[uucdigest] Thursday, July 3 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6537
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[2 of 2] (NPC, NBC) [uuc] Road Trip Tool Kit [uuc] WANTED: 3.0 LITER ENGINE FOR 2002 530i [uuc] Re: Allstate and Driver Schools [uuc] FS E36 SSR Integral 16x8 wheels [uuc] Ellipsoids -> Hellas? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:52:48 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FW: Mea maxima culpa - Ferrari club responsible for NH tragedy! [2 of 2] (NPC, NBC) [CONTINUED] After cleaning up, we had a casual dinner together and watched some videos of Ferraris and Alfas running at Lime Rock the weekend previous. Everyone also received their first presents of the weekend, really nice embroidered sweatshirts and CD-ROMs containing dozens of historic and modern Ferrari owners manuals. After dinner, the more enlightened (ok, odor-resistant) of us retired to the verandah for scotch, where Peter & Pamela Rogal had once again brought enough giant Cuban cigars for everyone. * * * Saturday, May 3, 2003 After worrying about the weather all week, Saturday dawned cool and clear. Those of us without hangovers had a great breakfast downstairs. The group gathered in front, where Nick gave everyone some gifts from Maserati of New England. This was when we heard the news -- the Old Man of the Mountain had collapsed the night before!!! A bunch of stared at each other, slack-jawed, wondering just how much we had contributed to this tragedy.... Everyone received the route book, trivia quiz sheet and Maserati t-shirt, and we saddled up. The morning's drive took us even further North, almost to Canada, as we meandered through valleys and hills. At various intervals on our route, participants had to answer assorted questions relating either to Ferrari history or roadside items. Samples: "Which Ferrari production model was the first with ABS brakes?" "How many Ferrari production models were turbocharged?" "What is Enzo Ferrari�s middle name?" "What does the �4� in �308/GT4� stand for?" "What is Schumacher�s favorite restaurant in Maranello?" And the tiebreaker: "What is Dennis� I.Q. combined with his age (in years), his height (in inches) and his weight (in pounds, before breakfast)?" At one rest stop, a few drivers conferred to realize that they had missed counting the number of statues of the Virgin Mary a mile back, so they told their spouses that there was no time to, uh, freshen up, and roared back to circle around and count statues. The group moved on and passed through Dixville Notch. One crest in the road in particular was so much fun, the route instruction consisted solely of "Mile 61.0: WHEEE!" Rumors of Charlie & Alex Vest getting all four wheels airborne are entirely true. As a side note, I fully expected Mr. Trans-Am race car driver, Peter Rogal, and his long suffering wife, the gracious Pamela, to stick to my bumper for the entire ride in their 575M. What caught me a bit by surprise was, well, do you remember Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid? When they're being chased by the posse, and trying to get away but the posse keeps catching up to them? When they realize that they aren't losing them, turn to each other, and say, "Who are these guys?" Well that's the way we felt about Frank Carnovale and Pamela Reed in their Maserati coupe. They stuck right to us at the front of the line, like white on bread. Dang! The group arrived safely in North Conway for lunch. This time, no body cavity searches from the friendly North Conway Gestapo! We dined at the friendly Red Jacket hotel. The lunch of stuffed lamb, chicken in pastry shells, grilled sea scallops and much more was served with a commanding view of the mountain range we had just crossed. Poor Nick was even sunburned from driving the Spyder with the top down and no sunblock. Afterward, the wussier among us headed out to the dozens upon dozens of designer boutiques and outlets in North Conway. A few returned to the Mountain View Grand for more spa treatments (Andrew Bass: did you enjoy your pedicure and aromatherapy?). The more hardy and manly of us instead went to play kamikaze competitive timed team miniature golf. The rules were simple. We divided up into five foursomes, with a shotgun start on the first five holes. Yours truly happened to bring a stopwatch and an incredibly annoying whistle. At timed intervals, each foursome, if the hole was not complete, had to pick up and move immediately to the next hole, with each player taking an "8" for the hole. The pressure was on. Am azingly enough, Dennis did not end up with a putter wrapped around his throat, despite blowing the whistle much too frequently (nor for making one too many jokes about his wife, the very pregnant and still lovely Jamie (tm), not being able to see the ball she was trying to hit). Bob Hatch came in with an amazing 41, though his "teammates" kept trying to distract him. Kim Fisher and John Nichols tied for second with 44. For the WORST golfers, tied for second were Jamie, Carmela LaRosa and Fiona Friar. The worst golfer? Sad to say, your hmbl & obdnt srvnt, who despite massive amounts of cheating (rumors that I didn't blow the whistle until *I* was done with the hole are entirely untrue and you can't prove it anyway), still managed to suck big time. We meandered our way back to the Mountain View Grand and cleaned up. The hotel threw us a great cocktail party, and everyone had an opportunity to lie, cheat and steal. Why? The poker run, of course. Throughout the day, each Driver and each Navigator drew a card at various stops. No wild cards, but since we used multiple decks, people were coming up with amazing hands. Lots of horse trading, lots of mingling. Some AARP-qualified people were running around, drinks in one hand, cards in the other, acting like children, begging, pleading and even stealing to make better hands. Others even got their children to run around, look all helpless and charming, only to squirrel away needed cards. Peter Lombardo won this competition (no surprise; that b*st*rd manages to win something at EVERY event he attends). Jeff Jones and Dan Kary tied for second place. We also awarded prizes for the WORST poker hand, for those who actually bothered to read the rules. Charlie Vest had the worst possible hand, but the remarkable second-place winner was Denise Tousignant, who managed to have the second worst hand despite not knowing how to play poker and giving away all of her high cards to the lampreys encircling her. Dinner was