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321. Re: toe alignment and centered steering wheel. (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 17:32:13 -0500; Even better than centering the steering wheel -- center the steering rack. I have pieces of C-section aluminum that I put over the tie rods that keep the rack centered while I measure. Mark; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01455.html (7,908 bytes)
322. Re: toe alignment and centered steering wheel. (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 17:37:41 -0500; Oops, I misspoke. The C-section pieces go over the ends of the steering rack where it is outside the rack housing, so that the rack cannot move inside the housing. Then, if the tie rods are the same; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01456.html (7,972 bytes)
323. Re: toe alignment and centered steering wheel. (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 17:48:54 -0500; Yes, but you'll be able to turn sharper in one direction than in the other. You want the steering rack centered for this reason, and you want the steering wheel centered for human factors reasons (an; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01459.html (7,884 bytes)
324. Re: Solo Vee - SEB (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 22:36:00 -0500; Wow. This one sure hits me right out of the blue. To hear the Solo Vee guys get together and admit that the car can never be nationally competitive and surrender the whole parity thing is quite an ab; /html/autox/1999-03/msg01948.html (8,066 bytes)
325. Perfect autox software (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 17:58:00 -0500; The selection of autocross timing & scoring software on the market seems to be improving. Hopefully, competition breeds better product. I'm hoping for software that can do all of the following. Am I; /html/autox/1999-02/msg00383.html (8,445 bytes)
326. Re: Kumho 225/50-14? (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:21:19 -0500; Are you comparing apples to apples? What exactly are these numbers? Is this the width of the tread that touches the ground when the tire is mounted on a reference rim (how wide?), inflated to referen; /html/autox/1999-02/msg00583.html (8,375 bytes)
327. Re: INTENT of the rules (was SP changes in fast track) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:46:00 -0500; Thanks for the thought, Mike! This is certainly a key point... I've been saying that the C&C rule applies both to the performance of the car and of the driver (e.g., pedal covers and shift knobs shou; /html/autox/1999-02/msg01074.html (7,397 bytes)
328. Re: Surge tanks and motor mounts, why not? (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 15:27:53 -0500; There is? I don't see the difference. Performance is relative. A car with a surge tank (if it's a car that needs one) goes faster if it has a surge tank than if it doesn't. It's lighter and it gets m; /html/autox/1999-02/msg01077.html (8,043 bytes)
329. Re: removeable Rearview (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 22:15:02 -0500; Once again, just like always, everyone (not just Mark) seems to think it's about some miniscule amount of weight rather than a real competitive advantage (better visibility towards the right front co; /html/autox/1999-02/msg01302.html (8,701 bytes)
330. Re: The End of rearview (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:26:47 -0500; You didn't ask anyone who can officially answer. You need to write a letter to the SEB. Mark; /html/autox/1999-02/msg01352.html (6,448 bytes)
331. [Fwd: SCCA: Participant Accident Insurance Doubled to $1,000,000] (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 16:45:13 -0500; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --ADC281E4A0C5CAB4858270FA This is the first I've seen of this... Mark --ADC281E4A0C5CAB4858270FA Content-Disposition: inline Path: nntp.upenn.edu!newsser; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00260.html (10,177 bytes)
332. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:46:55 -0500; The car should be classed according to its potential. If the best potential for the car is on street rubber, it should be classed accordingly. The classing system is already in place to handle this p; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00896.html (10,052 bytes)
333. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:48:30 -0500; I'm saying that if there really is a problem with the competitiveness of these cars, change it by reclassing rather than by changing the rules. There's far fewer ramifications that way. Mark; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00902.html (9,615 bytes)
334. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:53:47 -0500; Just because it's been done before, a long time ago in a land far away, doesn't make it a good solution or the right solution. Mark; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00903.html (9,523 bytes)
335. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:05:07 -0500; I agree, I'd like to see these cars out there. However, I dislike modifying the Stock Category rules to handle an oddball, hopefully short-lived, problem that only affects a couple of cars. I'd rathe; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00905.html (10,203 bytes)
336. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:16:15 -0500; Yes, I was there. If they are showing up, then what exactly is the problem? Why are we even discussing it? Because *you* want to be competitive in *that* car? Sounds like you want I Stock to me. I wa; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00907.html (9,712 bytes)
337. Re: Fw: 18" rubber? Talk amongst yerselves ;-) (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 17:13:26 -0500; Because then everyone would have to buy lots of wheels and tires in order to test all the possibilities? Because then the guy off the street would be that much further from the ideal setup? Because i; /html/autox/1999-01/msg00917.html (9,881 bytes)
338. Re: Effects of Current Rules - an Observation (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:41:27 -0500; Let me start by saying that in general, I think you're way off base in most of what you're proposing. You're not looking at the big picture, even though you seem to think you are. Or more particularl; /html/autox/1999-01/msg01048.html (14,415 bytes)
339. Re: Effects of Current Rules - an Observation (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:35:59 -0500; I see your point that in Stock, rather than 9 equal performance levels, maybe we can create only 8, or 7, or whatever. That makes sense to me, and I agree, it's not a bad idea. But it's SO far from w; /html/autox/1999-01/msg01053.html (10,867 bytes)
340. Re: Effects of Current Rules - an Observation (score: 1): Author: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:28:19 -0500; It sure would! Unfortunately, I think we're asking to be talking about these things even more, not less. "Why are Neons allowed motor mounts and Rabbits aren't?" "I think Hondas should be allowed to; /html/autox/1999-01/msg01061.html (10,105 bytes)

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