Thanks Navid,
It's like an eight cone slalom. At least I don't have to worry about Mr
Kelly telling me that I'm over the DB limit :>))))). You only have to tech
one thing, and that's your shoes. All shoes run in the same class. The
course is always counter-clockwise. You don't stop when it gets dark. You
can enjoy it seven days a week. It only cost eight dollars. You can
run/walk as many times as you like. It's still the same if it is
raining. WOW, dancing sounds like a great deal. Well, if I don't show up
this weekend I may be enjoying the Fox-trot.
Before I go dancing I have my corner weights checked, and a two foot
alignment. Adjust my bump steer. Then I can dance in a straight line, and
if I stand on somebodies foot I don't change direction. That's why it's
called line dancing :>))))
Barry
At 05:56 PM 3/19/01 -0800, Navid Kahangi wrote:
>Sorry, I just had a mental image of Barry doing the fox-trot across the
>dance floor, weaving in and out between other couples, and stopping to get
>his time slip. :)
>
>--Navid
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Barry Spencer
> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:33 PM
> > To: Patrick Jones
> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Ballroom dancing
> >
> >
> > To all,
> > Answering a few e-mails I received this afternoon. Katie
> > asked about
> > a "Good frame" and then I brought up ballroom dancing.
> >
> > A few years ago when I was going through a divorce. Plus, a little burned
> > out of racing I decided to take up ballroom dancing. It's hard
> > for me to do
> > things fifty percent, so I ended up competing and traveling around CA. I
> > enjoy autox more, and prefer racing against the time clock. The
> > judgers are
> > also the coachers which travel the country. If you don't take
> > lessons from
> > the coachers, it will effect the marks you get in the
> > competitions. A lot
> > of politics, just like ice skating.
> >
> > So, that's why I mentioned ballroom dancing :>)))
> >
> > Barry....Lets go racing this weekend :>)))))
> >
> >
> > At 02:40 PM 3/19/01 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Ballroom dancing???
> > >
> > >The Elise worked great at Marina Sunday. I finally had the chance to
> > >run against Rich's Elan and ended up beating him by 0.2 secs for the
> > >win. The car turned in better and didn't push nearly as much. Now,
> > >it's up to me to learn how to really drive it. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > >patrick
> > >
> > >--- Barry Spencer <BSpencer@tsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > At 11:30 AM 3/19/01 -0800, Kelly, Katie wrote:
> > > > >How do you define a "good frame?" What are things to look for?
> > > >
> > > > Straight back, nice arm position. Ooops, sorry I thought you were
> > > > talking
> > > > about ballroom dancing. :>))))))....
> > > > Are we all ready for the AAS season opener this weekend?. It's time
> > > > to get
> > > > the adrenaline rush.......Great, just great, really great,
> > > > awesome.......
> > > >
> > > > Barry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >I bought a Trek 850 a few years ago, for no other purpose than to
> > > > ride
> > > > >around town. Is this a decent frame worth "upgrading?"
> > > > >
> > > > >How do you go down rocky hills?
> > > > >
> > > > >How do you fall?
> > > > >
> > > > >I had an interesting experience in Sedona, they day before I jumped
> > > > out of
> > > > >an airplane. By the way, jumping out of an airplane is cake when
> > > > compared to
> > > > >mountain biking.
> > > > >
> > > > >Well, I mostly walked this mountain bike through the trails. I'd
> > > > never done
> > > > >single track riding before, and these seemed to mostly be from rock
> > > > to rock.
> > > > >And I have a theory about failure. For example, if you fail in an
> > > > autocross,
> > > > >you'll probably hit a cone, spin out, DNF, or whatever. You risk
> > > > very little
> > > > >injury to yourself, even others, so it's all right to make mistakes.
> > > > If I
> > > > >mess up mountain biking, though, I'm likely to break an arm, which
> > > > would
> > > > >most likely ruin the rest of my day.
> > > > >
> > > > >Anyway, on the way back to the shop that rented us the bikes, we
> > > > went
> > > > >through this "beginner's" single track. Compared to the rock
> > > > jumping, this
> > > > >was a breeze. Nothing too difficult, and by the end, my confidence
> > > > had
> > > > >soared. I was having too much fun. I practiced the "looking ahead"
> > > > technique
> > > > >that comes at such a high dollar price for most autocrossers. This
> > > > seemed to
> > > > >work, and after each little obstacle, I got better and better at it.
> > > > I was
> > > > >enjoying the challenge. I felt as if I learned something.
> > > > >
> > > > >Well, there was this straight section, we were almost home, we're
> > > > flying
> > > > >across the dirt, and I don't know what happened, but I must've hit a
> > > > rock or
> > > > >something, because the next thing I knew, I made sudden turn to the
> > > > right,
> > > > >and flew airborne into this tree on a mound.
> > > > >
> > > > >It hurt really, really bad. My friends Brigitte and Dan only heard
> > > > the
> > > > >sounds I made, which went something like, "Huh? Uhh uh uh
> > > > UHHHHHHHH."
> > > > >
> > > > >I was flat up against the tree. Thank God for helmets, I'll tell you
> > > > that
> > > > >much. Brigitte tried to help me stand up, but I was all tangled up.
> > > > I'm
> > > > >still bruised from this, and it this all happened over two weeks
> > > > ago. Before
> > > > >I even tried to get out of my flat knot, I first had to check to
> > > > make sure
> > > > >all my parts worked. The fingers on my left hand were numb, and the
> > > > area on
> > > > >my hand just below my left pinky STILL is tender. I still can't run,
> > > > nor can
> > > > >I even kick in swimming. I am just all messed up from this.
> > > > >
> > > > >Yet, even though crashing hurts a lot, it's kind of fun getting the
> > > > wind
> > > > >knocked out of you a little bit. I think it's because the brain
> > > > releases all
> > > > >these chemicals to block all the pain.
> > > > >
> > > > >Brigitte and Dan were really impressed, and said that when they saw
> > > > me all
> > > > >smashed up in the tree, that I looked "really cool."
> > > > >
> > > > >But then they said, "But we're just trying to understand HOW it
> > > > happened,
> > > > >Katie. We were going in a STRAIGHT LINE!"
> > > > >
> > > > >"Well, I think I hit a rock or something!"
> > > > >
> > > > >"But there are no rocks here, Katie!"
> > > > >
> > > > >All there was were just my tracks in the dirt as you can see that at
> > > > first I
> > > > >was travelling straight, and then suddenly, I turned right, as if
> > > > for
> > > > >ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.
> > > > >
> > > > >Okay, never mind. I'm having second thoughts about this mountain
> > > > biking
> > > > >stuff. I think I'll stick to autocross. I might spin out for no
> > > > reason, but
> > > > >it doesn't hurt as much.
> > > > >
> > > > >Katie K.
> > >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.
> > >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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