My great-granddaddy was a Texas settler, fought Indians and everything. My
granddaddy
moved up to Oklahoma from Krum, Texas; my daddy moved out to California and I'm
stayin'
put - there ain't no more up from here!
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
"Seal, Marc" wrote:
> Y'all just can't admit it that Y'all want to be from Texas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick P. Castronovo [mailto:slick1@mohaveaz.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 11:16 AM
> To: Terry and Donna Cost; Datsun Roadsters
> Subject: Re: notadatsun
>
> The Badge would look better representing the U.S, Car owners ( if that is
> the thought) in the shape of the U. S.
> I would not want a badge that looks like Texas, as I'm from Arizona.
> Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry and Donna Cost <tcost@vvm.com>
> To: Datsun Roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 7:31 AM
> Subject: notadatsun
>
> >I have to confess, I also have bought a non-roadster to drive around and
> >play with. It is an 88 BMW 325iS. I sold my RHD Z to a man from San
> >Antonio and had money burning a hole in my pocket. I've liked the baby
> >Bimmers since they were new, and the C30 chassis (82-92) is finally in my
> >price range for a toy. It has a little more torque and a little more
> >horsepower than the roadster, and a sport suspension a few decades more
> >sophisticated than our solid axle "go carts". And even though parts are
> >expensive, they are still available. I'll autocross it in G Stock this
> >year.
> >
> >Roadster content. Andy and I have been autocrossing my roadster and we are
> >consistantly coming in second and third behind a well prepared and well
> >driven Miata in CSP. Unfortunately, Andy's second and I'm third. Andy
> >thinks that with 15 more horsepower we could be one-two in class (him one,
> >me two) I have the 135 horse SU engine with stock exhaust, so the extra 15
> >horses are there if we want them, and probably more. I've even thought
> >about buying the performance chip for my ECU. It's also possible that the
> >rear brakes are adjusted too tightly, and we have been running with the
> >brakes on. I'll check that before the next autocross, if I have time.
> >
> >On the thread about car badges. TDROC has a logo on our website that would
> >look good on a car badge. The California clubs might object to having the
> >outline of Texas on their badge, but that's a minor inconvenience compared
> >to how nice the badge would look from a distance. The badge would have to
> >be at least a foot in diameter. (Texas sized, of course).
> >
> >Leisure Suit Terry
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