Bravery IS the absence of fear.
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This deserves its own thread.
Yesterday, I went out with a dozen or so other Miatas and ran Palomar Mountain. I didn't get any video, but I *did* remember that about halfway up, we passed a guy camped out in one of the turns snapping photos of us, with a big sign advertising himself. A bit of googling and I found the pictures. Anyway, for those who don't know, this is what weekends on Palomar typically look like: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1351446327 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...r-dm_91235-jpg https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1351446327 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1351446327 So here's me, pushing it to maybe 8/10ths, loving the new tires, trying to decide whether I should maybe re-connect the rear sway bar, and just generally feeling pretty awesome about life: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1351445951 Two cars ahead of me was a lady in a blue NA, running all-season tires on 14" daisy wheels. She was running about the same speed as I was (a little slower, but not much) and she was clearly pushing it all the way to 10/10. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1351446327 Just look at those right-side tires, they're both on the sidewall! https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1351448706 That lady has bigger balls than I do. (ashamed face.) |
So did you get the chick in the blue miatas name and number.
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Her husband looked like the sort of fellow who, while not quick to anger, was entirely capable of causing great bodily harm when needed.
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Joe: You look like you're out for a sunday drive (approx 1/10th). The blue miata looks like they're over-driving at 1000/10ths. She reminds me of the typical new autox driver: slow in, slow out. :rofl:
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 944161)
Her husband looked like the sort of fellow who, while not quick to anger, was entirely capable of causing great bodily harm when needed.
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holy shit @ sidewall. damn
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 944168)
Really? Judging from the photos, I would have guessed he was abnormally short.
Originally Posted by 2ndGearRubber
(Post 944167)
Joe: You look like you're out for a sunday drive (approx 1/10th).
The blue miata looks like they're over-driving at 1000/10ths. She reminds me of the typical new autox driver: slow in, slow out. :rofl: Bear in mind that we're going uphill that whole time, so giving up too much speed is costly. |
Originally Posted by phillyb
(Post 944170)
holy shit @ sidewall. damn
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Crossing a double yellow is grounds for summary execution.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 944161)
Her husband looked like the sort of fellow who, while not quick to anger, was entirely capable of causing great bodily harm when needed.
he should work on inflating his wife's tires, not his ego. |
Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 944177)
Crossing a double yellow is grounds for summary execution.
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 944189)
he should work on inflating his wife's tires, not his ego.
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looks like fun. car looks good with the new non-diarrhea look Joe:D
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Noticed you're still running sun visors. I removed mine and use the blank-off plates. Don't miss them. Good for taller folks (seem to remember you discussing this vis-a-vis windshield tint).
Looks like fun. Such a pretty area. |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 944195)
looks like fun. car looks good with the new non-diarrhea look Joe:D
Originally Posted by hornetball
(Post 944398)
Noticed you're still running sun visors. I removed mine and use the blank-off plates. Don't miss them. Good for taller folks (seem to remember you discussing this vis-a-vis windshield tint).
My '92 didn't come with them, and I guess I never really missed them then, but now that I have them I find them to be useful. Looks like fun. Such a pretty area. |
That would be a 8 and a half hour drive for me to drive that road, looks fantastic though.
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