Miata Mailing List: August 1994, Message #87
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   From: "Alice T. Liu" 
Subject: Kansei Returns, etc.
   Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 01:37:35 -0400

	From:	a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
	To:	Multiple recipients of list 
	Subject: Kansei Returns, etc.
	Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 1994 22:31:16 -0400
	
	[stuff deleted]

	Those of you near the SF bay area all know about highway 9, betw. the Los
	Gatos area and Santa Cruz.  It would have been even better in a Miata, and
        [stuff deleted] .... and the Del
	Puerto Canyon road from Patterson to Mt. Hamilton was fun, although warm for
	most of the route.  It's been paved entirely for the past few years at
	least, so try that one with your Miatas.

        [the rest deleted]
        
I take highway 9 every morning to work, from Felton to Santa Cruz.
It *is* fun.  It's probably one of the tamer streches of the highway.
But I'm a newbie - I had only about 5 hours worth of experience 
driving stick before I got my Miata!  I'm sure I am not yet taking 
full advantage of the road.  My shifting is much smoother now, but 
I'm still unsure about when I should be down shifting, so if anyone 
has any tips, send them my way.  For smooth shifting, for instance, 
from 4th to 3rd, it seems I should be going 30 mph.  Any higher than 
that and the rev sound gets higher and the car lurches a little.  

The real test is when I have to drive the hills in San Francisco.
I haven't had a reason to go there since I got my M-edition, but
the day is coming I'm sure.

-alice

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Alice T. Liu
Programmer Analyst, Information Services
The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Phone: 408-429-4515