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07-14-2007, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mooty
LVDell: 11k+ post... hum all that time you should be driving!!!
rog, i met JRG a few times. he's a cool guy, friendly, informative and helpful. i think the internet things does at times rub ppl the wrong way. i also think that the cup car drivers love their cars and are tired of hearing ppl saying the car needs constant rebuild. the real life data (non pro racing) seems to indicate these motors can go about 100 hours and maybe enve more before a rebuild. i haven't heard of any club racers doing rebuild before 100 hours and i know quite a few cup cars.
25 hours is short, that may have been referring to RSR, and even then, it's a bit exaggerated.
rog, i met JRG a few times. he's a cool guy, friendly, informative and helpful. i think the internet things does at times rub ppl the wrong way. i also think that the cup car drivers love their cars and are tired of hearing ppl saying the car needs constant rebuild. the real life data (non pro racing) seems to indicate these motors can go about 100 hours and maybe enve more before a rebuild. i haven't heard of any club racers doing rebuild before 100 hours and i know quite a few cup cars.
25 hours is short, that may have been referring to RSR, and even then, it's a bit exaggerated.
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07-14-2007, 11:59 AM
#32
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Ok, I'm back online. Just got done painting the nursery! Yeah, that's alot of fun 
As for my posts, anybody that knows me knows just how BORING it is at the college. I am on the computer all day when I am not giving a lecture and there is absolutely NOBODY that understands cars in academia. Talk about a lonely existence in the workplace
Anyway, you guys are my "colleagues" since mine at work don't get it
Brian, stay safe my brutha! Look us up when you get back. You deserve a beer (or two, or three, or.......).
Jeff, your emoticon looks like he is going to explode!
As for my posts, anybody that knows me knows just how BORING it is at the college. I am on the computer all day when I am not giving a lecture and there is absolutely NOBODY that understands cars in academia. Talk about a lonely existence in the workplace
Anyway, you guys are my "colleagues" since mine at work don't get it
Brian, stay safe my brutha! Look us up when you get back. You deserve a beer (or two, or three, or.......).
Jeff, your emoticon looks like he is going to explode!
07-14-2007, 12:05 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by ZBB0730
Why don't you shut me up *****? I explored getting a cup and was told by my dealer that they had to be rebuilt every so many hours. I can take being wrong...however, I won't tolerate idiots like you. Get nose to nose to someone before you insult them. You might choose your words more carefully.
07-14-2007, 12:14 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by LVDell
As for my posts, anybody that knows me knows just how BORING it is at the college. I am on the computer all day when I am not giving a lecture and there is absolutely NOBODY that understands cars in academia. Talk about a lonely existence in the workplace
07-14-2007, 12:23 PM
#35
Nordschleife Master
Why can't I have a workplace like that Chris? Actually I did. When I did private sector consulting I did have those car nuts to chat with. But no.....I just had to go back to academia. Damn! Why do I have to love my job so much 
07-14-2007, 12:35 PM
#36
Three Wheelin'
Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
. Let the folks who actually own a Cup, or have campaigned a Cup, speak to their reliability.
As quoted....quite bullet-proof, and the fun factor outweighs the cost factor exponentially
..there is NOTHING like banging through a sequential gear box flat out up the esses at the Glen without lifting 
07-14-2007, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
You were the 7th post in on what should have been an interesting thread about purchasing a Cup and you took it negative. Without any direct knowledge, you posted as fact that Cup motors required rebuilds every 4.5 miles or hours or whatever. We've gone over this time and time again and it's always the uninformed who spout off what they know nothing about. 100 hours is common on these engines. Ask any Cup owner and that's the point. They're as bullit-proof as any racing motor can be, and are the ideal platform for amataur racing. When you post statements without any idea of what your talking about you risk being told to shut up. You don't realize that sprewing missinformation has negative consequences. Potential buyers/racers become reluctant to buy a Cup because they keep hearing that they're expensive to maintain which is complete and total BS. Let the folks who actually own a Cup, or have campaigned a Cup, speak to their reliability.
07-14-2007, 01:52 PM
#38
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Originally Posted by ZBB0730
When you tell someone to shut up, you run the risk of being ground into a fine powder. The education is welcome, the insults aren't. Next time, use a little "tact" and you'll get your point across much better. As before, the 4.5 miles was mean't to be a joke. Lastly, I doubt seriously that there are cup cars just waiting to be purchased, but just don't have a home because of rumors that the engines will have to be rebuilt. Enjoy your cup and be the resident expert on its reliability. Us poor RS owners will just sit back and watch as Thurston Howell III educates us on fine points of cup car ownership and we'll make sure we don't comment since we don't own one.
This should be entertaining.
07-14-2007, 02:12 PM
#39
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Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
You were the 7th post in on what should have been an interesting thread about purchasing a Cup and you took it negative. Without any direct knowledge, you posted as fact that Cup motors required rebuilds every 4.5 miles or hours or whatever. We've gone over this time and time again and it's always the uninformed who spout off what they know nothing about. 100 hours is common on these engines. Ask any Cup owner and that's the point. They're as bullit-proof as any racing motor can be, and are the ideal platform for amataur racing. When you post statements without any idea of what your talking about you risk being told to shut up. You don't realize that sprewing missinformation has negative consequences. Potential buyers/racers become reluctant to buy a Cup because they keep hearing that they're expensive to maintain which is complete and total BS. Let the folks who actually own a Cup, or have campaigned a Cup, speak to their reliability.
i'm an extremely long way from perfect, but in my 2k plus posts i've never even considered telling another poster to shut up, much less stfu.
you post about misinformation, but you didnt bother to correct the misinformation that you pointed out until this post which came after someone else had already supplied the info.
if i was a mod i would temporarily ban a poster telling another poster to stfu.
but that's probably only because i am so far from perfect myself.
07-14-2007, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by icon
this post in spot no. 12 might have had made a big difference.
i'm an extremely long way from perfect, but in my 2k plus posts i've never even considered telling another poster to shut up, much less stfu.
you post about misinformation, but you didnt bother to correct the misinformation that you pointed out until this post which came after someone else had already supplied the info.
if i was a mod i would temporarily ban a poster telling another poster to stfu.
but that's probably only because i am so far from perfect myself.
i'm an extremely long way from perfect, but in my 2k plus posts i've never even considered telling another poster to shut up, much less stfu.
you post about misinformation, but you didnt bother to correct the misinformation that you pointed out until this post which came after someone else had already supplied the info.
if i was a mod i would temporarily ban a poster telling another poster to stfu.
but that's probably only because i am so far from perfect myself.
07-14-2007, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
"Ginger, would you like to see my cup trophies?"....
