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hmm, i wonder how much better that maneuver could be with all wheel =
steering...
Al

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  From: Dan Smith=20
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:43 PM
  Subject: Re: *real* R/C car


  Flying in reverse, cutting the wheel real sharp while stomping the =
brakes then stomping the gas in drive. Basically a 180.=20

  Dan=20

   Rhett Farnum <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com> wrote:=20


    ok so I'm a little behind in my lingo and knowledge of turns. What =
is a=20
    Rockford?


    Peace Out,
    Rhett
    Rocco_crossing
    '83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel =
bearings, and=20
    finally I may get to makeing it look better!!)





    >From: Dan Smith=20
    >To: Euroroc II , Julie Macfarlane=20
    >, veedublu@prod.net, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
    >Subject: Re: *real* R/C car
    >Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:12:54 -0800 (PST)
    >
    >
    >Sure ya can! You just haven't driven the right cars. My dad had an =
old=20
    >4-door escort with studs that I drove around long after the snow =
was gone.=20
    >That car was the most fun car I've ever driven. On our school's =
gravel=20
    >parking lot I could make it do Rockford's easy, pavement was a =
little=20
    >toughe! r but still not too hard. Best handling stock car I've ever =
driven. I=20
    >could do good ones in my Olds too, but only on snow.
    >Dan
    > Euroroc II wrote:Unfortunately you can't pull a=20
    >descent Rockford in a FWD car...
    >
    >-RGK-
    >
    >
    >At 09:22 PM 4/1/2003 +0000, Julie Macfarlane wrote:
    > >Ahhh. The innosence and ignorance of youth.
    > >Bond over Rockford?
    > >No contest.
    > >This OLD bird will take Bond any day :)
    > >
    > >
    > >Julie Macfarlane
    > >Menlo Park Research & Development
    > >Internet Application Developer
    > >www.menloparkrandd.com
    > >www.montgomeryweb.org
    > >Amsterdam NY
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >>From: "John Van Vuren"
    > >>To: "Scirocco List"
    > >>Subject: Re: *real* R/C car
    > >>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:11:3! 0 -0700
    > >>
    > >> > From: "Dan Smith"
    &g t; >>
    > >> > Rockford was before Bond? I admit, as a youngin, I've only=20
    >experienced
    > >>Rockford Files on A&E and I remember it being a detective show. =
Are we=20
    >not
    > >>talking about the same Rockford?
    > >>
    > >>No, I didn't say Rockford was before Bond... just that the =
maneuver is
    > >>most commonly known as a "Rockford". Not saying Rockford did it =
first,
    > >>better, faster, etc
    > >>
    > >>Walk up to any driving enthusiast over 25 and ask him what a =
Bond turn=20
    >is...
    > >>you will most likely get a blank stare. Then mention a Rockford =
and=20
    >watch
    > >>his (or her) eyes light up in recognition... don't even have to =
say
    > >>Rockford turn, just Rockford will suffice
    > >>
    > >>John
    > >>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>hmm, i wonder how much better that =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: *real* R/C =
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  <P>Flying in reverse, cutting the wheel real sharp while stomping the =
brakes=20
  then stomping the gas in drive. Basically a 180.=20
  <P>Dan=20
  <P>&nbsp;<B><I>Rhett Farnum &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:rocco_crossing@hotmail.com";>rocco_crossing@hotmail.com</A>=
&gt;</I></B>=20
  wrote:=20
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solid"><BR>ok=20
    so I'm a little behind in my lingo and knowledge of turns. What is a =

    <BR>Rockford?<BR><BR><BR>Peace =
Out,<BR>Rhett<BR>Rocco_crossing<BR>'83 Rocco=20
    (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel bearings, and =
<BR>finally=20
    I may get to makeing it look =
better!!)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>&gt;From: Dan=20
    Smith <SAD_ROCC@YAHOO.COM><BR>&gt;To: Euroroc II <FLAATR@YAHOO.COM>, =
Julie=20
    Macfarlane <BR>&gt;<JULIEMAC57@HOTMAIL.COM>, veedublu@prod.net,=20
    scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>&gt;Subject: Re: *real* R/C =
car<BR>&gt;Date: Tue,=20
    1 Apr 2003 15:12:54 -0800 (PST)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Sure ya can! =
You just=20
    haven't driven the right cars. My dad had an old <BR>&gt;4-door =
escort with=20
    studs that I drove around long after the snow was gone. <BR>&gt;That =
car was=20
    the most fun car I've ever driven. On our school's gravel =
<BR>&gt;parking=20
    lot I could make it do Rockford's easy, pavement was a little=20
    <BR>&gt;toughe! r but still not too hard. Best handling stock car =
I've ever=20
    driven. I <BR>&gt;could do good ones in my Olds too, but only on=20
    snow.<BR>&gt;Dan<BR>&gt; Euroroc II =
<FLAATR@YAHOO.COM>wrote:Unfortunately=20
    you can't pull a <BR>&gt;descent Rockford in a FWD=20
    car...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;-RGK-<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;At 09:22 PM =
4/1/2003=20
    +0000, Julie Macfarlane wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt;Ahhh. The innosence and =
ignorance=20
    of youth.<BR>&gt; &gt;Bond over Rockford?<BR>&gt; &gt;No =
contest.<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;This OLD bird will take Bond any day :)<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;Julie Macfarlane<BR>&gt; &gt;Menlo Park Research =
&amp;=20
    Development<BR>&gt; &gt;Internet Application Developer<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;www.menloparkrandd.com<BR>&gt; &gt;www.montgomeryweb.org<BR>&gt; =

    &gt;Amsterdam NY<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; =
&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;From: "John Van Vuren"<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;To: =
"Scirocco=20
    List"<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;Subject: Re: *real* R/C car<BR>&gt; =
&gt;&gt;Date: Tue,=20
    1 Apr 2003 14:11:3! 0 -0700<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; =
From:=20
    "Dan Smith"<BR>&amp;g t; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Rockford was =
before=20
    Bond? I admit, as a youngin, I've only <BR>&gt;experienced<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;&gt;Rockford Files on A&amp;E and I remember it being a =
detective show.=20
    Are we <BR>&gt;not<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;talking about the same =
Rockford?<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;No, I didn't say Rockford was before =
Bond... just=20
    that the maneuver is<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;most commonly known as a =
"Rockford".=20
    Not saying Rockford did it first,<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;better, faster,=20
    etc<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;Walk up to any driving =
enthusiast over=20
    25 and ask him what a Bond turn <BR>&gt;is...<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;you =
will most=20
    likely get a blank stare. Then mention a Rockford and =
<BR>&gt;watch<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;&gt;his (or her) eyes light up in recognition... don't even have =
to=20
    say<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;Rockford turn, just Rockford will =
suffice<BR>&gt;=20
    &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;John<BR>&gt; &gt;&gt;<BR>&gt; =
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