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It's official....Alonso to leave McLaren.....
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-11-02 15:33:43
(78 views)
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepost. Good riddance.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 16:13:38
(53 views)
Not my fault when my time zone is posting this later than yours ;-)
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-11-02 18:07:11
(58 views)
Bitch-slap your clock.;) I'm on the west coast, where are you?
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 09:26:54
(52 views)
Quite honestly, I never really know...my bio clock runs on German time, the other one on EST..;-)
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-11-03 17:59:30
(53 views)
Don't forget that tonight is the clock changing ordeal....
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Rakete
2007-11-03 10:00:36
(52 views)
Oh yeah, my wife won't want to miss that extra hour of sleep.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 14:39:16
(41 views)
We are still doing three big dog duty..what a pain in the ass....my finger
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Rakete
2007-11-03 15:13:19
(58 views)
Atlantic coast beaches just don't come close to Pacific. New England beaches
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 17:20:34
(54 views)
The clocks are all changed...took my husband a long time...too many clocks
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Rakete
2007-11-03 18:07:32
(60 views)
PC, watches, cameras, now TWO cars, clock radios, microcwave. At least our cable boxes and cells
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jbchinoca
2007-11-04 10:18:33
(41 views)
I cannot see F1 running at Surfers Paradise
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 12:53:03
(82 views)
I dunno...It's usually an exciting CART race.
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snoogins
2007-11-02 21:14:49
(40 views)
Bernie's business model may be in trouble if governments start looking at the returns on the races.
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Driving Excitement!
2007-11-02 13:29:56
(57 views)
Alonso can only switch to a privateer team next year McLaren says...
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CarbonFibre
2007-11-02 02:54:20
(117 views)
I don't know how Ron Dennis has any say over it. Mercedes has already 'fired' Alonso.
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snoogins
2007-11-02 12:09:56
(57 views)
The McLaren website states it as an agreement discussed with RD and FA.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 16:16:45
(69 views)
Really? Where is this info from? Do show us proof.
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Mike S
2007-11-02 12:30:02
(55 views)
They talked about it during the Fuji braodcast. The board at Mercedes voted...
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snoogins
2007-11-02 13:49:52
(109 views)
I have heard rumors, but seen no proof or statement from mercedes. Rumors are rumors.
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Mike S
2007-11-02 14:58:14
(103 views)
You don't seem to have any problems participating in Rumorville, yourself...
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John/TSR
2007-11-05 07:10:41
(86 views)
Nice try, John! Sorry, but personal knowledge is quite different. (EDIT)
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Mike S
2007-11-05 07:55:53
(117 views)
You are a fooking tool
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Mike O.
2007-11-05 15:38:21
(52 views)
^^^approaching self-parody^^^
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John/TSR
2007-11-05 09:21:59
(163 views)
Too funny. I was unaware snoogins worked for a race team in the series and was friends
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Mike S
2007-11-05 10:20:24
(276 views)
Keep flailing. A+ for conflation of "rumor" and "fact"...
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John/TSR
2007-11-05 11:03:38
(98 views)
And I couldn't find any confimation anywhere, but I remember Hobbs and Varsha discussing it.
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snoogins
2007-11-02 17:15:06
(56 views)
The only thing that really matters, is that the McL site says officialy that he is "adios."
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 17:50:50
(67 views)
I would love to see them trade Alonso for Kovalainen. I think the Finn would do well in a McLaren.
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snoogins
2007-11-02 21:13:14
(59 views)
Bingo. Rumors are rumors. Unless snoogins is on that board or the board speaks, it's just
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Mike S
2007-11-02 19:43:55
(71 views)
I knew I could find something about it...
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snoogins
2007-11-02 21:20:22
(82 views)
Again, there is nothing official there. Simply a story about rumor/story. Sans press release or a
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Mike S
2007-11-03 09:51:18
(66 views)
That's because there is no provable fact in that statement. On the contrary, there are direct
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Mike S
2007-11-02 17:22:06
(69 views)
A later report - Alonso's rep says he can join any team.
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wallaby
2007-11-02 06:22:48
(74 views)
Yeah just read this when I woke up today
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CarbonFibre
2007-11-02 15:02:15
(55 views)
Straight from the horse's.......mouth.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 07:17:08
(83 views)
So where is your guess he will be heading? Back to Renault? This gives a
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Rakete
2007-11-02 12:28:41
(65 views)
I believe the article implies that no penalties involved, they are so pissed at each other. An
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 15:58:21
(67 views)
There were rumours of a driver swap at Renault between Alonso and Kovy
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 12:45:11
(68 views)
Teams always want long-term contracts with a driver like Alonso, but he probably just wants 1 year
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CarbonFibre
2007-11-02 15:03:51
(58 views)
Considering the mess he made at McL, I'd be surprised to see anyone outside of Renault
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 17:03:05
(59 views)
Well if you believe the rumor mongoring, he would be very welcome at Ferrari in one year's time
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 18:00:31
(65 views)
I'm not so sure Ross Braun would have him as a driver...
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snoogins
2007-11-02 21:24:16
(57 views)
*waits for edcli to show up and claim his prize money*
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 09:58:00
(56 views)
LOL... so do you concede?
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edcli
2007-11-02 14:28:34
(55 views)
nothing to concede.. you won the bet.
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 14:33:48
(61 views)
e-mail sent... I'll hold onto the $5 for my next wager on AW
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edcli
2007-11-05 09:29:50
(48 views)
Maybe he is ready for NASCAR...lol
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Rakete
2007-11-02 06:44:25
(50 views)
UPCOMING TRACK DAY SUMMIT POINT
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Team Pro-Motion
2007-11-01 09:59:08
(61 views)
how much track time is it? too bad it's not on main.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 11:07:23
(40 views)
Max unsure about retirement... Can we encourage him with a letters campaign?
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Craig3Q
2007-11-01 08:05:13
(75 views)
I submit John Young Stewart for new FIA President. Anyone want to second that?
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 15:59:42
(40 views)
I'm watching the Hard Talk (BBC World) interview with him right now...
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-11-01 11:07:51
(62 views)
Oh yeah...the ongoing saga - measuring with 2 different scales, he isn't worth wasting our time
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-11-01 18:10:19
(51 views)
Drive DAYTONA DE (really!) Dec 8-9
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Dietz
2007-11-01 08:02:41
(98 views)
I signed up way back in June. Beginning to feel a little "anxious" :-)
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J. Patterson
2007-11-01 18:41:41
(54 views)
DEer taking the plunge to the next step and looking at M3s for BMW CCA club IP class. Questions...
