Re: Telepathic messages from Fred Di Matteo???

[Scott Fisher <sfisher71@domain.elided>]

--- George Schweikle <schweikg@domain.elided> wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Wasn't Don Black's competition guide for race cars
> only?. 

See, now, if I'd done my homework I'd have KNOWN that!
:-)

> There's a huge
> bunch of  Alfisti who want hotter street cars,

Including at least one new Alfa owner and digest
member (good timing, eh, Jeffrey?).  The coincidence
was not lost on me.

And actually, I'm one of those very people -- in fact,
I've already confessed my "ulterior motive" in
offering to put all this information together: I want
to learn from OTHER people's trial and error before I
set out, checkbook in hand, to tweak my Spider.  Sure,
I COULD buy four or five different sets of camshafts
and try them one by one till I found the ones that
worked best, but I'd rather buy just the right set to
begin with, and spend the other money on, oh, springs
and shocks -- where I'd like to make the same smart
purchase, getting the ones that work best in my
application.

> not to mention those of us
> who like helling around pylons. Dana Loomis
> mentioned adding modifications
> for various race classes, and these also have
> changed from the old SCCA
> Production classes. Showroom stock, Improved
> Touring, and the various
> vintage classes have gained popularity since the
> guide was written.

It's good to keep this project in focus, George, and
thanks.  I still think the final product needs a
"soul-searching" section at the beginning, asking what
the reader WANTS out of the end product -- a
competitive racing car in a given class, a fun car for
club tours and the occasional track day, a hot street
car for surprising SUVs with the occasional hole-shot
when the light changes, or other things I'm probably
not thinking of.

> And yes: Uncle Fred, AKA "Mr. Alfa" will be certain
> to provide any mid
> course corrections we might need. right fred?

Lord, I hope so.  Even if it means adding a section on
aeronautical uses for Alfa boxers. :-)

--Scott Fisher
  Tualatin, Oregon
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