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Re: Car Classifications

To: <Andrew_Bettencourt@Kingston.com>
Subject: Re: Car Classifications
From: "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 09:37:49 -0600
Ah, thanks...

I thought with the GTUs' alloy hood and 16-inch wheels that it could be
good. But, why reinvent the wheel, right? Better off to stick with what's
proven... I've learned that the hard way :-)

--Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: <Andrew_Bettencourt@Kingston.com>
To: "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: Car Classifications


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> A great regional car but a touch heavy at 2700-2800 lbs and a soft torque
> curve from the 13B.  Wheels a little narrow for the weight..
>
> AB
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> "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>@autox.team.net on 01/04/2001
> 03:23:33 PM
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> Please respond to "davidschwabe" <davidschwabe@hotmail.com>
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> Sent by:  owner-autox@autox.team.net
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> To:   <autox@autox.team.net>
> cc:
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> Subject:  Re: Car Classifications
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>
> Just out of curiousity, why is the 2nd Gen Rx-7 GTU or GTUs uncompetitive
> in CS?? *On paper* it looks to be a great car for CS, but it must not play
> out
>  that way on the track... why?
>
>  BTW, the 1.6 Miata is a fun car, and will serve you well.
>
>  --Dave
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> > Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 10:47:01 EST
> > From: Smokerbros@aol.com
> > Subject: Re: Car Classifications
> >
> > In a message dated 1/3/01 6:46:45 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > marka@telerama.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > Other cars in CS (that seem competitive) are the Toyota MR2 2nd gen
> > > non-turbo, Porsche 924, and Mazda ??? Gen RX7 (not the turbo
versions).
> > > By far the most popular car is the MR2, but the 1.6 Miata is plenty
> > > competitive up to and including national level drivers.
> > >
> > IMHO, there are no competitive RX-7s in C/Stock.  The best of that group
> is
> > the '84-5 GSL-SE, and it's not up to the task.  I tried one for several
> > years, as did several others.  By 1998, none of us could grab a National
> > trophy in one.  I did jump into an MR-2 and trophy in '99, just so no
one
> > thinks it's the drivers...  My opinion is that the RX-7s, Alfas, and
> Datsuns
> > should be classed elsewhere.  The SCAC disagrees, however.
> >
> > Charlie Davis

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