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 07:11:58
(157 views)
thoughts...
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David White
2007-11-05 10:59:10
(71 views)
thanks. can you define what a good cam kit, headers/exhaust, tuning are -- which tuners or combos?
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-05 17:45:45
(56 views)
more info
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David White
2007-11-06 05:49:33
(63 views)
Good info above. I'll add some more info next week.....
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Sawbones
2007-11-02 05:34:46
(75 views)
i'll try to post my thoughts next week...
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David White
2007-11-02 03:14:19
(68 views)
I understand. thanks. GL!
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-04 11:32:53
(39 views)
Check to see if your ST's piston bores are matched to the BMW master cyl size.
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CP
2007-11-01 21:03:45
(61 views)
it sounds as if stockers are fine.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 21:04:39
(48 views)
Answers from a former IP'er.
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Krisko
2007-11-01 13:35:03
(113 views)
I don't expect to be competitive. I assumed there would be cars/drivers that will always be ahead me
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 21:03:39
(75 views)
Money was the main factor, time was the second.
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Krisko
2007-11-02 06:59:29
(79 views)
a few answers
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mirth
2007-11-01 11:24:36
(87 views)
Paging dmwhite and magnetic1 (edit: and Sawbones!).
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Another Drew
2007-11-01 07:41:14
(100 views)
Thanks. I did email Eric a few times. I don't think he wants to give away any secrets ;)
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 10:53:16
(72 views)
I have no insurance for my civic. I doubt most people insure their racecar.
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Another Drew
2007-11-01 10:59:00
(55 views)
how are you personally covered?
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Silver Streakin'
2007-11-01 11:03:30
(56 views)
HMO through work. Never heard of getting another policy just for racing.
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Another Drew
2007-11-01 11:21:33
(49 views)
Ya know, I was willing to give Hamilton some slack, seeing as how he was a rookie and all, but...
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snoogins
2007-11-01 00:07:37
(123 views)
On a lighter note on this thread, who has purchased driver autobiographys or bios?
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 16:44:22
(56 views)
Loved Zanardi "My Sweetest Victory," and have Eoin Young's biography of Bruce McLaren sitting next
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D all over
2007-11-02 17:19:35
(48 views)
Zanardi's got a couple of good ones out. And had to have one on...
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 17:08:36
(54 views)
Zanardi...and lots of coffee table books on racing. Some of the drivers
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Rakete
2007-11-02 16:51:09
(48 views)
Zanardi. That would be go for so many reasons, his spectacular comeback and all.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 16:56:31
(51 views)
He actually has more than one book..and yes, he does tell a lot of information
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Rakete
2007-11-02 16:59:25
(44 views)
Maybe we all should come up with a better title for his book...."Learn to steal
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Rakete
2007-11-01 17:36:14
(58 views)
I think Alonso played the part of brat to the max, but seriously, a Hamilton
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 12:47:29
(67 views)
Exactly...
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snoogins
2007-11-01 14:29:32
(52 views)
Ummm, snoogins? Hamilton's comments seam more normal and on target than your comments about him
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Mike S
2007-11-01 06:43:08
(83 views)
The fact that he's releasing an autobiogrphy, scant weeks after the end of the season, tell me...
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snoogins
2007-11-01 09:25:18
(85 views)
F1 and racing is lost on you. Hamilton rarely worth his $300K? There is absolutely no sense
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Mike S
2007-11-01 18:31:12
(74 views)
He has set history like no other driver before, even though he choked at the end
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 18:38:03
(72 views)
But this book was written, more than likely, during the first third of the season...
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snoogins
2007-11-01 19:36:52
(58 views)
LH did fine in GP2 and other "pre Alonso" times, and will do fine without him.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 19:52:35
(38 views)
I will bet one whole dollar, that he doesn't come close to repeating his success next year.
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snoogins
2007-11-01 20:52:19
(50 views)
Wow, one whole dollar? Don't go broke! Do you think he is less qualified to set up
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 21:04:41
(58 views)
Kimi can set up a car, he just doesn't like to do development work.
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snoogins
2007-11-01 22:42:32
(48 views)
Hmmmmm. Any you know this from where? Which tests were you at?
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Mike S
2007-11-02 11:20:03
(75 views)
Come on now, Kimi doesn't like to test. He's been like that since he was at Sauber...
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snoogins
2007-11-02 23:06:22
(62 views)
I happen to work in F1 and I have never heard that. As a matter of fact, what separates
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Mike S
2007-11-03 12:58:42
(76 views)
I think the exception to testing.etc...was Michael Schumacher...he liked to test
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Rakete
2007-11-03 14:14:55
(58 views)
He made the most of it, like most drivers, every chance he got. But it still took him away from
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Mike S
2007-11-03 15:51:19
(66 views)
Yeah, I recall when his and Ralf's mom died on a GP weekend. Takes a lot of sacrifice at that level.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 15:54:27
(47 views)
I was never a fan of his, but what I will always think of is that even to his last victory,
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 14:35:01
(58 views)
He uses Int'l Sign Language. Really, he must be giving them some good info, because
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 06:53:39
(55 views)
...and mokey suit wearin' poker runnin'.
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snoogins
2007-11-03 08:15:47
(45 views)
"Don't even like Kimi." Well, based on your posts, that's not exactly breaking news. Your opinion
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 15:08:53
(53 views)
I'll buy that. I hope he can repeat a few more times before Hamilton gets his first WDC, but I
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 06:57:57
(50 views)
Well, if it sells well, which it undoubtedly will, it won't seem to stupid. If there is an audience
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Mike S
2007-11-01 18:45:57
(68 views)
The National Enquirer sells too... After this season especially, it'll likely have too much
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 18:49:19
(48 views)
So now autobiographies and The Enquirer are the same & it's appropriate to take a guy down by
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Mike S
2007-11-01 18:56:44
(61 views)
All I implied was (after I complimented Ham's historical season), is that not everything
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 19:19:19
(59 views)
So what should be printed is not based on what sells, but what one person things is right to
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Mike S
2007-11-02 11:25:51
(65 views)
You're taking this far too seriously. Are you two in bed or something? I just think it would
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 15:16:24
(58 views)
Sorry you needed to take it to "in bed together" and "butt hairs tangled". I was hoping you'd
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Mike S
2007-11-02 17:20:40
(57 views)
Hey, sorry. But you still apparently missed the posts I made complimenting his great season.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 17:39:23
(56 views)
Water under the bridge. I am happy you respect his driving, as I do. My point is if it
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Mike S
2007-11-02 19:43:06
(58 views)
<secret handshake>
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 20:38:17
(44 views)
I saw you lick your palm man....that's just wrong. ;)
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 20:56:39
(50 views)
I ran out of tp after my morning crap. didn't get it all off though....;)
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 06:36:17
(48 views)
Dude, I pee'd and didn't wash my hands before that one! ; )
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Mike S
2007-11-02 21:11:56
(48 views)
You guys need the kind of john that we have..a TOTO....does it all, warm seat,
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Rakete
2007-11-03 15:17:41
(50 views)
john? JOHHHHN?! Wahhhh! How come my name gets used so badly? I'm sure there's an
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 15:32:16
(54 views)
Ha ha....but so worth the money.......I would recommend one highly.
