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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Kartman? Are you saying I'm a fat 12 year old from southpark?
 
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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Does Cartman drive karts too?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Ummmm . . . . TOTALLY wrong. All the cars below except the Miata have a way better power to weight ratio than I have. They all have way more dollars in their cars than I do, and they're RACE CARS fer hevvin's sake! Throwing money at your car is not the answer. Unless you wanna be like onasled, who has the fastest race car (on paper) anyone has ever seen. Except no one has ever seen it on a track!

What's required is a major tweaking of the carbon unit. Matt knows that.

And thats what Matt spends his money on...I can pilot any format, any class..and do it pretty well..hoping that someday Ill get things sorted for a real racing effort...and thats when Ill grab people like Jerry and we will grab points in a big way...
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Nice to see another MINI getting preped. Garys no slouch Jerry, you seem to be putting it down pretty well. I cant get perspective on your acrobatic show, where are you pulling that air?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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And thats what Matt spends his money on...I can pilot any format, any class..and do it pretty well..hoping that someday Ill get things sorted for a real racing effort...and thats when Ill grab people like Jerry and we will grab points in a big way...
I love you, man!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Nice to see another MINI getting preped. Garys no slouch Jerry, you seem to be putting it down pretty well. I cant get perspective on your acrobatic show, where are you pulling that air?
Yeah, I know. He's a killer in either the FF or the E30 sleeper. But it was just my day, I guess.

The airborne episode occurred over the turn 5 bypass in the clockwise direction. You need to do this!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Siddhartha
They all have way more dollars in their cars than I do, and they're RACE CARS fer hevvin's sake! Throwing money at your car is not the answer. .
Ummmmm so's yours
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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Hey Jerry, Just threw some more money at my car. Camber plates, Nitto NT01's 225/45/15 (on sale at discounttiredirect.com $100 off), Studs and Nuts cause you can't fit to many studs and nuts in a MINI, springs, and a strut tower brace. Unfortunatly the wheels from 949racing won't be in until January

Next up for me: Hooked on MINI's part duex at Thunderhill Nov. 1
Russell ARC Nov. 5,6,7
Last Kart race at Infineon Oct. 21
 

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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Nice shots!
Are those Dito's?

Jim
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by minispeedrcr
Hey Jerry, Just threw some more money at my car. Camber plates, Nitto NT01's 225/45/15 (on sale at discounttiredirect.com $100 off), Studs and Nuts cause you can't fit to many studs and nuts in a MINI, springs, and a strut tower brace. Unfortunatly the wheels from 949racing won't be in until January

Next up for me: Hooked on MINI's part duex at Thunderhill Nov. 1
Russell ARC Nov. 5,6,7
Last Kart race at Infineon Oct. 21
See, for you, throwing bux at your car makes sense because you've been tweaking that ole carbon unit all season on the cart track. Good on ya!

I'm really excited about you hotshoes working your way up the ladder! PLEASE come run TTD with me!! The practice with some really good drivers will drop whole seconds off your lap times, gare-on-tee!
 

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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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Nice shots!
Are those Dito's?

Jim
No, Head On Photos has the concession for NorCal NASA.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Siddhartha
No, Head On Photos has the concession for NorCal NASA.
That's right. Should have remembered that. Duh..
Still..Nice shots, looks like fun!

Jim
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Yeah I know.. I keep missing these reverse days...

Wicked Jordan-esque 3 series photos too!

Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Yeah, I know. He's a killer in either the FF or the E30 sleeper. But it was just my day, I guess.

The airborne episode occurred over the turn 5 bypass in the clockwise direction. You need to do this!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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a bit OT, but ALMS this weekend anyone?

R10 = melting heart....
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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So I'm going into a tight hairpin turn, a little hot and hard on the breaks. Rear end locks up and starts to come around, then I feel a hard whack as someone hits me and It diffenitly spins then. I grab the clutch and breaks and just hang on. As I'm looking back the way I was coming from all I see are karts ( yes it's a kart race) everywhere. It's like a Nascar speedway. There were 6 karts bumper to bumper behind me so when I spun it was just a train wreck. As i was looking back everyone was spining, off ito the dirt and crashing over me.
I got out to try to restart but seeing the radiator leaking I new it was game over. I pushed off to the side and joined one other that was out with broken front end. the other four were able to continue to race.

New radiator $200
New axle $125
Seeing 6 drivers freaking out priceless
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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then I feel a hard whack as someone hits me and It diffenitly spins then.
At least you were leading . . . Nice action piece. Did the guy who was following too closely and hit you even apologize? Are you bringing that banzai style to TT any time soon?
 

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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Sad Arthur I and Sad Arthur II are now history. Siddhartha is no more.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

Ave et vale.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Jerry what are you running now?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Jerry,
From your sig....I see that you are now located in Reno?
Any updates that you care to share?
 
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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He rolled his mini...... Someone on the BMW forum said that "Darwin is indeed alive and well"
Now that I know he's OK, I can have a good chuckle over this...

Jerry, .. did "you even apologize?"
 
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Hey Sledboy,
What kind of loser are you to get your jolly's off someone elses loss?
Not Cool even if you had your little differences with Jerry.

Jerry, hope everything is alright. Don't be shy, come on back and let us know whats up.

Big manly OFG hugs.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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He rolled his mini...... Someone on the BMW forum said that "Darwin is indeed alive and well"
Now that I know he's OK, I can have a good chuckle over this...

Jerry, .. did "you even apologize?"
PATHETIC.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Siddhartha
Sad Arthur I and Sad Arthur II are now history. Siddhartha is no more.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

Ave et vale.
Where? How?
Sorry for the loss.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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Sorry to hear that Sid. I hope that if I ever wreck I don't have some tool pokin fun at me for it. Good luck dude, I hope all is well.
 
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