Brenton, at 00:21 on May 09 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BV> There was something about the magic boxes filled with crystals. I
BV> don't know much about them as neither of my HDT cars had one.

BG> Not sure, but I believe it was only on his Group A racing cars.

BV> No, they were in some of the road cars as well.

But not yours (when you had it), I trust?

BV> If you were a real die-hard nut, you could buy one mail-order.

If you were a naive fuckwit, more to the point.

BV> It was called an Energy Polariser or something like that.

ROFL!  And upon which particular Law of physics was it based?  |-)

BV> From memory, it was something to do with making it run "smoother"
BV> though, not faster.

BG> His daily incantations to Ba'al had much the same result, I hear.

BV> Sumfin like that. Personally, I think the real magic was the way
BV> they let out a few PSI in the tyres at the same time :)

Yeah, that would certainly make for a smoother ride, but it'd also fuck
your tyres quick smart too.  For high-speed touring, you should actually
overinflate your tyres to say 4-5psi more than normal.  Makes for a much
bumpier ride, but reduces heat-stress considerably.

Regards, Bill
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