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Old 05-21-2010, 12:32 PM
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Ever since my scuffle with Harlequin I pretty much let it roll off my back. Sometimes it surprises me though.
as a completely disinterested party, when it comes to ultra forgiving 4wd medium powered cars, i could tell you in 5 laps what's wrong w/ your setup.

then we could pit in and focus our discussion on getting in touch w/ the feminine side
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Old 05-21-2010, 03:50 PM
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.........then we could pit in and focus our discussion on getting in touch w/ the feminine side
Probably at Good Guys, Camelot, or somesuch......
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Old 05-21-2010, 10:37 PM
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Probably at Good Guys, Camelot, or somesuch......
Random, off-topic note...

I heard that the owner of Good Guys died earlier this week. An angry customer doused him with gas and set him on fire three years ago. He had been in the hospital ever since and finally died due to his injuries. Sucky way to go.
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that's some serious anger. maybe next time he'll know better not to piss off the customers
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Old 05-22-2010, 08:16 AM
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Random, off-topic note...

I heard that the owner of Good Guys died earlier this week. An angry customer doused him with gas and set him on fire three years ago. He had been in the hospital ever since and finally died due to his injuries. Sucky way to go.
I met with Ben, the owner of Good Guys, a couple of times a few months ago. They were considering a redesign for the club and I was consulting on the lighting design. I don't know him outside of the meetings but he showed no signs of injury or burns. Haven't seen or spoken to him in several weeks, so I can't confirm his passing.
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Old 05-22-2010, 03:29 PM
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that's some serious anger. maybe next time he'll know better not to piss off the customers
You heard the part about him being “dead”?? Or have you changed your basic religious dogma to include reincarnation?
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Old 05-22-2010, 05:15 PM
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His first name was Lazarus, went by Larry though.
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Larry -- when considering changing you car setup, keep in mind it's better to be stable barreling through T10 then it is T3, as T10 opens onto the longest straight.

You will never get the car dialed in for all the turns on a given track. The thing race teams shoot for is usually to set the car up so it handles best through the most important turns.

So you might want to adjust as needed to maximize T9 and T10 at SP versus one of the less important turns.
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Old 05-22-2010, 10:01 PM
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His first name was Lazarus, went by Larry though.
Wait a minute.... does Lazarus own a 996TT?
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