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My first event of the season (vids & pics)

Finally was able to make it out to an autox. Ran with the local BMW club. Can ran great, needs more tire. Ran on my 205 street tires....watch as I drift into the stop box. Had another local miata guy ride along, he couldn't believe the torque.

http://www.boostedmiata.com/videos/8...23-08_run1.wmv (off course)

http://www.boostedmiata.com/videos/8...23-08_run2.wmv (My FTD)

http://www.boostedmiata.com/videos/8...23-08_run3.wmv (ride along)

http://www.boostedmiata.com/videos/8...23-08_run4.wmv (fastest run + cone)

pictures of the event coming shortly.

Car seems very nicely planted.

So fun! I can't wait to get mine back together and get to more events.

Does the rearview mirror really distract you?

I'd think the yellow mark flashing right in front of your face would be worse. What wheel is that?

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Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 300193)

Does the rearview mirror really distract you?

I'd think the yellow mark flashing right in front of your face would be worse. What wheel is that?

not distracting, but it's somewhat in the way, lots of "uphill" on that course, clears a out of the view, plus you can see more on the video ;)

wheel is a $40 deep dish ebay wheel.

very happy with the car, it performed better than the last. Only changes to the suspension was the removal of the rear sway bar and the solid diff mounts. One of the first autoxes I'v done in a long time where i didn't spin a least once. I can control the rear much better, I blame a lot of that on the manual steering.

results are up. out of 24 non-bmws I was 9th.

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'Non-BMW (Street Tires)' Total Entries: 25

1         219        Steve Pilkerton         1998 Nissan 240sx         44.132         -         -

2         203        Pete Lem                1999 Porsche 911         44.891         0.759         0.759

3         316        Vince Bly                2004 Mini Cooper S         45.137         0.246         1.005

4         103        James Dunham                2006 Mazda MX-5         45.465         0.328         1.333

5         112        Jack Masih                2005 Chevy Corvette         46.771         1.306         2.639

6         129        John Nicolaysen                1996 Mazda Miata         47.143         0.372         3.011

7         134        Greg Martell                2003 Porsche 911         47.228         0.085         3.096

8         233        Timothy Walker                1991 Toyota MR2         48.007         0.779         3.875

9         113        Scott Spaulding                1991 Mazda Miata         48.272         0.265         4.140

10        202        Phillip Yates                1980 VW Scirocco         48.715         0.443         4.583

11        235        Linh Nguyen                2005 Mazda 3                48.808         0.093         4.676

12        212        Jerry Byrd                2000 Toyota Celica         48.865         0.057         4.733

13        338        John Lattanzio                2003 Chevy Corvette         48.869         0.004         4.737

14        123        Claude Taylor                1983 Porsche 911 SC         49.017         0.148         4.885

15        234        Chris Jacob                 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer         49.651         0.634         5.519

16        116        Kevin Althoff                 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen         49.729         0.078         5.597

17        105        Alexis Flores                 1999 Mazda Miata         49.963         0.234         5.831

18        205        Josh Bers                 2001 Honda S2000         49.998         0.035         5.866

19        137        Michael Radziewski         2003 Buick Regal GS         51.511         1.513         7.379

20        339        Raquel Garces                 2007 Mazda 3                 51.924         0.413         7.792

21        242        Tony Pompa                 2005 Chevy Corvette         52.563         0.639         8.431

22        215        Marina Martin                 2006 MINI GP                 53.156         0.593         9.024

23        210        Adrian Arco                 2008 Honda Civic         67.010         13.854         22.878

24        124        Roya Nakhgevany         2005 Mini Cooper         68.171         1.161         24.039

25        133        Doug Spaulding                 1991 Mazda Miata         DNF         68.171         68.171

'Non-BMW (R-Comp Tires)' Total Entries: 5

1        228        Chris Sychlovy                 1989 Mazda RX-7         43.796         -         -

2        223        Howard Leikin                 2005 Chevy Corvette         45.382         1.586         1.586

3        230        Anthony Martell         2004 Honda S2000         46.799         1.417         3.003

4        220        Michael Darnell         2005 Mazda RX-8         49.078         2.279         5.282

5        115        James Cunningham         1979 Porsche 911 SC         50.679         1.601         6.883

raw time I was 37 out of 93.

Still waiting for pics, here's one of my dad driving:

http://www.boostedmiata.com/autox/8-...enififteen.jpg

Nice job. Did the eBay wheel come with a hub?

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Originally Posted by TurboTim (Post 300305)

Nice job. Did the eBay wheel come with a hub?

the hub is a POS piece of cast zinc.

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Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 300318)

the hub is a POS piece of cast zinc.

Heh.... thats what mine probably is then. Works though :p

the car looks good. Makes me not want to hack mine up.

that steering wheel works great for the price. i have the same one :)

good runs but you still have a bit of oversteer.

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Originally Posted by UrbanSoot (Post 300427)

that steering wheel works great for the price. i have the same one :)

good runs but you still have a bit of oversteer.

I think it's more of a lack of tire. I had the shocks at full stiff in the front and 1/2 turn in the rear. no rear bar. it's much easier to handle than the last car, like i said, I never lost the rear once...only ******** into the stop box constantly.

if you watch #3, the passenger (a 99 stock owner) comments on the handling near the end of the video :50 ...also yells "shhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit" at :09.

very nice, man. im going to start up again in the sm2 class once the turbo install is finished. its been way too long since ive competed last.

Looks like a blast. That's interesting that you run full stiff in front and half in rear. I ran full soft up front and 1 turn in the rear I think. I had some oversteer, little more then I wanted for an autocross when going for time. I'll try your settings next time.

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Originally Posted by cjernigan (Post 300468)

i started at 1 turn each, just trying to tune out oversteer. ended up with that, seemed to work. what i need is 275s.

I liked the ones where the guys head wasn't in the fucking way

try softer settings. try 3 up front and 1 in rear. worked best for me.

How did you end up so far behind an 06?

I think the most interesting part is the 240SX out front, must have been modded and had a great driver.

don't forget:

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Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 300134)

... Ran on my 205 street tires....