served for us in a private dining room. Before the prize ceremony, each driver received two spiffy certificates, designed by Friar Three graphic arts, suitable for framing and certifying their completion of the strenuous mountain drive that day. We then handed out the loot, donated by Ferrari and Maserati of New England and Independent Ferrari Service. We had so much stuff to give away, it needed to be shipped up to the hotel in four giant boxes! The winners of the golf and poker contests received their awards, and we gave out prizes to the winners of the trivia contest. Since John & Jayne Tirrell were a sponsor, they didn't get anything, despite coming in first! Bob and Carmela LaRosa finished second and received "The Complete Ferrari", a concise yet encyclopedic volume covering all Ferrari road cars. Third place winners Dan and Andrew Kary received an incredibly rare official Ferrari calendar. Literally, everyone received a prize, including lots of TUBI paraphernalia, shirts, caps, rare posters, mugs, even official Ferrari shoes, belts and socks. If only Philippe had donated his official Ferrari thong, someone could have dressed himself in complete Ferrari regalia. And every one received scale model Ferraris too! We gave Nick & Tammy Scelsi the Cannonball book by Brock Yates to thank them for being such a help in their first year with Maserati in New England. Some interesting trivia question answers were read. When asked, "What was the first Ferrari Grand Prix car (1948)?", Peter Rogal answered, "1949". "What is Schumacher�s favorite restaurant in Maranello?" Alex Vest was sure it was "Ruben's Reubens." Sandy Hatch, a huge Formula 1 fan, was convinced that Jean Alesi won his sole F1 victory at the Grand Prix of Le Mans. In 1957. "What is Enzo Ferrari�s middle name?" Glenn Farrell answered, "Bill", Andrew Kary chimed in with "Scuderia", and, my favorite, Sandy Hatch's contribution of "Friggin'". Chris and Kathy Fagas even managed to hit the tiebreaker EXACTLY on the head (though I feel obliged to note that I am NOT 42 years old, nor do I weigh three times as much as the alluring Debbie Tauber). * * * Sunday, May 4, 2004 The diehard Formula 1 fans among us awoke early to catch the GP of Spain. The hotel even went to the trouble of wiring up Speed in all the rooms for us for the race, but many of us gathered in the dining room to munch on brunch and watch Michael duel some more with Juan Pablo. Some more inclined to leisurely pursuits went out and played golf at the Mountain View Grand's course, laid out in front of the hotel. After brunch, we said our goodbyes, packed up our cars (with all of the loot we got, it was a tight fit) and hit the road for the drive home. Ironically, we had to take some back roads as a detour around all the traffic jamming up I-93, coming up to pay their respects at the site of the Old Man of the Mountain. If only these thousands of people knew who was responsible for its downfall.... Again, thanks to EVERYONE who came along and made the weekend so wonderful. As nice as the cars were, and as much fun to drive as they are, what really made this trip fun and memorable were the people. As always, I'm proud to call all of the participants my friends. Come with us next year! vty, - --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 02:39:01 -0400 (EDT) From: tabe johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Road Trip Tool Kit I saw some statistics somewhere that said that ~3/4 of all breakdowns are caused by either a flat tire or a problem with the cooling system. So I figure I'm pretty well covered if I have the necessary tools and spares to fix faults in those two areas. This means I have water, fan belt, silicone tape for hose repair, tools to remove thermostat, tools for tire replacement/repair, plus some of the more obvious stuff like jumper cables and fuses. I don't worry too much about wire, for instance, because if I need it badly enough I can either get it at a gas station or (eek!) rip out the speaker wire. tabe 88 325is Weirdest failure, only time stranded: Corrosion on connector to fuel pump. Pump stopped working. Diagnosed by feeling a hot hot hot connector on top of fuel pump! Sanded connector and receptacle, gooped it up with grease, and it's been fine ever since. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:08:30 -0700 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] WANTED: 3.0 LITER ENGINE FOR 2002 530i Anyone have a 3.0 liter motor for a 2002 530i? I'm located in Los Angeles. Please contact as soon as possible. Chris 88 M3 http://www.inlacal.com 88 M6 01 X5 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 04:56:55 -0400 From: "bs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Allstate and Driver Schools Allstate in South Carolina said "No!", although I waited until I had already decided to drop my coverage before asking. > Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:50:57 -0500 > From: "Thomas G. Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] Allstate and Drivers Schools > > Hi, > > Has anyone checked with Allstate about coverage > when involved in an on-track incident at a BMW CCA > drivers school? Do I need to find a different carrier? > > Tom ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:19:37 -0400 From: "Ryan and Dee Dee Brenneman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS E36 SSR Integral 16x8 wheels Group FS 16x8 SSR Integral wheels. New in box never mounted. Includes lug nuts. Fitment for E36. Pics available. Bought for track and autox and was given beater set of 16x8 BBS so I never used them. They have been sitting for a while and time to move for $$ to improve other areas of car. 16x8 is the perfect size for a 225/50 tire. On a H&R Sport spring with Bilstein sports there is no rubbing at all and the ride is much better than the 17x8 with 225/45 that were on before. Still looks great also. $800 OBO and can deliver in the Southeast. Thanks Ryan Brenneman 93 525iT Hers 92 325i Streetable track car 88 535iS My daily driver 81 745i Turbo Parting out...Turbo M30 anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 07:13:41 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Ellipsoids -> Hellas? I'm considering the purchase of an e34. I currently have an e28 equipped with Hella headlamps. Will the Hellas drop into the Ellipsoid buckets? If not, how 'bout just the H1 High beams? Or are the ellipsoid lights good enough that I should just sell the Hellas with the e28? 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