- 21. Trivial arguements (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:49:34 -0700
- (snip) Slim, About the silliness, I completely agree with you. What I don't understand though is why you reserve these comments for us and totally ignore comments that start the whole thing. If you'
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00026.html (14,699 bytes)
- 22. Re: M100 study group (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 07:38:44 -0700
- That's really what it is. It case it's escaped anyone, we don't usually comment about the M100 at all anymore unless there are provocative comments that force us to respond. Gene, for your informatio
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00028.html (10,525 bytes)
- 23. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:34:05 -0700
- David, this is a very informative and interesting assessment. We're quite lucky to have your first hand experience available. Most of us (except Mike Causer, who's driven at least a Six... maybe othe
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00035.html (11,418 bytes)
- 24. Re: M100's Quote from Sports Car International (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:44:25 -0700
- I was thinking of current fwd being used (for cost reasons, of course) in maybe an entry level Ferrari or Porsche with all the marketing B.S. proclaiming superiority and that fwd is the modern way to
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00036.html (8,461 bytes)
- 25. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:51:26 -0700
- I refuse to offer an opinion :-) but I always had Type 26s partly because they are so beautiful... to me anyway...also slightly lighter. Even so, any Elan is the bee's knees (I like that expression M
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00037.html (9,573 bytes)
- 26. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 06:36:16 -0700
- But it was beautiful and the concept of going Can-Am racing with a dedicated Lotus design, after the success of the "unofficial" V8-powered 19s, was intriguing. And it was amazing to watch Jim Clark
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00046.html (10,296 bytes)
- 27. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 06:43:02 -0700
- Probably American slang. BTW what's bollocks? Neither of those is in my dictionary (American College). But then, neither is "bee's knees" (sounds like something I've heard Audrey say in To the Manor
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00047.html (9,537 bytes)
- 28. Re: Email exchanges (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:09:49 -0700
- (snip) Thanks for your response Gene. Peace. Rod
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00049.html (6,838 bytes)
- 29. Re: Vintage Formula Fords (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 14:58:21 -0700
- It always depends on what the goal is. How important is the vintage significance aspect? How important is winning a certain class (and therefore, picking the most competitive car in the class vs. one
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00054.html (8,695 bytes)
- 30. S7s vs. Shelby day (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 05:06:14 -0700
- Gene, make sure and tell us how that one came out. Entirely course dependent, I'd say, and it would have to be a pretty long, straight one before the Shelbys would have an advantage. Give us a report
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00069.html (6,830 bytes)
- 31. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:13:21 -0700
- Hey great Mike. Congratulations! It's about time you had some good fun in a proper Lotus. What does this > ;-) imply after "....alone in not having a single mechanical failure" ? Did you have electri
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00074.html (7,804 bytes)
- 32. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:12:17 -0700
- Hey great Mike. Congratulations! It's about time you had some good fun in a proper Lotus. What does this > ;-) imply after "....alone in not having a single mechanical failure" ? Did you have electri
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00075.html (7,802 bytes)
- 33. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 05:54:37 -0700
- Oh sorry to hear that you didn't get to drive. Well, the team's the thing in an enduro. That's really quite amazing that a Six (Ford flathead four?) went that distance. Somebody must have done his ho
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00077.html (8,645 bytes)
- 34. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1)
- Author: rodbean@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:52:07 -0700
- Yes, all I need is an airplane ticket and a few extra dollars, and time off work and more extra dollars.... Yup, that's about what it always seems to get down to. Oh well. Rod
- /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00079.html (7,222 bytes)
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