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Stephen
Cheers!
Paul
I'll be at the chat even though I haven't the foggiest idea about XC skiing! ;-)
-juice
Hope to be there tonight. Not sure if I can make the hat time.
Greg
Hang in there. Don't know if I'll make the chat as I've never skiied in my life - only driven a ski boat a couple of times.
Ed
What do you ask XC Skiers? I've never tried it, haven't a clue about the sport. Are these guys going to the Olympics?
-juice
Stephen
Welcome to our chat room
and nothing else on WinXP/IE6. Anyone have success?
..Mike
..Mike
The chat is busy, maybe the room is full? Not sure, but I do not recognize lots of the names there, so I imagine lots are XC skiing enthusiasts just visiting for the chat.
-juice
PS Using NT2000/IE5
Kevin
..Mike
-juice
..Mike
..Mike
Interesting - he drives a 1992 Loyale with 130k miles and going strong!
-juice
Greg
Greg
Actually Cross Country Skiing is really good fun. If you can skate or roller blade, you can ski. You avoid all of the dorks in fancy clothing that populate ski resorts and get to ski in really nice back country. Physically, it is a fiar workout but a steady low intensity activity ideally suited to the less athletic of us.
I am probably deeply unfashionable but used to ski in old woollen army pants and layers on the top half. A day pack with rough rations, a water bottle (you sweat like a pig when going hard) and basic survival gear and good maps (and a compass) and life is bliss.
I guess it helps that I look out from my parents country home and can judge the snow cover on a large expanse of the Australian Alps which are snow covered from June to early October. At this time of year, there is good walking in the same country.
This is the sort of country where a Subaru is in its element. Subaru have sponsored the Australian ski team for about twenty years. Old Libertys (Leagacy to you) are the car of choice for many skiers. No pose but superbly practical and no need to fit chains most of the year.
It qiuite makes me feel jealous of you folks slipping into winter.
Cheers
Graham
-Frank P.
Are they acheived by dumping the clutch? I'm not a stick driver, so please forgive my ignorance.
And what is the best (not necessarily best for the car) way to get a good launch at a stoplight? I am curious about how people strike a balance between long-term reliability and having the occasional thrill ride.
-mike
Ryan
I used to get the best launch times on my 97 Prelude by feeding it more gas as I slipped the clutch on launch (that FWD car would also smoke the tires if I dumped the clutch at high RPM). There was a fine line between power and slippage that worked great when you could hit it, and I never smelt any clutch-fry either. But, I did not do this more than 5-6 times over 3 years of ownership. It is just not good for the clutch on a regular basis. The car was fast enough under normal driving anyway.
Craig
Jim
Bob
I wouldn't do too many of those brake stands with an auto. mike, do you do that at every auto-x? Wouldn't it cause things to heat up? (ATF, brakes, etc.)
Dennis
-mike
There's also a mistake by the announcer. VCD instead of VDC. SoA should let Edmunds preview these things before airing. :-D
Dennis
it would also require higher revs a low speeds though. my camaro won't budge from a stoplight until you hit 3200 rpm or so.
about MT launches, the WRX is different because it has plenty of power. anyone that doesn't have a WRX will find their best launch by slipping the clutch briefly around 3,000 or 4,000 rpm and once the car gets rolling let the clutch up the rest of the way quickly while simultaneously mashing the throttle. if you smell burning clutch, that's too much gas or too slow on the clutch release. if you bog it, too fast on the clutch.
the WRX is different in terms of absolute best time, but you should find that the above will work pretty well on it too. difference being, if you rev it up and drop the clutch it will break the tires loose unlike any other subaru product, which will bog. not a good idea for longevity either way, honestly.
-Colin
Stephen
-juice
Bob
http://www.gminsidenews.com/
Cheers Pat.
Ross
Cheers Pat.
Have fun and be safe!
Patti
Bob: nothing on Subaru that I saw. Still interesting to keep updated.
-juice
-juice
FWIW, Imagestation.com is still free and up and running.
-Brian
Cheers Pat.
so far, no snow this year.
at least a white christmas would be nice!
-Brian
Stephen
Cheers!
Paul
-mike
Needs:
Rear Suspension
Power Steering
A/C re-charge
Clutch adjustment
But it's an MT and has the nice 50/50 split + the center locking diffy!
-mike
Use one for auto-x and add a lift-kit to the other for off-roading.
-Dennis
-mike
Ed
edit: Ah, I see paisan got in before me and confirmed some of that! ;-p
-mike
Ed