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Rakete
2007-11-03 15:47:05
(55 views)
Those are some cool DTM shots in your pic post. Who's the poor guy with the
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 06:39:47
(55 views)
Thanks, DTM even ranks ahead of F1 to photograph. Less rules, more action, more fun.
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Mike S
2007-11-03 13:01:00
(82 views)
Oh geeeezus. Wonder how he explained that to his (ex) wife. Kinda reminds me of some SCCA
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jbchinoca
2007-11-03 13:04:07
(53 views)
Why though?
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 15:54:05
(70 views)
Good intelligent points there, I'm sure it will sell. Of course, he'll have to write a sequel.
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 16:00:40
(48 views)
I don't disagree it's a bit early, but I'd say the same for Crosby and any other
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-02 17:12:51
(59 views)
Most likely troof. Somewhere, on a small farm in GB, a young boy races around his
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jbchinoca
2007-11-02 17:24:00
(49 views)
The fact that he's releasing an autobiogrphy, scant weeks after the end of the season, tells me...
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pattycakes® iClot
2007-11-01 14:08:42
(74 views)
well c'mon, even Mosley thinks he is...
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-11-01 00:35:42
(69 views)
Who's going to be at the 13hr at VIR?
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Sawbones
2007-10-31 17:45:39
(77 views)
I'll be hunting Miata's this year!
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Sawbones
2007-11-01 06:54:43
(51 views)
As usual, we're anyplace there is an enduro...
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John/TSR
2007-11-01 06:26:12
(56 views)
John...email me your email address...I cant find it here at work..thanks.
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Steve Sherwood
2007-11-05 08:12:54
(41 views)
Car owner drinks Heiniken. There will be plenty of it!
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Sawbones
2007-11-01 06:52:20
(38 views)
Miata #08, blue with red top
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bioman
2007-11-01 05:13:40
(61 views)
is it this Sat?
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leslie
2007-11-01 01:04:42
(63 views)
Yep. Sat from 9:15 am to 10:15 pm. I'll be leaving Sun morning.
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Sawbones
2007-11-01 06:00:37
(39 views)
Camber plates on B5 S4: any one using them? Looking for insight on any cons for
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OURS4
2007-10-30 15:47:02
(82 views)
adjustable control arms will help.
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P. Bauer
2007-11-01 00:42:33
(49 views)
Can't use camber plates on a car with dual a-arm.
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Pat-SoCal
2007-10-31 12:24:44
(61 views)
Oh well, thanks for the info.
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OURS4
2007-10-31 13:27:30
(41 views)
Tire wear... how much camber do you have in the front now???
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ddg
2007-10-30 21:51:24
(67 views)
The plates from ground control are adjustable so wear should not be an issue. The camber is
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OURS4
2007-10-31 10:07:41
(61 views)
You want to be very careful with toe out on the front
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squidix9
2007-10-31 19:06:37
(64 views)
Thanks, I will try a little tow in to evaluate if the unsettled under power goes away. It's...
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OURS4
2007-11-01 17:09:36
(41 views)
Whoa, sorry...
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squidix9
2007-11-02 05:24:03
(50 views)
How the hell did you get +20 deg of caster on the front end of a 90???
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ddg
2007-10-31 19:58:40
(48 views)
It's not exactly straightforward
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squidix9
2007-11-01 05:12:34
(87 views)
announcement
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Press
2007-10-30 12:38:09
(194 views)
Nothing new on Randy's website. Are he and Baas Leaving WCT?
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 12:40:48
(41 views)
Pobst, yes, 100%. Baas, that's up to STaSIS, but the way the series has handled all the carnage,
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Mike S
2007-11-01 18:34:37
(87 views)
Randy needs to run the first race (as a guest driver for StaSIS?) just so he can pay back PK, LOL!
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jbchinoca
2007-11-01 18:43:32
(80 views)
"APR, LLC, the world's leading Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche performance engineering firm"...
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John/TSR
2007-10-31 06:45:19
(132 views)
Perhaps a course in marketing is in order. Firms can legally claim to be the best, but claiming to
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Mike S
2007-10-31 08:55:50
(133 views)
I don't think anyone would question the legality of the statement. But as a marketing pitch...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-31 10:37:35
(110 views)
Yeah I laughed when I read it too
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CarbonFibre
2007-10-31 17:12:09
(47 views)
Wow. "so this opportunity brings me full circle ..." My thoughts exactly.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-30 13:30:34
(115 views)
they had a good race here in Salt Lake in mid Sept .... I believe AudiJon races in it
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nord1899
2007-10-30 15:48:47
(86 views)
Randy Pobst is slow, even I would drive circles around him. : )
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-30 14:37:04
(57 views)
you are a funny man
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Press
2007-10-30 14:45:56
(60 views)
No one could catch this!
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-30 15:09:51
(108 views)
lol
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Press
2007-10-30 15:16:11
(47 views)
McL's appeal is 15 days away. Anyone else think they'll smell the coffee and drop it?
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 12:31:58
(74 views)
I don't think they'll drop it if they decided to appeal in the first place...
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CarbonFibre
2007-10-31 17:14:26
(48 views)
fair and square are not words I would use to characterize this past season
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bioman
2007-10-30 13:38:40
(47 views)
Agree with that. It's been crazy, insane, and more like an on-running episode of
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 14:40:17
(56 views)
*ding* No way they drop it, they'll press it to get the clarification(s) of the rule.
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-30 13:58:31
(76 views)
Yup, you summed it up exactly right. It's about politics and the application of rules.
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Driving Excitement!
2007-10-30 14:56:19
(53 views)
lol at your sig, but I still like him
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CarbonFibre
2007-10-31 17:08:57
(45 views)
Sig is pretty cool. Should have stuck in a smile from his post WDC interview,
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jbchinoca
2007-10-31 19:05:09
(52 views)
Ferrari Challenge on Speed. Definitely not a prime time production.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-30 06:00:03
(101 views)
how they are selected....guys with deep pockets...some drive their cars and others
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Rakete
2007-10-30 06:56:41
(80 views)
So rich guys fund the car and support? If they don't drive, why do they bother?
