King of the Hill/Quattro Quarterly

[Larry C Leung]

Well, it's not Finland, but there is also an ice driving school in
Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 

LL - NY

On Mon, 07 May 2001 10:49:49 -0500 Jenny Curtis <jenny at physics.umn.edu>
writes:
>Hi Qlist:
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>I don't know if anyone saw King of the Hill last night but the 
>episode
>was applicable to some of the discussions we've been having about
>driving schools, racing, etc. and modifications.  The plot was that
>there was a lawn mower race in Arlen.   Dale (the guy with mirrored
>sunglasses) bought a brand new lawnmower and got a friend to help him
>hook a nitrous tank up to it.  "The natural speed of the 5000 along
>with the nitrious should compensate for my poor driving skills."  In
>the end he still lost as the nitrous blew out his engine.
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>Thanks Tom for the thorough report.  I realized after I sent my post
>that I only focused on myself and didn't talk much about everyone
>else's experience.  I saw some of your photos in the latest Quattro
>Quarterly. I look forward to seeing your pictures from the event.
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>Speaking of the Quarterly, did any of you see the itinerary for the
>Ice Driving school in Finland?  Never before have I wanted so much to
>rob a bank (the registration fee for six days is $3,850, not 
>including
>airfare to Helsinki) as it combines my two obsessions: Finland and
>Audis.
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>Jenny
>86 4kcsq: The Eurotrash Princess
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