- 221. Re: Spokes: Re: Kumho directional tread?? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:05:47 -0700 (PDT)
- iirc Kumho tread is asymmetrical but the carcass is not...so once the tread is worn off it should not matter if they are mounted inside out. Craig B.
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01064.html (7,315 bytes)
- 222. Re: Tire wear issues speed ratings (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:34:08 -0700 (PDT)
- uhh...maybe I'm just a dumb grunt, but it seems like Z ratings are a good idea for road race tires that might go Z rated speeds! :) Craig Blome
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01084.html (7,390 bytes)
- 223. Re: May 1999 Cover (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:25:38 -0700 (PDT)
- B-b-b-but stickers add horsepower, don't they? At least that's what the Street Touring guys told me! ;-) Craig Blome Texas Spokes SCC, Austin, TX
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01105.html (8,642 bytes)
- 224. Re: Caster vs Camber in Miatas etc ? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
- There is a good discussion on caster at <http://www.ground-control.com/> under "Tech Talk". The Miata's SAI is so high already that the additional negative camber gained in a turn is negligible, so d
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01218.html (7,873 bytes)
- 225. Re: Re[2]: Tire History Lesson - Again (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:48:50 -0700 (PDT)
- I was driving behind an 18 wheeler outside Little Rock once when a retread delaminated. Big brown cloud and KABOOM, followed by tread snakes raining down from the heavens. *Very* scary experience. I
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01287.html (8,694 bytes)
- 226. Re: ES: 94+ Celica ST vs. GT (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:12:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Beats me. Maybe neither...Bill Kim did quite well running a new Civic Si on street tires at our event last Saturday. I don't think you can really say. I like to toss out the top one or two results wh
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01306.html (7,721 bytes)
- 227. Fwd: 1991 Camaro 1LE For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:33:30 -0700 (PDT)
- --0-1804289383-924906810=:27892 Content-Disposition: inline Forwarded at Brad's request. Please respond to him if interested. The Austin area code is 512. Craig Blome Note: forwarded message attached
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01330.html (10,052 bytes)
- 228. Re: Tire History Lesson - Again (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:48:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Interesting idea, but I believe it would fall down on the recordkeeping. Regional staff is already overworked without keeping track of which tire remans are good and bad. I think if one were to allow
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01331.html (9,444 bytes)
- 229. RE: Saftey, Was closed vs. open car thing (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:45:30 -0700 (PDT)
- The folks who attended the 1955 Le Mans would probably take issue with that statement...safety hasn't just been improved for the drivers. Craig Blome
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01478.html (7,163 bytes)
- 230. Miata PS parasitic losses? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:48:20 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject line sez it all...anyone have numbers? Is it constant or does a PS pump consume less juice when in bypass? Wondering if it's worth the slower ratio... Thanks, Craig Blome Texas Spokes SCC, Au
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01486.html (6,437 bytes)
- 231. Re: Quad 4 Racer help needed (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:25:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Conversely, too much oil can also aggravate ticking. Case in point: The Miata 1.8l engine has a 4.3 qt crankcase capacity. A couple of times, the dealer put in 5 quarts at an oil change, and ticking
- /html/autox/1999-04/msg01564.html (7,821 bytes)
- 232. Re: Meridian Results (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 10:59:00 -0800 (PST)
- Cougar...hhhmmmm..... Hmm, so if you factor in stock shocks and swaybars, and then derate by the John Thomas Infinite Skill Level Factor...yeah, could be interesting! :) Craig "if only they'd shoehor
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00024.html (7,336 bytes)
- 233. Re: Tow Q's: V6Nissan/V8Ford (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:16:43 -0800 (PST)
- usually tow Might tow fine, but I suspect it wouldn't steer or stop fine in an emergency. The Ford will have a much better margin of safety. Craig B., who can't wait to properly break-in his father's
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00072.html (6,175 bytes)
- 234. Re: '90 Grand Am -- safe or not? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 05:34:00 -0800 (PST)
- He should sell it. If he doesn't sell it, then he should race it. :) Really, when is the last time you saw a door fly open in an autox? If he's worried about it, auxiliary lap belt harnesses are avai
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00076.html (7,324 bytes)
- 235. Re: 99 Miata Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 05:44:32 -0800 (PST)
- dredging up an old thread from the muck of team.net... have a yourself on I saw a page somewhere that listed the '99 offset as 40mm with the 15x6 wheel and 45mm with the 14x6. Can someone confirm thi
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00079.html (7,191 bytes)
- 236. Re: ABS Braking Technique (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 06:06:14 -0800 (PST)
- FWIW the ABS on my '96 Miata will happily chirp the tires when it cuts in. It doesn't feel like the pedal is pulsing really, the tires just lock and unlock very fast. I understand pre-94 Miata ABS is
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00080.html (7,056 bytes)
- 237. Re: Shocks, Adjustment Of. (Weenie Free!) (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:14:30 -0800 (PST)
- <http://www.bilstein.com/motor_specs.html> has some tips on tuning shocks. beating me into a uhhh...are we mixing metaphors here? :) Craig Blome TSSCC, TAMSCC, RTRT, TLS#91
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00103.html (7,013 bytes)
- 238. Re: Hooked on Phonics (was Intro and Questions) (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:44:35 -0800 (PST)
- It hasn't happened at an event yet, but I'll leave it to your imagination what can be done with Blome... :-P (it rhymes with 'home', not 'homey'!) Craig B.
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00198.html (8,594 bytes)
- 239. Streets as rain tires? (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:08:00 -0800 (PST)
- Hi all, I decided this morning to replace my awful Falken street tires with something with better wet traction. (skidding in front of a truck isn't my favorite way to wake up in the morning) After lo
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00341.html (7,341 bytes)
- 240. Re: Cheap Flights (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Blome <cblome@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:33:19 -0800 (PST)
- John and anyone considering flying to Dallas, Keep in mind that Southwest flies to Dallas Love Field which is *considerably* farther from the site than D/FW airport. And thanks to a little political
- /html/autox/1999-03/msg00363.html (8,403 bytes)
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