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-30 10:39:46
(70 views)
Maybe some of know their limits....hence a pro driver....rich guys have
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Rakete
2007-10-30 11:26:13
(60 views)
If you're going to own a race car, why not do the real thing and sponsor a real race team?
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-30 13:24:10
(56 views)
There is rich...and then really rich.....which the two are different...a guy who can
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Rakete
2007-10-30 13:54:34
(65 views)
I call it "Richter Scale" wealth. I specialize in aircraft transactions and work with many...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-11-01 06:14:22
(46 views)
Rakete is right. Deep pockets, and crappy, just like IMSA GT3 Cup (slow wreck fest).
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Mike S
2007-10-30 07:16:53
(57 views)
It is nice to be right...once in awhile..LOL
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Rakete
2007-10-30 07:47:31
(45 views)
i thought it was fast wreck fest
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Press
2007-10-30 07:24:15
(48 views)
It's a $$$$$ wreck fest.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 12:33:29
(42 views)
Pre-Tech inspection FREE for registered Barber attendees!
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InTTruder
2007-10-29 07:51:26
(62 views)
Just watched the touring car race..what a bunch of yellow flags..
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Steve S
2007-10-28 19:45:07
(141 views)
Wow, I just watched this...I can see why you guys are honked. That was ridiculous.
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-11-01 00:38:11
(48 views)
I felt awful for Randy. He was SO gracious in the interview. Kleinubing owes him bigtime.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-30 10:42:00
(88 views)
It was good clean racing right up to the point PK punted him NASCAR style.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 12:20:31
(84 views)
Randy is a class act...and super racer. If you want to know more about Randy
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Rakete
2007-10-30 11:27:58
(85 views)
altho I fully expect him to call PK out (charitably, perhaps) in his next SportsCar column!!
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rbt
2007-10-30 17:21:40
(80 views)
"Cheap shot" is right. PK should have been penalized on the spot. I'd sure like to see Randy back in
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 19:28:23
(69 views)
It's been kinda fun to read him whale on Pecorari, the poor guy
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bioman
2007-10-30 18:56:10
(55 views)
I thought his final laps were a perfect example of clean racing
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-30 11:41:07
(72 views)
Yup. If he was going to defend, he did it from the exit of the previous turn...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-31 12:18:41
(49 views)
No, Kleinubing was practicing for his NASCAR debut. Shouldn't have been scored the
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jbchinoca
2007-10-29 19:37:55
(90 views)
Why shouldn't he? The rules are explicit he has two laps to answer the black flag.
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-30 07:04:25
(48 views)
As they stand, yes. Perhaps there needs to be a rule change to cover last lap idiocy.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-30 12:22:28
(49 views)
No need to change the rules, what is there works
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-30 22:11:25
(56 views)
Bull. The rules need some tweakin' if the leader can get punted at the end of a race
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jbchinoca
2007-10-31 05:46:19
(66 views)
But how did it "protect him"? He didn't get the win. Unless you propose giving Randy...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-31 12:20:34
(64 views)
I tend to agree, it's spilled milk now, same as McL's pointless appeal
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jbchinoca
2007-10-31 13:02:08
(56 views)
Here's what bugs me
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-31 12:52:16
(75 views)
he didn't show up for the banquet on sunday nite....we brought him a diaper and was going to give it
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Press
2007-10-29 08:55:08
(95 views)
Then Kleinubing ignored the black flag!
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-28 23:00:52
(88 views)
Not trying to defend him BUT you have two laps to answer a black flag. Honestly I would do what he
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-29 10:39:58
(101 views)
Does that mean he has to pit in the first lap of his next race? :-)
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-29 19:46:02
(54 views)
Who says that the SCCA has credibilty?!
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Chernaudi
2007-10-29 09:33:13
(89 views)
Speed Trg taking tips from NASCRAP. Bump and run.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-29 19:35:11
(47 views)
Uncalled for? Or did someone slip him a few G's for a national championship? Hrrrrrmmmmmmmm
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-28 22:26:10
(105 views)
Re: Just watched the touring car race..what a bunch of yellow flags..
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-28 20:29:05
(99 views)
Well Wind Tunnel again failed to mention the ALMS season ending...
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Rakete
2007-10-28 19:24:39
(78 views)
Well, if the show wasn't only a hour long and on only one day a week...
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Chernaudi
2007-10-28 22:37:02
(64 views)
Team Audiworld had great success at The Great Pumpkin this year...
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eMKay (Game On!)
2007-10-28 17:50:31
(118 views)
Yikes....
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John/TSR
2007-10-29 12:58:15
(81 views)
Which car at VIR?
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bioman
2007-10-30 19:01:08
(61 views)
Miata...
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John/TSR
2007-10-31 06:55:20
(61 views)
"break before the checker" ... sounds a lot like my 2005 and 2006 races!
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bioman
2007-11-01 05:11:22
(50 views)
We have a different definition of "cold" than you do....
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John/TSR
2007-11-01 06:19:55
(47 views)
I remember passing the Thiel car...
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eMKay (Game On!)
2007-10-29 16:40:43
(62 views)
Congrats to our resident track junkie..John/TSR...
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Steve S
2007-10-29 06:14:43
(55 views)
One thing I'm really looking forward to next year...
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snoogins
2007-10-27 23:05:52
(100 views)
Not a satisfactory replacement for an F1 GP though. GFY, Bernie.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 09:14:42
(45 views)
Meh...That place isn't suited for an F1 GP. The track isn't inspiring enough.
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snoogins
2007-10-28 09:51:35
(48 views)
I'd like to see them return to Long Beach, or perhaps , better,consider Road America.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 10:06:38
(43 views)
Road America or The Glenn. I like Watkins Glenn. Great race track and it has GP history.
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snoogins
2007-10-28 10:15:03
(45 views)
I threw in LB selfishly because it's less than an hour from me, and the ALMS race there was a blast.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 10:20:50
(46 views)
Atlanta would be neat too. Maybe even Mid Ohio...
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snoogins
2007-10-28 19:11:15
(39 views)
I don't think Mid Ohio would work out, not enough room. Indy is the only place currently set up.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 19:29:59
(47 views)
That really is the only place that makes sense....sad they couldn't come to an
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Rakete
2007-10-29 06:14:05
(37 views)
As much as I dislike Tony G, he DID spend alot to comply with his Honor Bernie,
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jbchinoca
2007-10-29 14:36:51
(38 views)
I feel the same way. I really liked F1 there and their downtown really
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Rakete
2007-10-29 16:52:50
(46 views)
Hello Grace!. I should talk, I've done that before, as well as step in wastebaskets..
