At 01:22 PM 10/2/96 -0500, you wrote:

.....mostly common sensical -- such as the observation that brakes are
>cheaper to replace than clutches so think twice about routinely
>gearing-own to slow a vehicle, etc., and their website is fun to read. 

Late race car driver Mark Donahue (discoverer of the Unobtainium material
only found in winning cars) once observed "....engines were designed to make
you go, brakes to allow you to stop.  Period.

Austin