLY
> slippery in the rain.
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> To: "'james creasy'" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>;
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:47 PM
> Subject: RE: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
>
>
> > Me too -- gotta love that wheelspin in a staight line in 2nd gear!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:17
> > > To: Michael R. Clements; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
> > >
> > >
> > > um, yeah, well coning on all my runs didnt help me much!
> at least i
> > > think im coming out of my slump- had to just drive crazy
> to try to
> > > shake it off sunday. oh yeah, and i changed the car again :P
> > >
> > > i was getting wheelspin halfway down that straight when my car
> > > finally hits the powerband at 50 mph!
> > >
> > > -james c
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
> > > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:05 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
> > >
> > >
> > > > That was the only course I've done in the Panoz where I
> got to use
> > > > full throttle and I wasn't looking at the gauges but I
> > > could tell by
> > > > the sound & feel that I got to the top of 2nd gear (just
> > > over 70 MPH)
> > > > on that back straight. Great fun! And I believe my
> "james creasy"
> > > > index improved a bit.
> > > >
> > > > I noticed that the people working registration were pairing
> > > up first
> > > > timers with people who've done it before, to walk them through
> > > > registration, tech, course walks, etc. I know the guy I was
> > > > helping out thought it was really great and he will
> probably come
> > > > back. I didn't know "we" were doing this but it seems
> to be a good
> > > > idea.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Boris
> > > > > ELpiner
> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 23:10
> > > > > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It was a fast, fun course. I can recall very few times
> > > when I've hit
> > > > > a rev limiter in the 2nd in the Boxster. BTW it's about
> > > 70MPH. I'm
> > > > > beginning to like Candlestick more and more. It's our
> > > second best,
> > > > > after Castle, site and it's a lot closer. If we can only
> > > repave it
> > > > > and get a long term lease on it... Oh well, one can dream.
> > > > >
> > > > > Boris.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf > Of
> > > > Smokerbros@aol.com
> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:12 AM
> > > > > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: Round 9 - GREAT Event!
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd like to thank Sherry Grantz for coming all the
> way down from
> > > > > Willows, and Tyrrell Morris for a great event yesterday.
> > > Tyrrell's
> > > > > course was a blast!
> > > > > Of course, Sherry and Bryan did have to bring it back
> to Solo 2
> > > > > Sanity, as it was, uh, a bit fast (!) in its original form...
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie
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