[s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

Wed Jun 25 21:37:08 PDT 2008

WTF!!!!!!!!

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>  A little competition for the mistress we call quattro?? Mark, I remember
> many a discussion regarding you using your s-wagon for trailer duty.?
> Glad to hear you figured out a bit of 'merican iron is better suited to
> the task.? Unlike you boys with the exotics, I went the basic Hapersize
> route 15 years ago and dropped a detuned Kenny Black prepped 1387cc big
> block into a 500lb 85 FJ...? With 40mm RS Mikunis and MSD wasted spark
> coils all stuffed into the narrow stock bodywork, she cuts corners with
> brute torque and wheel in the air post-apex antics just not found
> finessing the newer road course bikes....? At the quarter mile (my
> personal best 10.05 at 143) she looks like a bucket of antique bolts, but
> launches from the lights with very little drama.?
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> Good to see others enjoy the speed of the 2 wheel variety as well. Fast in
> a car is relative to what you also drive...
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> Cheers and finger point salute...
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> Scott J
> 85 FJ1387
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Turczyn <mkturczyn at verizon.net>
> To: Rich Beebe <rich at beebecomm.com>; davekase at pdqlocks.com
> Cc: pkrasusky at ups.com; s-car-list at audifans.com; wmahoney at disk.com
> Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:04 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver
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> PK, Dave, and Rich
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> I could not help myself- when I saw that someone else on this list likes
> 888's   I have a real big Passion for them.--- along with my other
> passions
> that Mr. Paul knows about---
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> I have been tracking two 888  Corse's for over 10 years--kind of fun to
> buzz
> along with the young guys on the new bikes-- good thing corners take skill
> and not just HP because even the new street bikes outgun my factory race
> bikes built in the early '90's.
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> Not sure many on this list remember but I used my Avant to tow my bikes to
> tracks in the Midwest, Canada, and up and down the East coast until I got
> smart and finally bought an old Astro after 8 years of turning my turbo
> red
> going through the mountains in PA.
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> I have now have Four Corse's-  a '90 Corse I built up from factory parts,
> Doug Polans' Ferracci 91 AMA bike, a Ferracci built '94 955 AMA bike, and
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> '94 Corse I built up from factory parts.   I love rebuilding the
> heads/motors during the winter since the factory Corse heads and motor
> internals are all chrome like polished jewelry .  I have crashed over the
> years but it after I get over the mental pain I just rebuild them over the
> winter.  Ferracci acted like my mainline supplier of parts(drug of
> choice)--I bought most of them after the 916 Corse's came out so I got
> them
> before they dried up.  I will keep them on the track until I run out of
> parts.
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> My street bike used to be a '90 SP2 I bought as salvage and restored in my
> basement but I would get stupid on the street after coming back from the
> track.  So to counter that stupidity as I approach 60 I built a BMW/2
> conversion bike. It is an Earles fork 1969 BMW frame with a 1978 R80
> motor,
> a four leading shoe front brake I pulled off a wrecked 1972 Yamaha TD-2 GP
> bike, big tank, solo seat, and police bags.  This conversion looks funky
> and
> yet it keeps up with traffic and actually stops.  It just does not corner
> so
> I do not try too hard-- I keep that stuff at the track.
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> Probably way more info then anyone wanted to read-- back to lurking.
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> On 6/25/08 10:32 AM, "Rich Beebe" <rich at beebecomm.com> wrote:
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>> aaah, another duc owner.
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>> nice, nice 888. amazed you sold that one, dave. looked like a very
>> nice example. so, it that a real 'foggy' this time?
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>> i have 6 bikes here - 3 of them ducs. an '06 PS1000LE (a 'paul smart'
>> for the rest of you), an '03 ST4s (my tourer) and a '95 900ss (a real
>> beauty. loads of carbon. bought from a friend's 30 bike collection).
>> would take too long to run down all the upgrades on all 3 - farkling
>> is fun!! <g>
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>> rich
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>> On Jun 25, 2008, at 9:14 AM, davekase at pdqlocks.com wrote:
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>>> Hold on just a darn second here!  Ducati?
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>>> I skip one off-topic thread and it turns into something about
>>> Ducati's????!!!!
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>>> O.K. - first Paulie boy, its DUCK not DUKE. sheesh...  Monster?
>>> Gots one
>>> right now.
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>>> Who's getting one anyway?  Old Man Baloney?
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>>> I have owned several Ducks and the Monster is my favorite to ride.
>>> MUST
>>> get carbon pipes.  I also have waaaaaay cool carbon fiber timing belt
>>> covers with stainless mesh so's you can watch stuff whirl.
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>>> Also MUST have a vented clutch cover.  My current clutch cover is cut
>>> right in half so you not only hear the rattle but you can get pant
>>> legs
>>> and curious small children caught in there.
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>>> Sorry for snoozing guys.
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>>> http://audicqturbo.googlepages.com/ducati
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>>> Cheeseman
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