[s-cars] Worthy projects (was Alum..was UrS $)
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QSHIPQ at aol.com
Sat Apr 21 18:29:24 EDT 2007
I too love watching the insanity of it all, but I do admit I miss Rod's
tweeking of the "Hapersize" ascription. Miss Piggy needs a diet. I'm not sure
if anyone remembers, but Tap had built a couple of urs4 race cars, one of
which I got to do a couple runs in. After taking them up to Mid OH for a show
and tell quattro club event, the whole project was pretty much scrapped from
lack of interest. What does this mean? Miss Piggy on a diet is not an
attractive date. After a ride in her anorexic state, I must agree.
So, for those who choose to doll her up, the only real choice is a lot of
makeup sex. Unfortunately, that makes her an expensive fat date on heels, as
I'm sure Mssrs Pederson and McGuire can attest.
I don't agree that we need the eggs. I find that proving miss piggy can be
fast wastes good eggs in the process. A lot of folks accept the fact that
miss piggy is a great machine, and put their fun dollars elsewhere, places that
give more $/pleasure roi. The nationalism and pride of MP as a mistress has
high entertainment value, but it really is not a dual purpose machine. At
the track, she can fly to the next turn with the best of them, but then those
huge hips have to turn at the end of that straight. At which point (as
exactly what happened to one of my urs6 customers with a very well endowed Miss
Piggy in the toilet bowl at Grattan) a 951, A41.8t, or some other such
pestering fly, will take the inside line without the slightest chance of touching
shoulders, and move on.
The urs is one of my favorite rides. But without the big block, it's really
tough to justify more than a stage 1 chip. That's because all the other
doll ups, can be done to the chassis, and make it just as good as the 420hp
version everywhere it counts (in the turns). A reality that all owners should
face and don't. I used to be pretty avengilical about this foolishness, but
then several years ago, I watched a set of 1500lb clydesdales pull a sled full
of cement the distance to the awe and cheers of an enthusiastic crowd. To
each his own I agree, but comparos are ascribed, not ignored... This forum is
no exception.
Scott Justusson
In a message dated 4/21/2007 4:02:50 P.M. Central Standard Time,
pmische at comcast.net writes:
After all, this is the "Dancing with Miss Piggy" group. If I wanted support
on A4Q hot rodding (how ordinary) I'd go to a different watering hole.
There's no real need for "my-project's-better-than-yours", because they're
all ridiculous - none of our car machinations really make any sense at all.
Unless you're doing real racing it's all just fun; even for those in the
thin air at the pinnacle of real motorsports it doesn't make much sense.
It's ALL just an interesting exercise - everyone makes their own choices and
builds their own junk or gets it built, to satisfy some dark inner urge.
Some guys put twin blower motors on a Farmall tractors and pull weighed-down
sleds, some people do luge Who would do this?? I watch with wonder. I
love Hap's insane off-the-chart windmill jousting - perhaps there are
projects that make more sense, but then why bother? Try to make a big girl
like an s-car dance? Why do we keep trying?
We need the eggs.
PJM
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