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jbchinoca
2007-10-29 19:11:57
(34 views)
/actually did it while trying to not let the neighbors dogs out when the UPS
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Rakete
2007-10-30 01:33:10
(40 views)
Atlanta isn't set up for F1 garages and has no stands...would take a ton of
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Rakete
2007-10-28 19:20:57
(43 views)
One of the few sensible things Mosely has said recently. Basically, don't expect
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 09:45:45
(72 views)
The FIA 2008 Racing Calendar....from F1 over WRC to GT and Touring car....
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-10-27 07:36:00
(106 views)
i'm not going to be able to get to any of those next year....darn....8^)
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Press
2007-10-27 09:00:59
(49 views)
Nor will 99% of them be televised in the US
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Steve S
2007-10-27 09:37:48
(52 views)
And that is really VERY upsetting, I'v been sending emails to SPEED to get them to move - nada!
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-10-27 09:53:26
(66 views)
I got into an e-mail battle with SPEED about the WRC when it was yanked .
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B5Davem
2007-10-27 21:37:41
(75 views)
They get paid to run infomericials... They have to pay the FIA for WRC...
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Driving Excitement!
2007-10-27 21:57:14
(75 views)
So either way, it's going to be Streetfire, YouTube, Axxis of Oversteer etc pp...very sad indeed....
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Rally_nutcase_1982
2007-10-28 11:29:25
(46 views)
that too
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Press
2007-10-27 09:46:52
(46 views)
Yet another set of Laguna Seca Photos
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-26 08:29:40
(89 views)
Laguna Seca Sports Car Championships Photography
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imager993
2007-10-24 20:24:25
(433 views)
Laguna Seca
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Wkd Fazt RS4
2007-10-25 16:22:57
(78 views)
post Moar! wowzers....
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rbt
2007-10-25 15:40:44
(54 views)
Thanks, there are 36 in the gallery if you follow the link. :)
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imager993
2007-10-25 15:42:16
(48 views)
ISATI...thanks!
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rbt
2007-10-26 19:02:54
(47 views)
great shots.....wonder if anyone was lucky enough to get the best photo...the famous Dindo pass??
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Rakete
2007-10-25 10:44:15
(50 views)
which one?
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sohjah
2007-10-26 19:03:02
(54 views)
Yes there were a lot of super passes, but that is the one I meant.
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Rakete
2007-10-27 03:39:51
(44 views)
Wow awesome pics...
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PDXA4™ pdxa4™
2007-10-25 10:13:28
(52 views)
Beautiful Aaron- that T-bone shot is frightening!
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 09:18:36
(54 views)
The Panoz actually spun a 180 right in front of the Porsche - Didn't look like they hit.
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imager993
2007-10-25 09:21:49
(70 views)
"Note to self: clean drawers after race."
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InTTruder
2007-10-29 08:43:55
(44 views)
Did you hear about Lewis ??
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the italian
2007-10-24 13:05:24
(172 views)
Hamilton is better than Raikkonen and Alonso.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 10:07:28
(51 views)
Hamilton kinda choked at the end, typical rookie errors. His time will come.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 19:22:05
(50 views)
True...I think the pressure of the Ron Dennis mess caused most of his problems.
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Rakete
2007-10-27 05:50:35
(37 views)
A purely subjective statement, since the McLaren CAR clearly had the measure of the
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 12:49:11
(69 views)
...at being the biggest douche of F1.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-26 10:32:10
(42 views)
That honor belongs to Alonso. I was a bit surprised by his congrats to Kimi, but
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 13:02:56
(65 views)
I wasn't...
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sohjah
2007-10-26 18:39:04
(59 views)
True, but I think he may have taken an opportunity to rub it in to RD a bit.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 18:46:12
(54 views)
*sits back and grabs popcorn* This'll be fun.
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-26 10:17:30
(45 views)
<<Get's a Jalapeno covered hot dog to go with it>>
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 19:18:51
(37 views)
No controversy needed...Hamilton beat Raikkonen consistently in his rookie season.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 12:39:25
(59 views)
Huh?
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sohjah
2007-10-26 18:38:03
(65 views)
Rookie errors gave it away...regardless I'm happy for Raikkonen.
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Krisko
2007-10-27 04:58:58
(43 views)
Yep, agreed. I enjoyed watching Kimi start to show emotion, like his donuts after Japan, and the
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 07:11:14
(49 views)
Yup. And he is gettting universal praise, even from McL's drivers, past and present.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 18:42:39
(63 views)
someone had bad spaghetti
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S4Rye
2007-10-25 14:18:22
(38 views)
LOL
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the italian
2007-10-25 19:49:26
(46 views)
why do you keep bashing him? your team won both the drivers and constructors championship
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nord1899
2007-10-25 10:16:36
(61 views)
"Move along here; nothing to see."
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 09:15:57
(44 views)
2nd, yawn at "the italian" comments...
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PDXA4™ pdxa4™
2007-10-25 10:14:40
(51 views)
So what? Many have accidentally hit the wrong button. Additionallly, McL is saying it was their
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jbchinoca
2007-10-24 19:32:16
(84 views)
And the "journalist" who orignally published has come out and said he made the story up...
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Driving Excitement!
2007-10-25 10:03:28
(66 views)
Well there's "breaking news." Journalists are kinda in the same league as politicians,
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jbchinoca
2007-10-25 12:37:30
(55 views)
.
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bioman
2007-10-24 13:34:16
(83 views)
Engine development frozen for ten years.
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4.2LV8AUDI
2007-10-24 08:51:26
(92 views)
so basically at the least a 7 year engine freeze is set in stone...
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CarbonFibre
2007-10-31 17:19:17
(36 views)
Ugh I know, Fascist Mosley is trying to turn F1 into a spec series...
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Driving Excitement!
2007-10-25 00:58:44
(53 views)
F1 isn't F1 w/out the st00pidly fast uber development....
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AutoXJunkie (Justin)
2007-10-25 12:08:36
(27 views)
Settlement regarding the Carerra GT deaths at Cal Speedway.
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Krisko
2007-10-24 08:39:18
(193 views)
What ever happened to: "Thats Motorsport?"
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Nogaro
2007-10-27 09:21:18
(47 views)
Motorsport risks should be tempered with sanity.
