[s-cars] NAC: Friday 930 impressions

[Taka Mizutani]

Hey, as long as you're not like the 996tt driver that wouldn't point me by
in the Audi- every time there was a straight, I got so blown into the weeds
that it would take a good 3-4 corners before I caught back up. That pissed
me off- you can't rub in DE, so there was no way to let her know that I
wasn't pleased.
:-)

All I know is that BMWCCA doesn't like tinted windows- maybe the BMW crowd
is too much of that ricer/wannabe street racer crowd?

I know the PCA guys are not like that- no one took the bait when I tried to
stoplight drag in the Shelby, but a bunch of BMWs did. :-)

I can just see you dressed like the Stig, tinted visor and all, pointing
people by in a camouflage driving suit and glove, no one seeing your arm.

The really low cars can't see a point by as well- I had trouble getting a
Formula Dodge and a 993 bodied 911 racecar to pass, esp. at that rate of
closure.

Then again, if you have a fast enough car, you almost don't need a point-by-
I've seen a 962 at LRP and I have video of a 333SP at a Ferrari track day.

Taka


On Nov 6, 2007 8:46 AM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

>
> HAhahahahaahahahaaa - tx for the laugh - you're too much Taka!
>
> What, I'm looking out my rear window for point by's???  No, nope.  Side
> window!  Er, uh, nope.  Um, oh yeah, my windshield's tinted then - yeah!
>
> Um, no.
>
> Damn that's funny.
>
> I'm guessing you meant hard for the car behind the "tinted" car trying to
> see?  Point by's are done straight out the OPEN window or arm over roof.
> What if I'm wearing a cammo shirt / glove I wonder?
>
> And I'm talking 35% - not f'n 5% limo tint.
>
> And...  I didn't buy a trackhoor, it's faaaaaaaaar too nice.  I'll be
> *lucky* if I get to go 1 maybe 2x / yr.  I think I can "suffer" "struggling"
> to see all them rear / sideview point by's and squint through me tinted
> windshield 8-).
>
> Kidding aside (really) - again, tx for the chuckles...
>
> -Paul
>
>
> ps.  besides...  I'm just too bitchinfast to give pointby's 8-)
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:31 AM
> *To:* Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> *Cc:* s-car-list at audifans.com
> *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] NAC: Friday 930 impressions
>
> I gotta second Mark's recommendation- if you plan on doing track events,
> do not tint the windows.
>
> It's too hard to see point-bys with tinted windows. Some BMWCCA chapters
> expressly forbid tinted windows for track events.
>
> If you want it for the heat rejection, get Huper Optik at about 50-60%-
> still rejects a ton of IR and doesn't look tinted.
>
> Taka
>
>