Re: SCARRRYY!!!! (Geo is the man!)

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

no chuck..... you da man!!
geo
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From: Chuck Simpson <Csimpson@zeltech.com>
To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com' <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: SCARRRYY!!!! (Geo is the man!)


>Hmmmmm....
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>All I have to say is lay off George!
>I'm from Virginia Beach, VA. and had a chance to do some
>work over in the Los Angeles area for a couple of weeks.
>I asked the list if anyone was willing to hook up with
>me and let me check out their ride... and guess what,
>George was kind enough to get together with me and go
>for some ASS-KICKING CANYON RUNS!!!  I never knew
>I would be able to push a Jetta as hard as I did running
>through hair-pin turns at 60mph with his Coil-over set-up.
>George allowed me to drive his car for several hours around
>the PCH/Agoura Hills area of California and it was a blast.
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>Well, my point in this story is the fact that when I got
>back into my STOCK Jetta, I realized how lousy my suspension
>really is.  I know George participates in quite a few
>canyon runs and other racing events so its obvious he pushes
>his car to its limits... often.  I imagine he is probably
>used to this style of driving... right?
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>Everyone on this list can confirm that most new aftermarket
>suspension set-ups are a HUGE IMPROVEMENT over stock.  I've
>heard it a thousand times!
>Well, just imagine going the other direction... okay!
>Or how about putting our stock suspension on a Mazda Miata.
>
>c-ya,
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>-Chuck Simpson
>'98 White Jetta GLX-VR6
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>From: Khan Klatt
>To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>Sent: 10/13/98 8:35:16 PM
>Subject: Re: SCARRRYY!!!!
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>At 2:18 PM -0700 10/13/98, George Turner, Jr. wrote:
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>>I basically never owned a stock glx.  I preferred to change it when I got
>>mines
>>because I did not like the way it felt.
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>I suppose that if I got into a stock GLX and tried to drive it like I drive
>my Neuspeed/Bilstein suspension GLX, that I could get into trouble too. I
>take corners *far* more agressively than I did before my suspension.
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>I guess I could have four accidents in one day if I kept driving like I
>did, especially in rainy weather, but after the first incident where I
>almost crashed, I would slow down significantly, and start adjusting to the
>ride of the car.
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>So, in short, while I have to say that everyone should back off from
>George, and stop giving him a hard time, I do have to ask George, "What
>were ya thinkin, man?!?" After the first incident, you have got to adjust a
>little to the conditions of the road/car you're in. I'd hate to see you in
>a Corolla, baby, because if you think the stock GLX is bad, you're one
>accident waiting to happen in a Toyota. ;)
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>And this is for everyone else on the list: LIGHTEN UP. Sheesh!
>
>-Khan
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