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Krisko
2007-10-27 12:41:38
(79 views)
agreed. that kid stuff should've been removed and the wall put back in place.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-29 12:05:58
(55 views)
Possibly contributory, but not gross, as defined in Black's law Dictionary at least.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 12:59:07
(48 views)
I suspect the widows and kids left behind think the negligence was 'gross'.
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Krisko
2007-10-28 05:27:49
(51 views)
Words with legal definitions and levels of responsibility. You play the game, you assume the risk.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 06:29:28
(54 views)
Any impact with that wall was likely to have been close to 90 degrees.
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Krisko
2007-10-28 11:21:47
(54 views)
I'd have to believe that sooner or later, all tracks will have a SAFER barrier. And I think
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 11:29:53
(55 views)
The paradigm needs to change at DEs, no doubt.
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Krisko
2007-10-28 12:54:00
(56 views)
Now THAT, I agree with, 110%. I recall at SCCA regional or national races, that two offs
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 13:00:53
(58 views)
Don't let the facts get in the way of this argument. : )
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Mike S
2007-10-27 13:32:20
(49 views)
You sign the waiver, (fact),m which I believe is wrtten pretty plainly, you assume the risks.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 13:49:56
(64 views)
Dude, I was agreeing and standing up for you, as you had the facts on your side. BUT
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Mike S
2007-10-27 15:47:01
(70 views)
Pts taken and so stipulated. Sounded like you were contrary. My bad. "Withdrawn."
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 16:02:45
(47 views)
For clarification, taken from Blacks Law Dictionary.....I reckon anything else would have been
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 14:13:08
(64 views)
uncalled for, homey. I just served recently. just because I don't actively avoid jury duty
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rbt
2007-10-27 16:47:16
(45 views)
Homey? WTF? Nowhere did I say or infer you were a hick. Now YOU are uncalled for.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 16:52:36
(51 views)
ok fine. inferring that jurors are trailer park residents is uncalled for.
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rbt
2007-10-28 11:53:20
(42 views)
Whatever.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-28 12:25:37
(41 views)
You can thank money-grubbing lawyers for negating the bygone concept, "You play the game,
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jbchinoca
2007-10-27 09:40:12
(57 views)
Settlement
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SundayDriver
2007-10-25 18:13:31
(99 views)
You only settle when the risks of trial are too great.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 07:27:20
(71 views)
Huh? Settlement often means "We can get out of this for $360,000, or spend $1mil plus fighting this"
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Mike S
2007-10-26 09:02:13
(65 views)
I think the parties involved would spend 10 mil in their defense if they were guaranteed a victory.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 10:06:04
(54 views)
Totally disagree. It all comes down to the cost, to a lot of people - IE Insurance companies who
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Mike S
2007-10-26 11:52:22
(63 views)
Mike S' comments are precisely correct.
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laissezfaire
2007-10-30 19:25:02
(42 views)
Regardless it's a black eye for Porsche.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 12:43:31
(65 views)
Thanks for agreeing with me. But if you think they'd fight if they were sure they'd win, you must
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Mike S
2007-10-26 15:09:23
(64 views)
Which is exactly why they settled....$350K vs millions.
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Krisko
2007-10-26 17:30:27
(57 views)
Ummmmm, Ok. I agree and have held that point from the start. As for waivers, no, doubt it.
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Mike S
2007-10-26 18:19:46
(70 views)
Settling was a good idea, given that jurors are peons anyway, and our legal system
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 12:57:00
(55 views)
True, also if the family simply wants closure. Also consider, juries, who are generally
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jbchinoca
2007-10-26 08:17:52
(60 views)
wow...that's a lot of money coming from the Ferrari driver, imo. $90k. all because he left a pit
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-24 12:54:45
(111 views)
My recollection is that the Ferrari should not have been sent out when he was. (Long)
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jbchinoca
2007-10-24 12:53:49
(89 views)
There was virtually no passenger compartment damage and both died from basal skull fracture
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Mike S
2007-10-24 10:22:28
(141 views)
Has anyone ever studied the cost/benefit of a heavy helmet? It's got to contribute...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-24 13:46:09
(88 views)
Today's helmets are considerably lighter. I cracked my neck (literally) with a severe side impact
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jbchinoca
2007-10-24 15:09:15
(90 views)
If you mandate HANS then you're mandating harnesses, and some say that means you need...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-24 15:14:33
(91 views)
Death or severe injury also hampers one's ability to participate...Alex Zanardi aside.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-24 16:56:28
(50 views)
No helmet being preferable to a heavy helmet?
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Krisko
2007-10-24 14:20:04
(73 views)
Of course I'm not suggesting that.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-24 15:13:11
(47 views)
I wonder if it might be safer without a helmet or with a much lighter helment...
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Krisko
2007-10-24 19:06:43
(64 views)
I see the confusion. Oversimplified. For most impacts a helmet has to help, but...
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-25 06:11:48
(68 views)
I understand your point. The head is at the end of the pendulum, so to speak, so
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jbchinoca
2007-10-25 19:31:27
(50 views)
Should they have taken the car off the track after it spun 3 or 4 times?
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edcli
2007-10-24 09:13:47
(63 views)
3-4x spun out? Yer outtta here. Go buy a Corolla.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-24 13:02:18
(57 views)
I'd say yes
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nord1899
2007-10-24 09:49:23
(92 views)
When the Ferrari club gets 15-20 guys that rent a track...
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Steve S
2007-10-24 11:28:37
(110 views)
Yeah I've seen that attitude before when Gumball 3000 came into town
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nord1899
2007-10-25 10:21:09
(65 views)
A full "off" at ACNA requires pit entry. As an organizer, I'd DNF someone...
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InTTruder
2007-10-24 09:36:25
(141 views)
send someone packing for 1 full off? that's nuts. If you make that a rule, you'll have drivers
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-24 12:21:51
(98 views)
RTFP: if you have a 4-wheel off, you go to the pits for a talking-to.
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 09:11:45
(84 views)
Agreed. single offs are bound to happen, should be a wake-up call to the driver.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-25 12:30:39
(60 views)
they also bring you in to check for mechanical damage than may have caused or occured from the spin.
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Alpha7
2007-10-25 10:04:27
(49 views)
re-read what you originally posted: "A full "off" at ACNA requires pit entry. As an organizer, I'd
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 09:15:58
(73 views)
"who could not keep it under control". You're cherry picking there, ...
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 09:17:37
(72 views)
I wasn't cherry picking. you said one off.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 09:24:18
(49 views)
A full "off" at ACNA requires pit entry. As an organizer, I'd DNF someone... - InTTruder 2007-10-
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 10:16:43
(73 views)
no worries, here.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 13:03:25
(59 views)
Bingo. You can't tell people to "drive off when in trouble" and "If you get four off, you're out
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Mike S
2007-10-24 12:23:38
(102 views)
Going off, Avoiding Tortoise's : )). Those who have driven Spring Mountain will laugh at this.
