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81. Re: Monterey Historics (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:30:01 -0700; Yup. You're right. I forgot about proofs. The person I overheard asking about it was obviously not a pro, but perhaps the same thinking was at work. The large format film is expensive. I think the 8x; /html/vintage-race/2000-08/msg00250.html (8,290 bytes)
82. Re: Polariods (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:43:16 -0700; Boy, did I open a can of worms on this one. ;=) This is now the vintage photographers digest! My comment stemmed from the fact that exposing and developing a large format polaroid almost invariably r; /html/vintage-race/2000-08/msg00262.html (10,384 bytes)
83. Re: Pacific NW Historics incident (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 13:44:15 -0700; (As the round of applause dies down) I figured if the corner workers were waving flags that frantically, it would not go unnoticed. Corner workers everywhere have one thing in common. When they're ou; /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00070.html (8,542 bytes)
84. Re: tires again (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:24:19 -0700; By comparison, I'm running the 5.00-15 Dunlops on 15x5.5" wheels. One thing to watch out for is that if you're at the low end of the range for acceptable rim widths for a given tire, the tire will sq; /html/vintage-race/2000-07/msg00157.html (7,542 bytes)
85. Re: LRP (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 15:49:21 -0700; You probably are overreacting. What sometimes happens at the big race events is that the organizers want to add a special group to bring out cars people may not get to see that often. When they do, t; /html/vintage-race/2000-06/msg00192.html (8,520 bytes)
86. Re: Winch cable support (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 19:54:20 -0700; How about mounting a plastic strip along the threshold? I'd say a 1" thick piece of Nylon or Delrin about a foot long would do. You'll probably trip over it though. ;=( Surplus stores often have scra; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00005.html (8,125 bytes)
87. Re: Winch cable support (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 14:44:19 -0700; You know what they say, if you have a wooden head, use a wooden helmet. ;=) The only kind of wood I'd drag a steel cable across is Lignumvitae. They used to use it for prop shaft bearings on steamshi; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00018.html (7,972 bytes)
88. Dan Gurney question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 11:39:17 -0700; OK, this weekend is the Wine Country Classic. In between trying to keep up with the pack and keeping the ground under the Bourgeault Formula Junior dry, I thought I might try to get Dan Gurney's auto; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00163.html (7,016 bytes)
89. Re: Dan Gurney question (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 13:43:47 -0700; Thanks to all for the replies. I'm going with the roadster pic, tho I wish I had another to give him. My favorite trick for getting autographs is to come armed with 2 pics of the very person I'm tryi; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00167.html (6,690 bytes)
90. Re: Clorox ll (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 14:30:44 -0700; The standard burnout at drag races is enhanced by getting Clorox on the tires. There's a shallow dip behind the staging area filled with it. The water makes the tires easy to break loose. The burnout; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00186.html (8,646 bytes)
91. Wine Country Classic 2000 report (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 15:54:23 -0700; Another weekend of good clean fun was had by all at the Wine Country Classic. The weather was beastly hot. (How hot was it?) It was so hot, my deodorant Speed Stick melted in my luggage. ;=( It was a; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00192.html (12,014 bytes)
92. Re: Wine Country Classic 2000 report (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 10:46:46 -0700; Tires? Hell, my BODYWORK was still too hot to touch 5 minutes after the race. I use capillary tube temp gauges that indicate temp with no power applied. My water temp never dropped below 120F after t; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00217.html (7,204 bytes)
93. Re: Clorox ll (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 11:06:43 -0700; Sears Point is about the same. The front straight of the road course is the dragstrip. The only safe line in the rain is to ride right down the middle, straddling the yellow line. Because of the elev; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00218.html (7,877 bytes)
94. Re: Wine Country Classic 2000 report [More info] (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:09:20 -0700; It seems there was more to the Dan Gurney incident than met the eye. The following was sent to me by someone who was privy to the debriefing: <<F.Y.I The throttle stuck wide open when D.G. nailed it; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00246.html (7,217 bytes)
95. Sears Point changes -- not that bad (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:20:42 -0700; While at the Wine Country Classic, I also heard official word that the racing surface would NOT be changed. The revised plan approved by the county nixed high grandstands in favor of terraced hillsid; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00247.html (7,069 bytes)
96. Re: Around the world... (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 19:16:47 -0700; So, what you're saying is that the chase scene in "For Your Eyes Only" with the 2CV careening down the mountainside is typical??? ;=); /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00284.html (7,758 bytes)
97. Off the list a while (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 11:13:43 -0700; I'll be away on business most of the next 2 weeks. Make sure there's a juicy flame war while I'm gone so I'll have some interesting reading when I get back. ;=) Simon; /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00323.html (6,497 bytes)
98. Re: roebling road (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 10:10:24 -0700; On my race car, the dipstick is definitely a piece of pit equipment. It does not get to ride around in the car anymore, for this reason. I use one of those idiotic rubber drain plugs with a wing nut; /html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00044.html (7,792 bytes)
99. Re: Gas-Out (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 13:10:58 -0700; After paying $2.00/gallon to get the truck to tow the race car to the track, I was pleasantly surprised to find that 110 Octane race gas was still "only" $4.60/gallon. Sears Point has the best setup.; /html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00049.html (6,565 bytes)
100. Re: air boxes (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:48:50 -0700; To look at some good examples of successful race cars that used them back then, look under the hood of an Alfa GTA or better yet, a TZ. The earlier Giulietta Spider Veloces had cold air induction, bu; /html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00066.html (9,382 bytes)

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