- 1. New virus on the loose (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 08:54:14 -0500
- In case you haven't heard yet, there's a new virus out there that is similar to the love bug virus that wreaked havoc recently. This variant sends messages with subjects that start with "FW:" to ever
- /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00169.html (7,136 bytes)
- 2. Re: Clorox ll (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 18:56:24 -0500
- I had always understood that they discovered that using bleach during the burnout would make the tires stickier than using water alone, but bleach was not legal. So... you spray a bit of bleach on th
- /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00197.html (7,804 bytes)
- 3. A little off subject - 57 T-bird project (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:52:10 -0600
- Hi, my secretary's ex-husband recently died. He was restoring a 57 T-Bird, and she needs to establish a value for it and possibly sell it. Sounds like the body is restored and has an expensive paint
- /html/vintage-race/2000-02/msg00279.html (6,811 bytes)
- 4. Re: 120volt inverters? (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 17:29:57 -0600
- You need to be a bit careful with this approach. I've had trouble in the past running one UPS off of a second one - the one downstream thought the power wasn't clean enough to come off of battery. I
- /html/vintage-race/2000-01/msg00004.html (8,419 bytes)
- 5. Re: TR-2,3,4A - Double clutching, heel and toe shifting. (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 20:08:30 -0600
- Hi, I seem to have mastered this technique in the uncle jack TR-4 race car (which is a loose recreation of one of the factory rallye cars). The setup is not entirely stock. We've got a TR-6 power bra
- /html/vintage-race/2000-01/msg00057.html (11,022 bytes)
- 6. Street tires (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 22:32:27 -0600
- Hi, I've got Bridgestone Potenza RE92's on my Miata currently. I like the way they feel - I can toss the car around pretty well, nice oversteer at low speed, pretty neutral at high speed. However, th
- /html/vintage-race/1999-11/msg00025.html (7,162 bytes)
- 7. Re: Pics of Washington State hillclimb (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 08:52:27 -0500
- Hi, the page displays beautifully in MS Internet Explorer but not so well in Netscape. In netscape, I find if I turn the slashes around, I can display the pictures (turn the \ into a / ), but the bac
- /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00043.html (8,040 bytes)
- 8. Re: Pics of Washington State hillclimb (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 18:12:52 -0500
- Michael, if you right click on the broken link, it tells you what the link is under "view image". For example, the first one showed "hillclimb\course1.jpg". That give you the clue you need. If you ch
- /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00051.html (9,024 bytes)
- 9. Re: Reflections on a racing incident (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:40:05 -0500
- Paul, I am so happy that you are physically ok! I am also sickened to hear of the incident. Your description brought tears to my eyes. Life is indeed sweet. I hope that you will be able to restore th
- /html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00158.html (13,584 bytes)
- 10. Re: Reflections on a racing incident / flags (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 23:25:26 -0500
- The only flag that I've seen multiple interpretations in vintage racing has been the red flag. At some vintage events, as stated in the drivers meeting, the red flag means roughly the same as the bla
- /html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00169.html (8,331 bytes)
- 11. Re: crack-up at the historics (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:07:08 -0500
- Of course, it was none other than Phil Hill in the Maserati making an (ill it turns out) charge down the inside of turn 1. I don't think he had as much fun in that race as he'd hoped to. :) - Tony
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00194.html (8,128 bytes)
- 12. Re: crack-up at the historics (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:03:46 -0500
- Gary, I seem to remember Phil sliding a Ferrari into the hay bales at the Goodwood vintage race last year too. Hurley Haywood is reputed to have blown up a rare Porsche turbo with an extremely rare e
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00196.html (9,272 bytes)
- 13. Re: crack-up at the historics (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:57:53 -0500
- I stand (or sit at the computer...) corrected. - Tony
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00208.html (8,877 bytes)
- 14. Re: crack-up at the historics (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 00:14:22 -0500
- Well, I saw the incident (over and over) on Speedvision. I called it "ill advised" for a couple of reasons: 1. It resulted in damage to 3 significant cars. (The Maserati, a Lister Corvette?, and one
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00210.html (11,432 bytes)
- 15. Re: crack-up at the Monterey Historics (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:51:52 -0500
- Oops! You are right. See, I thought the driver had done that before - I just had the wrong legend in the drivers seat. - Tony
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00219.html (6,961 bytes)
- 16. Re: BRIC results? (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 08:30:58 -0500
- I've got a copy of the group 2 race results. I don't see a spot on the VSCDA web site for that particular event - they might still be posted there, though. If anyone needs the group 2 results, I'd be
- /html/vintage-race/1999-07/msg00160.html (7,031 bytes)
- 17. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:14:31 -0500
- I was told in a scientific manner that synthetic wasn't great for race applications. We use DOT 4 rated fluid. It's not nearly so nice on the paint, but can tolerate heat pretty well. Our brakes get
- /html/vintage-race/1999-06/msg00120.html (7,328 bytes)
- 18. Re: in-car cameras (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:52:23 -0500
- We just completed our first event using a new Sony 8mm (Hi8) camcorder with "SteadyShot". It's mounted to the IOPort roll bar mount inside our enclosed TR-4. I discovered after the race that the scre
- /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00188.html (8,063 bytes)
- 19. Re: Grand Prix (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:18:36 -0500
- I got this game for Christmas. It's an absolute blast! I already had a steering wheel and pedals from earlier stuff, but am thinking about upgrading. I also ended up replacing the PC so I could run i
- /html/vintage-race/1999-04/msg00101.html (8,573 bytes)
- 20. Undercoating (score: 1)
- Author: Tony Drews <tmccis@revealed.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 17:06:38 -0600
- Hi, any helpful hints on removing the tar-like undercoating from my TR-4's wheelwells? I'm considering warming it up with a propane torch to see if I can scrape it off... Thanks in advance, Tony Drew
- /html/vintage-race/1999-02/msg00114.html (6,816 bytes)
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