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-24 12:32:52
(84 views)
that Tortoise in the apex at turn #2 at Spring Mtn was a jerk..
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Steve S
2007-10-24 13:18:51
(69 views)
I almost hit a fox at Summit Point. it shot across the track right in front me and slammed into
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-24 12:58:47
(78 views)
agree 100%
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Press
2007-10-24 10:27:39
(59 views)
What about speeding in the pits? ; )
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Mike S
2007-10-24 10:39:07
(91 views)
not sure i've ever heard someone use dnf but take your car and get out of here....8^)
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Press
2007-10-24 11:26:10
(51 views)
Some orgs do.
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Krisko
2007-10-24 09:26:52
(84 views)
3 or 4 spins just seems really excessive
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edcli
2007-10-24 09:29:04
(54 views)
No doubt, "mistakes were made." Several good lessons were learned.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-24 09:07:01
(84 views)
feeler California speedway event (Hosted by ACNA)
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PT4kq
2007-10-23 12:39:26
(59 views)
Pic from Laguna Seca, ALMS final
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al395
2007-10-22 19:50:50
(191 views)
A handful of my images from the same (Laguna) ALMS/WC weekend. Haven't had
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Mike S
2007-10-22 22:56:36
(121 views)
Wow, I LOVE this shot..
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-23 14:37:39
(100 views)
Here's some front tire deflection :-)
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Morgan Conrad
2007-10-23 20:23:22
(133 views)
Also might be suffering from a bent wheel there... looks square.
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Pat-SoCal
2007-10-24 09:53:21
(70 views)
I think that was his joke! Damn Pat, so fast in a car, so slow on the net! ; )
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Mike S
2007-10-24 10:19:24
(68 views)
Damn, yes, I'm the internet whipping boy.
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Pat-SoCal
2007-10-24 11:24:52
(65 views)
Cool. Looking forward to that email.
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Mike S
2007-10-24 11:44:15
(40 views)
hahaha, that's some nice wheel deflection as well. ;)
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-24 01:05:16
(47 views)
Yes, great shots indeed!! Thanks Mike S!
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al395
2007-10-23 10:39:38
(46 views)
hey mike, what kinda camera do u use? very nice shots
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Mtouring554
2007-10-23 13:26:38
(66 views)
You are kidding about the camera, right? Thanks for the nice words.
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Mike S
2007-10-23 20:26:54
(46 views)
Great shots..looking forward to seeing more....thanks...
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Rakete
2007-10-23 04:58:08
(49 views)
Shots before the race..Audi team, 911 interior
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al395
2007-10-23 10:38:18
(122 views)
So, who's gonna be Hamilton's team mate next year?
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snoogins
2007-10-22 12:22:21
(45 views)
Ron Dennis.....
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the italian
2007-10-22 13:12:25
(83 views)
LOL....we know who it isn't going to be!!
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Rakete
2007-10-22 13:24:25
(53 views)
So how are all you Alonso "fans" going to react if he lands a seat in a Red car?
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-23 12:39:03
(56 views)
Not gonna happen. Not until 2011 anyway.
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snoogins
2007-10-25 08:02:51
(45 views)
Spyker and Toyota's are kinda red.. Haha! Meh, in F1, contracts are mere pieces of paper,
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jbchinoca
2007-10-25 12:27:15
(46 views)
Well I am a red car fan....but never said I was an Alonso fan.....I doubt that
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Rakete
2007-10-23 12:40:57
(50 views)
"fans" in quotes...was meant as sarcasm. ;)
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pattycakes® iRuin
2007-10-23 12:44:44
(43 views)
Well it certainly adds to the drama....but Luca is kind of a jerk in my view.
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Rakete
2007-10-23 12:47:51
(39 views)
Alonso in a Ferarri race seat?. Ain't gonna happen. He's a troublemaker. Luca would
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jbchinoca
2007-10-23 16:20:12
(48 views)
See that Ron Dennis is appealing...he is a bigger jerk than Luca
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Rakete
2007-10-23 19:04:15
(40 views)
I'm equally confident of that. Luca is pretty cuthroat from all appearances.
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jbchinoca
2007-10-23 19:43:36
(33 views)
So why are students soloed at ACNA events?
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gh0st
2007-10-22 07:28:11
(209 views)
i've instructed at many events and like to teach advanced students something new....
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Press
2007-10-24 07:50:00
(103 views)
As an instructor, here's what I look for:
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NoahD
2007-10-22 19:43:14
(164 views)
John/TSR ..what is your opinion on the heel/toe issue for intermediates?
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Steve S
2007-10-23 15:09:14
(62 views)
Opinion ? Well...
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John/TSR
2007-10-23 15:42:17
(129 views)
Sure, don't sign off your students if you still have things to teach
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pointby
2007-10-23 21:01:41
(98 views)
Many clubs suffer from problems of their own making.
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John/TSR
2007-10-24 14:29:54
(114 views)
John, which ACNA chapter(s) are you talking about? When was it that you instructed with them?
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-25 11:02:48
(85 views)
Great Post John and I agree with it.
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 15:55:51
(116 views)
long sleeves is dictated by the TRACK (at least east coast)...
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NoahD
2007-10-24 21:52:17
(70 views)
Not out here. Like I said we ran with NASA at Big Willow and ACNA at Streets at the same time
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 22:13:25
(78 views)
NASA rules require long pants at the very least.
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-25 10:49:46
(77 views)
Not in socal
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-25 11:09:06
(52 views)
Shrug. It's in the rulebook.
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-25 12:09:10
(77 views)
?????
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-24 20:27:58
(101 views)
Actually
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 20:52:26
(107 views)
I dont remember the actual numbers..but here is approximately what happened at sears point this year
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Steve S
2007-10-24 21:07:32
(108 views)
Any big name track fee's.
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 09:12:11
(92 views)
Those numbers aren't even close. You are also forget event sponsorship and ad sales.
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-25 09:44:43
(83 views)
How do all the "others' give away track time
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 10:16:25
(74 views)
Dinner= 100 @ 38.00 $3800 does not come from ACNA's pocket. each person pays for it, and garages.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 09:22:48
(83 views)
Do you think that the track gives the stuff away?
