>To the event chairs I have but a
> single request. Do away with Daylight Savings Time!
we took care of that sunday morning. unfortunately, it is daylight saving
time in the SUMMER. :)
glad your tires are happier.
-james creasy, event chair and, now, miata driver
----- Original Message -----
From: Jake Hodges <jake_hodges@hotmail.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: MUCH happier tires!
> Happier tires, and comparable times as well. Thanks to everyone that
helped
> me with front wheel drive driving style on this list and at the event. I
> actually got two reasonable runs in going slow into corners and unwinding
> the steering to keep the tires on the ground before my excitement got the
> better of me. A ride in a certain Galactic Space Cruiser-sized Volvo
> (that's always faster than I am) was instrumental in getting the whole
> unwinding thing. Don't let my friends know I said this, but that car was
> FUN!
>
> Having stopped frantically plowing out of corners wide-eyed with rage at
the
> poor little cones for those first two runs had another unanticipated
> benefit. As I was unwinding the wheel out of the second right turn before
> the crossover, my front tires glued to the ground like I knew in my heart
> they had it in them to be, an amazing thing happened. I saw cones. Not
> just a cone followed by another cone, followed by another cone. I saw
MORE
> than one cone at a time! It was like that scene at the end of "The
Matrix".
> I got to that jog in the straight, put my right foot out and said, "No."
> The corner fell behind me with the car pointed in the right direction.
> Looking up is good..
>
> My tires showed no significant change in wear today. Looks like I may
make
> it to the end of the season yet!
>
> I usually keep my big, dumb mouth shut about such things, but I'll make an
> exception this time. The course was a joy! Everything was clear, there
> were some very challenging sections, and nothing too terrifyingly fast.
The
> event seemed to go very smoothly too. To the event chairs I have but a
> single request. Do away with Daylight Savings Time!
>
> Thanks again to everyone. Next week I'm going to work on "slow in, fast
> out". And I think the next week will be "slow in, fast out".
>
> Jake
>
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