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Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Digest Number 148


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>       1. Re: Another site update
>            From: "mcaqmd" <donlattimer@...>
>       2. Re: Re: Another site update
>            From: "Mike Denman" <mikedenman@...>
>       3. Re: Re: Another site update
>            From: mikeyrog@...
>       4. Re: Another site update
>            From: "mcaqmd" <donlattimer@...>
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>    Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:25:23 -0000
>    From: "mcaqmd" <donlattimer@...>
> Subject: Re: Another site update
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> Jeff,
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> Really no need for photo section.  BTW, our photo section here is at
> 80%.
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> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759
> Willits, CA
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> > I didn't get very many votes last time on the photo gallery issue,
> so
> > please speak up!
> > Should it go, or should it stay?
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> > Thanks,
> > Jeff
> > #8052 1984 Ford V6 GT
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>    Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:43:54 -0800
>    From: "Mike Denman" <mikedenman@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Another site update
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> Hi Group,
> 80% of what?  Do we need to start removing photos?  While some of the
photos could easily be removed (IMHO) there are some that would be nice to
have in a archive of some sort.  Perhaps we need the photo gallery afterall
will albums devoted to things like "maintaince", "repairs", "modifications",
"articles" etc.  As our membership grows so will our need for additional
photo space.
> Mike Denman
> 1966 Marcos
> Chassis #4079
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>   Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Another site update
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>   Jeff,
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>   Really no need for photo section.  BTW, our photo section here is at
>   80%.
>
>   Don Lattimer
>   #3M5759
>   Willits, CA
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>   > I didn't get very many votes last time on the photo gallery issue,
>   so
>   > please speak up!
>   > Should it go, or should it stay?
>   >
>   > Thanks,
>   > Jeff
>   > #8052 1984 Ford V6 GT
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>    Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:53:54 EST
>    From: mikeyrog@...
> Subject: Re: Re: Another site update
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> I believe the photo gallery is one of the best features of the web site.
We
> may need to consider setting a limit of the number of beauty photos per
owner
> though.  At a minimum we need to have one photo of each member's car,
> preferably with the owner as many of us are likely to never actually meet
> each other.
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> It would also be nice to have restoration photos, especially those showing
> the framework and other bits that can't be seen in a fully assembled car.
> These may need to be saved off-line and added when a member puts in a
request.
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> Michael Rogers
> 1969 1600 GT
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>    Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:52:59 -0000
>    From: "mcaqmd" <donlattimer@...>
> Subject: Re: Another site update
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> Are we on the same page here??  We have the "photos" section on this
> site and the "photos" section on Jeff's site.  If you look on
> the "photos" page on this site, down in the lower right-hand corner
> it says we've used 81% of our alloted 30MB.
>
> Might be nice to have a picture(s) of each persons car on this site
> because this site seems to be what people find first.  Mike's idea
> sounds good.  That way all "repairs", etc. would be in their own
> folders or page.  More suggestions??
>
> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759
> Willits, CA
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> --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Mike Denman" <mikedenman@e...> wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> > 80% of what?  Do we need to start removing photos?  While some of
> the photos could easily be removed (IMHO) there are some that would
> be nice to have in a archive of some sort.  Perhaps we need the photo
> gallery afterall will albums devoted to things
> like "maintaince", "repairs", "modifications", "articles" etc.  As
> our membership grows so will our need for additional photo space.
> > Mike Denman
> > 1966 Marcos
> > Chassis #4079


From: Chris McGougan
Subject: Very late news from Daytona.
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> Quite by chance I discovered that one of my customers is related to Calum
Lockie, the driver of the Marcos Mantara which ran at Daytona. Below is
Calum's press release. Somewhat biased I feel but aren't we all.

"Subject: Lockie denied second place at Daytona.
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> Former British GT champion Calum Lockie was denied second place in the GTS
> category in the Daytona 24 hour classic last weekend.
>
> Partnering Cor Euser in the Marcos Mantara, Lockie was contesting his
> fourth 24-hour race. Despite handling concerns, they were on target for
> second in the GTS category when worsening engine problems forced them out
> at the mid-point of the race.
>
> Heading into the race weekend, the team had to tune the car to suit the
> Goodyear tyres they were using for the first time. "We had to set the car
> up on them to see how they worked," explained Lockie after the opening
> qualifying sessions. Importantly, their best time in the Thursday
> qualifying session was good enough to secure 22nd slot on the grid, fourth
> fastest amongst the GTS cars. Ahead of them was the eventual class winning
> Jaguar, the Porsche 911GT1 and the leading Saleen.
>
> Despite being well placed on the grid, the team knew that getting the
> set-up of the car right for the race was all-important. "We worked away at
> the set-up. We had bags of understeer and it was very nervous at the rear
> end, but we eventually found quite a nice set-up," reported Calum.
>
> Into the race, with more than 80 cars taking the start, Euser took the
> opening stint. However, having been expected to charge, the Dutchman was
> not able to make progress and slipped to seventh in class during his
> 90-minute stint, which included a rare spin.
>
> Lockie took the second stint, racing hard for two hours in the warm
> afternoon sunshine. "I had some real handling problems and I was getting
> oversteer in every corner," said Calum. The increasing oversteer led to a
> scary 120mph spin, with the car stopping just inches from the wall. "The
> handling was quite evil," said Lockie after that particular drama. To add
> to the excitement of his two-hour stint, Calum had the bonnet bodywork fly
> off at speed, but it didn't hinder his progress.
>
> Despite those dramas, Calum's performance had taken them up to third in
> class and 14th overall by the time he pitted to hand over to the third
> driver, Dutchman Duncan Huisman. "We made some ground by plodding on,"
> said Calum, playing down his considerable performance in an ill-handling
> car.
>
> Huisman and Euser then took driving stints before Lockie took over again
> at 8.45pm for his second stint. This would be a challenging three-hour
> session, taking them through to almost midnight. With the mix of pace and
> consistency demanded by endurance racing, Calum took the car up to a fine
> eighth overall, still third in class with only the lead Jaguar and the
> Porsche 911GT1 ahead of them. However, as his stint progressed, Calum knew
> that all was not well.
>
> "I had oversteer everywhere, even on the way up the banking!" he reported.
> But that was not the only problem. "There was a real drop off in
> performance," said Calum, and it soon became clear that the handling
> problem was not their biggest concern as the engine was starting to go
> off. Huisman rejoined the race, but the engine problem got worse and worse
> and by 2am the team engineers elected to retire the car. Continuing would
> probably have resulted in complete and very expensive engine failure.
>
> "The engine fuels mixture was leaning off all the time, and it was going
> to blow up if we'd continued," said Calum. Frustratingly, the Porsche
> 911GT1 later retired, and so second place in the GTS class would certainly
> have been their result had they been able to finish the race. "Second
> would have been very nice. But we showed well again, and I got some more
> fabulous 24-hour experience," said Calum.
>
> Now, Lockie has turned his attention to the 2002 racing season and he is
> working to put together a full season of GT racing. "There are some
> fantastic possibilities from all over the world, so I hope to announce my
> plans shortly."

Chris
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