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 09:41:15
(75 views)
wtf are you talking about? you said ACNA pays for things, which they obviously do not
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 10:05:58
(75 views)
wtf are you talking about? lol :)
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 11:09:11
(73 views)
the banquet fee and the garage fee (still with me?) are paid by each student (still with me?) beyond
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 13:07:48
(77 views)
Good! you get it, but the club needs to rent the stuff first.
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 13:27:07
(61 views)
Ah..
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Steve S
2007-10-25 14:08:25
(80 views)
The club doesn't rent the garages first they only rent what is needed for the entrants to rent
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-25 13:34:48
(64 views)
The club does not pay for the garages
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-25 11:36:24
(51 views)
Garage? I'm not following. What garage and who pays for that?
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-25 10:24:37
(71 views)
When I went to MidOhio via the ACNA, it was $200 to rent a garage, which I split with someone else.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 13:14:19
(73 views)
I paid $300 for the weekend at Sears for a garage which was 2 cars wide..2 cars deep (4 total)
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Steve S
2007-10-25 14:05:42
(65 views)
Re: I paid $300 for the weekend at Sears for a garage which was 2 cars wide..2 cars deep (4 total)
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 14:23:49
(63 views)
Club
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Steve S
2007-10-25 14:26:43
(67 views)
Re: Thanks! The club has to "Sell the garages"
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 14:29:54
(55 views)
OMG... no they do not.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 22:31:45
(82 views)
The Garage fee is separate from the Suites. (edit)
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-25 13:35:34
(61 views)
ah, I see. that explains why there were garages open. and people in the suites.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 22:30:35
(46 views)
And explains why I was sharing eric's garage, while you had to sneak into the other bay :P
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-26 09:39:22
(52 views)
hee, hee... it was all about timing. honestly, thankfully, didn't need a garage throughout the event
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-26 10:30:57
(56 views)
No but if you want a garage you have to rent it...
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-25 09:50:55
(48 views)
none of it comes out of the clubs bank accounts
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PT4kq
2007-10-25 09:36:30
(69 views)
Add to that the physical exhaustion of dealing with Demanding students (You had that pretty bad...)
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 21:28:23
(85 views)
Ouch.
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Another Drew:K20A'd
2007-10-24 21:19:17
(51 views)
I dont think someone would be teaching John much...
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Steve S
2007-10-23 22:32:42
(108 views)
Re: I dont think someone would be teaching John much...
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NoahD
2007-10-24 21:49:19
(85 views)
agreed. I learned a lot at Tim O'Neal's place.
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 07:07:41
(67 views)
Never done the Bridgestone Winter driving school or equivalent...
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Steve S
2007-10-25 06:45:33
(66 views)
Ding, ding, ding....winner!
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WagonBoy
2007-10-24 09:21:14
(88 views)
I'm glad we've had this little chat.
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pointby
2007-10-23 23:36:22
(96 views)
here in chicago we have several advanced driver days where the instructor pool and the advanced
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Press
2007-10-24 10:15:19
(73 views)
Problem is the "instructors" teaching the instructor clinics are not really qualified to be teaching
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-23 21:58:39
(109 views)
maybe out your way...
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NoahD
2007-10-24 21:55:36
(73 views)
And craggy old guys like me : )) old n slow is the way to go.
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-24 10:02:31
(96 views)
That's what I like about you and your instructing you realize your limitations and when it's time to
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 16:11:12
(91 views)
That's a pretty broad brush-full you're slinging amigo-
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InTTruder
2007-10-24 09:31:46
(53 views)
And I stand by it.
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 16:08:22
(104 views)
Well, I've been doing SCCA and ACNA events since 1980 or so. I'm no Isntructor, ....
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InTTruder
2007-10-25 09:14:57
(83 views)
So, you've personally been in the back seat of every car with a student driving and an instructor in
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-25 07:01:33
(77 views)
Here we go again.
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pointby
2007-10-24 20:19:25
(91 views)
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, and I think ACNA instructors are fine.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-26 06:39:45
(44 views)
You might want to get out and see what other instructors/organizations can teach teach you
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-26 09:06:21
(80 views)
Will do. I hope to have a Skippy event in the next couple of years.
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-29 07:47:08
(46 views)
You have got to be kidding me. I taught for Skippy (Mike S. and I taught togther)
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 20:51:21
(94 views)
Re: And I stand by it.
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Ming 2.7T
2007-10-24 16:14:34
(88 views)
LOL, I would have loved to go for a ride. The last one we did was a blast.
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 16:27:59
(80 views)
What would you list as required qualifications?
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pointby
2007-10-23 23:28:23
(88 views)
Disagree with #3
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Steve S
2007-10-23 07:40:11
(108 views)
how do you rev-match without heel & toeing?
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mirth
2007-10-23 17:34:14
(80 views)
straight line braking and separate the braking from the downshift.
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NoahD
2007-10-24 21:45:19
(65 views)
rev-matching is all I really demand, so you don't unsettle the car.
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NoahD
2007-10-23 10:56:29
(52 views)
In my first BMWCCA DE classroom it was said that we (novice) should (not must) be able...
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Alpha7
2007-10-23 09:07:01
(103 views)
Audi Club focus is more on driver safety
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pointby
2007-10-23 09:27:54
(107 views)
I argree completely... Audi club focuses on safety almost to a fault.
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Alpha7
2007-10-24 10:37:25
(88 views)
That's all well and good BUT. they are NOT teaching safety. some of the paddock excersises are being
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-24 16:05:22
(90 views)
well, in a car on the track isn't the place to learn it anyways
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NoahD
2007-10-23 10:59:50
(86 views)
Thats how I got my heel/toe down.
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Carson@RiversideAudi
2007-10-24 14:43:30
(81 views)
Great "teaching points" for any aspiring student, regardelss of classification.
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InTTruder
2007-10-22 20:50:11
(66 views)
General guidelines for students at ACNA driving schools
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pointby
2007-10-22 19:23:40
(124 views)
MUCH looser than Mid-Atlantic where you need 14 days to graduate to Intermediate (not 3 events!).
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PoTTomac-Greg
2007-10-23 05:57:03
(53 views)
Looking at that chart you have a really bad thing happening. You are allowing the student to go out
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Eric Fletcher
2007-10-23 00:10:14
(107 views)
If "event" = 2 days, then one must have 8 days completed to show up with R-compounds and be Solo
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Silver Streakin'
2007-10-23 09:54:27
(83 views)
1st off, it's not a race. Ergo, if you can negotiate the course safely....
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InTTruder
2007-10-22 17:55:43
(85 views)
This is one of the primary reasons I stopped driving w/ ACNA... IMO, instructors were too eager...
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Alpha7
2007-10-22 10:47:04