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Old 09-25-2002, 12:18 PM
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I like drifter'* driving style.

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heh...Drifter drives like an old man. Except when he races me. But then again I can't make fun of him...because I drove like i was in a Honda Civic then just sat there and spun :(
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I'm not that old :( .. only a quater century... now I put it that way... I feel old... I can actually turn around and say.. " Remember when.... " ha ha ha... I don't see a point in going fast and way too fast if I don't have anyone that can keep up with me.. ha ha ha... Tamara... we still have to work on your launching if you're interested...
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Originally Posted by Drifter420
I'm not that old :( .. only a quater century... now I put it that way... I feel old... I can actually turn around and say.. " Remember when.... " ha ha ha... I don't see a point in going fast and way too fast if I don't have anyone that can keep up with me.. ha ha ha... Tamara... we still have to work on your launching if you're interested...
Launching...well i am still interested!! i'm just waiting for that rocket & harness you promised me you'd steal from work!
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Originally Posted by Tamara
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I'm not that old :( .. only a quater century... now I put it that way... I feel old... I can actually turn around and say.. " Remember when.... " ha ha ha... I don't see a point in going fast and way too fast if I don't have anyone that can keep up with me.. ha ha ha... Tamara... we still have to work on your launching if you're interested...
Launching...well i am still interested!! i'm just waiting for that rocket & harness you promised me you'd steal from work!
SSHHHH... don't tell anyone that we're going to make a Batmobile out of our Bonnies.. ha ha ha.
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May have been driver error, but that dog that jumped on the freeway in front of traffic moving at 70+ didn't help. Now to the ABS claims. In the 80s I used to race at Riverside California race track. I raced in the vintage class with a early 60s Jag XK120. They don't even allow cars on the track with ABS due to the GREATER distance it takes a rolling object to stop as compared to a pure friction lock up. Same on NASCAR and most all other tracks. In short, nothing stops like a melting rubber tire locked solid onto cement. Sorry for those of you that have been lied to by the OEM'*. I work for one of the OEM'* as an engineer and this was supported by the braking department but will never be admitted to in the general public arena. Thanks for all the advise on larger and better pads, I need to know where to get them besides JC Wit.
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Police drivers practice doing 4 wheel lock ups. I figure they have a reason. I just enjoy the ride.

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Police cruisers have much stickier tires......even without ABS, they could get stopped alot quicker than me......but now all local PD cars are ABS equipped........
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