... results with the Nitto >NT-555R Extreme Drag Radial on an >autocross course. Well I would like to see what they had to say but I surmise this, a roadrace...
rgiri@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
rgiri@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Oct 19, 1999 7:53 am
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... <snip> ... Yep, I think this sounds good. Hi Bob! I too drive an Eagle Talon TSi AWD ('92). I have done all the bolt on stuff like yourself, and have...
Cameron Rittich
cam@xxx.xxxx.xxxx
Oct 19, 1999 4:59 am
28
... I've always associated the word with people who tend to do appearance-only modifications, some of which actually reduce the performance of the vehicle. My...
Mark Todd
marktodd@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 18, 1999 3:33 pm
27
... .... That's a very good question. I DO know (from talking to King Howie on Friday) that the rulebooks go out for printing mid-November, so that the final...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 18, 1999 2:08 pm
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I would like to say hello to the STU onelist, I signed up about a week ago so I just read my first digest today. Just a quick back ground on me, I live in...
rgiri@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
rgiri@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Oct 17, 1999 7:49 pm
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One of the major driving forces behind STU is that, as we aren't a minimum weight class, and as we are supposedly a "street driven" class, that we really ...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 17, 1999 12:47 am
24
There's a couple of different meanings to "riceboy" - the worst being "all stickers and no go", used mostly in the context of the import drag racers. But yet,...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 17, 1999 12:38 am
23
I don't mind if people that compete in STU want to be called riceboys, but I would prefer it if STU did not become "the riceboy class." Although, it may be...
Ian
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 16, 1999 3:29 pm
22
Well, since I found a few quiet hours in the house, no kids helping me type, I have a list related and STU in general question. Do we consider the term...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 16, 1999 10:37 am
21
This GLH had ben acid dipped to remove the body caulk and then each seam has a bead of weld running its length. It seems like a lot of effort at a substantial...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 16, 1999 10:17 am
20
I don't think that car would be a problem at local regions. Someone at a Divisional or Nationals would probably protest you if you kicked their butt. ;-) What...
Ian
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 16, 1999 4:43 am
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I have an opportunity to pick up an old ProRally car, an 80's Dodge Omni GLH, that's been sitting in a garage uncared for for at least five years. I know...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 15, 1999 11:17 pm
18
Well, the traffic on the list has been fairly low of late - not suprising as the season is running down, and there's not very many of us yet. I'm concentrating...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Oct 13, 1999 1:45 pm
17
... Unfortunately, there's really no way to check for stupidity in tech. :) There's a lot of good reasons not to allow nitrous on an autox course, most of them...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 30, 1999 1:13 pm
16
Thank you Brian for clarifying that nobody will need to weld in a roll cage for the NHRA unless they run in the 10's or faster! I don't think so. :D Ian 11's...
Ian J. McFetridge
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 30, 1999 12:12 am
15
It's amazing how fast that website has circulated. The person who installed the system, bottle heater in particular, made some pretty serious errors. The...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 29, 1999 8:31 pm
14
This is why we don't want nitrous bottle on the autocross course: http://www.enhancedhealth.com/NOS2.htm It looks like a car bomb went off in the trunk! Ian...
Ian J. McFetridge
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 29, 1999 7:44 pm
13
Ok, but I'm told that NHRA rules specify that the cage must be welded in, that is the conflict, we say bolt--they say weld. Although I can't imagine too many...
Ian J. McFetridge
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 24, 1999 9:52 pm
12
... Eh? We use the SP cage rules; All bars/cages must be bolted in. DG...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 24, 1999 10:55 pm
11
Hey Dennis, I see on the STU site that roll cages rules differ in STU versus SP. Does that mean you can weld them in? I couldn't find the STU rule. I'm told...
Ian J. McFetridge
gator@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 24, 1999 2:59 pm
10
... The deepest pool of potential talent is probably the local Honda guys. There's lots of VTEC swaps and so on going on, and they're pretty energetic. There's...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 23, 1999 4:16 am
9
I accept your challenge Dennis, EP was getting boring locally with everyone selling their cars, time to start dipping into the local talent. I know it's a...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 22, 1999 11:38 am
8
... Thanks. :) If you were at the SEB Town Meeting on Monday in KS, this makes a whole lot more sense. The esteemed Roger Johnson thinks ST/STR/STU is a...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 22, 1999 12:38 pm
7
"There, that's a start. Have at 'er! Let's bring these bowlers into the sport, and make Roger proud!" You're a sick, sick puppy Dennis. I like that ... -- Bob...
Bob Dickey
bdickey1@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 21, 1999 11:43 pm
6
... Hey, cool! Momentum already! ... How so? What did he have done that was in excess of the rules? ... I take then that he had a gutted interior, welded-in...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 21, 1999 12:29 pm
5
Five STU entries at the Nopi Nationals! Or was it six? We had the Neon there and there were two civics. Both of the Civics were engine transplant recipients,...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 21, 1999 1:00 am
4
... Oh no, all the stuff I learned is going there. Now there'll be an STU section too. Beating Mark is gonna be tough though. He won this week, and was...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 19, 1999 7:41 pm
3
... Yeah, I think I remember meeting you at the Harrisburg Pro. Welcome aboard. I just got back from Kansas maybe an hour ago. Lots of STU stuff to report, and...
Dennis Grant
trog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 19, 1999 7:34 pm
2
Hello, my name is Dale Seeley, and when it becomes a real class, I'll be an official STU-er. Thanks to Dennis for putting all the effort into the website, the ...
Dale Seeley
dale@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 17, 1999 2:10 am
1
Hey Dennis! Does this mean you're not gonna' finish the ESP pages at autocross.dsm.org? I mean, really, how the heck am I supposed to get a leg up on "Mad...