This pair was actually removed from the car and polished by our detailer when the bumpers got repainted.

They're simply THAT roasted. All of the plasitc is yellowed, not just the outer layer. They're as smooth as a...nvm. who cares. Yellow headlights are faster.

 

@concealer404

 

Can confirm the rumors. Yellow headlights are in fact faster.

Bet you guys wish you had the super rare Wide Track option, too. Boring that your wheels fit so well.


20170804_182344 by concealer404, on Flickr

 

The results of your cyber bullying, with MRLS rubber all over the nose...

 

GIMME DAT

 

Not to sound all M.net, but DAMN those headlight housings...super clean.

 

We had every intention of 'only' giving street rides because of the safety gear situation, but.. long story short, we installed the wrong ACE controller, so we didn't have access to the soft end of the valving range, which made the street ride less than optimum.

Stock seats, stock belts, the small Harddog bar = 7/10ths pace, "minimal" sliding of the tires, etc..

But this thing was sooooo much fun on track. Yes, it has some body roll, but it is the most composed and compliant car I have ever driven. Running over every curb and barreling up T6 and launching down the corkscrew. We were so comfortable in this car that we were playing with the ACE controller and adjusting shocks between turns.

Emilio and I were only slightly kidding when claiming that this might the nicest TTD Miata on the west coast. A set of hoosiers, stiffer springs and a dyno reclass away..


300/200 Xida Ace
Stock Club Sport/Sport pkg/Hard-S sway bars.
Stock Club Sport/Sport brakes
G-Loc R16/R10 pads (these were AMAZEBALLS, I'll be upping to R16 as soon as my 10s wear out)
ELBJs for 'race' front camberz at near OE ride height.
Energy suspension bushings
"Zero point" NASA PTE engine @ 7700rpm
Stock intake
Header back Racing Beat exhaust
MSPnP2
SPM organic 1.6 Sport Clutch
SPM Aluminum 1.6 flywheel
205/50/15 Maxxis VR-1
15x8 Beryllium 6UL



Here we are winning B group HPDE:




Dat droop travel tho

 

Haha, sweet! Was this your first time driving at Laguna Seca?...... you know I'm super jelly.

Also, that white car looks WAY better than my white car.

 

Brand new Mazda factory headlights. They're like $1,000,000 a piece :(

 

Having recently seen the insurance estimate to replace mine, you're not too far off. It's astounding how much they cost--especially the projector housings!

 

But I feels so much better. Just looking at the picture with the new headlights puts me in a safe space.

 

I need those new headlights in my life :(

 

I finally downloaded M@MRLS data from the AIM Solo. There is a Solo hardwired into Bullet so my suction one got to go in the only other car we were able to bring, Snoopster.

We logged a 1:48.1 on Saturday and 4 different 1:47s on Sunday.
Fastest lap of 1:47.517.
Peak lateral g loads of 1.40 in T2 and 1.27 in T10
Braking g of .81

That's mighty impressive for 205/50/15 Maxxis VR-1 and stock swaybars.
Xida ACE ftw!