carl,
so what do you think of the look of the new FFR car? im thinking seriously
of building one. supposed to go over 200mph. 8" diameter round tube tube
frame.
http://www.factoryfive.com/table/ffrkits/GTM/gtm.html
GT40 is the other option. but a little boring maybe?
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
To: "'james creasy'" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; "'Anthony Tabacco'"
<atabacco@california.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> I know dude, but they don't list years! Kinda a bad sign I suspect...
>
> Did you know you picked the most expensive on the list, how did you do
> that??? $66/bottle for fermented grape juice, what a rip... ;-)
>
> Unless Anthony protest your recommendation I'll let you (and everybody
else
> wading through this meandering thread) know how it is.
>
> To keep the automotive side of this thread going, here some more innocent
> bits: The 350Z drive shaft is carbon fiber, while the suspension links
are
> aluminum, as is the rear subframe and hood. These parts are used across
all
> the models, even the $26K base model, though sadly the base model does not
> have the all important LSD.
>
> -Carl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:20 PM
> To: Carl Merritt; 'Anthony Tabacco'
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
>
>
> years, dude. 97 was best of recent in california. 98 is generally weak.
>
> > Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
>
> is prob the best.
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
>
>
> > Well, if I can find...oh...say 20 drivers between BA-AutoX and
> > ClubZ...and there is that Marina event at the end of July....I'll talk
> > to the
> marketing
> > people tomorrow morning and see what I can do.
> >
> > So if we narrow it down to CA Cabs, we have:
> >
> > Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
> > Beringer 'Knights Valley' Cab Sauv
> > Geyser Peak Cab Sauv
> > Beaulieu Vinyards Cab Sauv
> > Hess Select Cab Sauv
> >
> > Recommendation?
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:31 PM
> > To: Carl Merritt
> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> >
> >
> > Carl,
> > Free drives/rides?! Inanewone?! The line would stretch from your hotel
> > in Detroit to Golden Gate Fields. Tell them to let you take it on a
> > regional Solo2 tour. Tell them why they lost the market they once
> > owned.
> >
> > Any California Cabernet. Too much beer, no matter what the origin, can
> make
> > it difficult to drive from the close-in, "Katie" butt-in-the-bucket
> > position. Tony
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>
> > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:17 PM
> > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> >
> >
> > > Domestic Dry? Sorry, I'm not really knowledgeable when it comes to
> > > wine, and the available list is way too long to type. The most
> > > expensive thing
> > on
> > > this list is "Dom Perignon Tete de Duvee, Eperna, France" for
> > > $190/bottle. Two bottles enough?
> > >
> > > AutoX question: If I were to talk Nissan into lending me a 350Z to
> > > bring
> > to
> > > an AutoX, how many co-drivers would be seriously interested in
> > > trying it out? I'm totally serious, they might buy into that as a
> > > marketing-buzz building project if I can get enough people to
> > > commit.
> > >
> > > -Carl
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:52 PM
> > > To: Carl Merritt
> > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> > >
> > >
> > > You were destined to lose the tire war. It is interesting that I had
> > several
> > > people who are not at all aware of or into cars (I mean really!)
> > > tell me last weekend that they are going to trade the mini van and
> > > buy a new Z. Interesting I guess because I haven't paid know much
> > > attention to the roll out and they obviously had.
> > >
> > > Its still not too late (two hour difference?) to switch to wine.
> > > Much more efficient, "compact", as it were. A good domestic dry red.
> > > Goes well with Hagendaaz, except strawberry. Tony (the content is
> > > the
> > > title)
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > To: "'Anthony Tabacco'" <atabacco@california.com>; "Carl Merritt"
> > > <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:35 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sorry, no Sapporo, only Sam Adams, Heineken, Amstel Light, Becks,
> > > Killian's
> > > > Red, Labatt Blue, Molson Ice, and Bass. Not in the mood to be
> > > adventurous,
> > > > I think Bass is really the best bet...
> > > >
> > > > Now for desert I plan to order a full pint of Hagendas. I had the
> > > Chocolate
> > > > Chip Cookie Dough last night, most divine, and I think I'll try
> > > > the normal Chocolate tonight.
> > > >
> > > > Oh, AutoX content? Okay, um...the 350Z, like all recent Zs before
> > > > it, has weenie ass tires. 225s up front and 235s back rear. Most
> > > > irritating, especially since a year and a half ago at the
> > > > unveiling in LA I went out
> > > of
> > > > my way to repeatedly beat it into the head of the demo-drones that
> > > > they
> > > must
> > > > keep the show car's 255/275 tire package at least as an OPTION so
> > > > we can race with it. Sigh...I try so hard, but nobody listens...
> > > >
> > > > -Carl
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Anthony Tabacco [mailto:atabacco@california.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:23 PM
> > > > To: Carl Merritt
> > > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Three autocross related questions.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sapporo. Order Sapporo, not Bass. Then it doesn't matter. Well,
> > > > it
> > > doesn't
> > > > matter to Nissan but it might be an issue in Detroit. Tony
> > > > Original
> > > Message
> > > > -----
> > > > From: "Carl Merritt" <CMerritt@luminous.com>
> > > > To: "'Kelly, Katie'" <kkelly@spss.com>; "Jake Hodges"
> > > > <jake@codeworm.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:05 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > HAHAHHAHAHAHAH.....ROTFL!
> > > > >
> > > > > So I'm sitting here on the 14th floor in a hotel room in
> > > > > Detroit, bored
> > > > and
> > > > > lonely, trying to decide how many Bass Ale's to have room
> > > > > service bring me on Nissan's tab, and I get this email which
> > > > > makes me laugh so hard the
> > > > water
> > > > > I was drinking almost spews out of my nose and all over my Dell
> > > > > laptop. Thanks guys, love ya all, I needed that. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > So any guesses on where the 350Z is going to get classed? =)
> > > > >
> > > > > -Carl
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kelly, Katie [mailto:kkelly@spss.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:30 PM
> > > > > To: Jake Hodges; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: Three autocross related questions.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jake writes...
> > > > >
> > > > > >Think there's a support group for people who feel like their
> > > > > >posts are always taken seriously no matter how amusing they try
> > > > > >to be? My confidence is shaken.. Maybe I'm not funny. Maybe
> >I'm
> > a
> > > > > horrible burden on those around me! Maybe I really am
> > > > > >depressed about autocross and I'm the only one that doesn't see
> > > > > >it!
> > > > >
> > > > > Stop it! You're starting to sound like one of my personalities!
> > > > > Maybe you ARE one of my personalities, and you aren't even a
> > > > > real person at all!
> > > > >
> > > > > Katie
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