Hi everyone, I joined the list back in April last year. Been following your discussions on a regular basis but just been inactive in responding for a while! I...
Welcome back to work some of you :( Last day of double demerits isn't it????? I'm sorry to say I let the group down badly. After demoralising it on the bends...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 1, 2002 10:01 pm
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when we have the next cruise, could someone give the civic a run please. straight line speed is very low on the priority for me but, I'm just curious which car...
I'll give you a run Chris......but better practice my launches! Half or even full car length much less than a second I would say (.3-.5) if you consider that a...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 1, 2002 10:53 pm
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haha I actually dont even know what is the optimal rev i should lauch at for my car, i dont even know if I should be slipping it or dumping it (differs from...
We are talking distance :) ...............you cover 100km in 1 hour i.e 100km/h, no different to my sprinter who is travelling at 10m/sec or 36km/h assuming he...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 1, 2002 11:29 pm
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A Belated Happy New Year to everyone. I recieved the Kyosho Peugeot 206 WRC car over the holidays, but I am having problems. I assembled it fully and it runs....
it will be like that at first. adjust the idle needle to just before it stalls (but is able to maintain the idle speed) and just keep it at that setting also...
Thanx for the tip I will try it tonight. I am sorry but I am in Melbourne :(, so I guess I cannot play with you :), next time I'm in Sydney, I'll look u up. ...
I think i may have confused myself. or we may be talking about two different things u said the audi was a 6.6s (0-100) car. a 0-100 time is a measure of...
we goto homebush (the olympic site) the roads are smooth and deserted! ... just keep in mind that a car that hasnt been run in yet will act differently to how...
If a car is one length ahead of you, and is not pulling away then you are doing the exact same speed at that point in time. If it distance remains the same...
Ben, you are totally correct. i think the question that i really was trying to answer was: if a 6 second 0-100 car drag raced a 7 second 0-100 car, how far...
Well my maths makes it 2.7m approx but my maths just crap. ... From: Christopher Ho [mailto:c.ho@...] Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2001 15:18 To:...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 2, 2002 4:22 am
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If we work it out... Bear with me here... it's been a while. acceleration = (v2 - v1)/t (we are assuming that acceleration remains constant, it definitely...
ummm errrr eeeee... yeah i totally understood that! ben, you are probably younger than me, i dont even remember high school physics! Chris ... From: Ben Lyall...
oh too bad. i'm 23 hahah looks like i got a crappy memory then i had a loser of a teacher in yr 12, maybe thats why i choose to forget it! ... From: Ben Lyall...
heh... sounds like my yr 12 physics teacher... one day the vice principal caught him beating the shit out of the cupboards in the lab preparation area. Us...
I taught it at school and dont even remember it ! ... From: Christopher Ho [mailto:c.ho@...] Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2001 20:47 To:...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 2, 2002 8:56 pm
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Hi all, The drive went A-ok. The Pug made the distance with no problems at all, and despite the poor pedal placement I wasn't uncomfortable once....so screw...
Stephen Harrington
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Jan 2, 2002 10:33 pm
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The only downside with the trip is the amount of bug sh*t I got all over the car. I tried cleaning some off yesterday but it won't shift too easily. I'll try...
Stephen Harrington
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Jan 2, 2002 10:40 pm
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Go buy a bottle of "Bug Off" from K-Mart or auto place, works a treat for bugs and tar spots. Think its still sold in a green pump spray bottle. I use it all...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 2, 2002 10:43 pm
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I've got some Polyglaze bug n tar remover, but the WD-40 seems to work better. I'll go and look for some of that 'Bug-Off' tonight. Regards, Stephen...
Stephen Harrington
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Jan 2, 2002 10:45 pm
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... Having done some long haul trips in the Pug, I do find that I feel a bit sore in the back afterward. Admittedly this is after 9hours. ... Hmm - sounds...
you shouldnt put WD 40 onto the paint of your car, i remember an NRMA dude telling me that once, because it contains silicon. Metho is ok he said. i read once...
Chris, ever seen a car that hasn't been rinsed properly then left in the sun.......not a pretty site. My fiancée thinks I'm strange when I say there is an art...
Andrew Macpherson
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Jan 2, 2002 11:21 pm
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Here's something I did notice....which I though was tragic/amusing depending on your point of view. Whilst sitting in a petrol station in Sydney I noticed a...
Stephen Harrington
stephen.harrington@...
Jan 2, 2002 11:30 pm
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And you are wondering why the policeman had the stamina to stand there all day holding the RADAR gun ? :) ... From: Stephen Harrington...
