Overdue Intro: New guy in Indiana, Track focused.
Hello everyone, I live in southern Indiana and have been around the fiddling with car scene for a while now. Last year I bought my first Miata and have owned 4 since. One is now a 1.6 DD and weekend warrior at the local SCCA autocross and occasional rallycross events. The other is a rusty Michigan bred M edition that was transformed into a track car for the Chumpcar World Series. The other 2 were parts or too nice to mess with and sold, for me it's generally function > form. Looking forward to contributing to the forums and sharing my experiences at the track, I've learned a lot in this past year so thank you!
Of course the username is a jest, to each their own Justin |
Originally Posted by slammed200
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Of course the username is a jest, to each their own
Justin Glad to se your mind is in the right place. |
Dillon, I'm actually about to move to Novi for 6 months starting in September. I've been to Gingerman, can you recommend any other good tracks around? I've been recommended Waterford Hills but don't know much about it.
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Never been on either tracks. But i did go to Waterford Hills once to watch. It's an okay track i guess. I don't like how if you go off, or hit the rumble strips you might as well close your eyes and pray. At the end of the back straight there is rocks, big rocks.
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Here we are crossing the finish line at Gingerman earlier this year after a 7 hour race, Thing3 Racing
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http://www.putnampark.com/wp/
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Yessir, Putnam is my home track we have been using for testing. You go out there often? I run with 10/10ths and usually pit right before the track entrance at the end of the pits. Hopefully the new ownership will pave it, I like what they've done so far. I thoroughly enjoy catching the big horsepower cars in the field after they blew by me on the straight!
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Originally Posted by Erat
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Never been on either tracks. But i did go to Waterford Hills once to watch. It's an okay track i guess. I don't like how if you go off, or hit the rumble strips you might as well close your eyes and pray. At the end of the back straight there is rocks, big rocks.
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Harold, Nice lines through there, I take it you've been before :)
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Originally Posted by slammed200
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We'll have to meet up once I get to town, what do you primarily do with your Miata?
I should be getting my built engine back this weekend. It's mainly a fun car, i am to poor to wreck it on a track. We do a lot of trips (tail of the dragon every October) tunnle of trees, Hell, westside, up north. Or just cruise around and pick on muscle cars. There are quite a few turbo miatas in SE Michigan, i've even got two in my garage currently. I'd say more than 10 locally that i know of. The Michigan Miata group on FB is pretty good. |
When's the next track day at Putnam you guys will be going to? I still have no tach/speedo so I'm not sure I will run, but I'd still like to hang out and get a few rides maybe.
If you've seen a emerald '99 with little tupperware rolling around Columbus, that's my neighbor who works at Cummins. There's an Indiana Miata FB group, but it's mostly ricers. Their idea of a 'track day' is drifting. |
Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1043475)
When's the next track day at Putnam you guys will be going to? I still have no tach/speedo so I'm not sure I will run, but I'd still like to hang out and get a few rides maybe.
Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1043475)
If you've seen a emerald '99 with little tupperware rolling around Columbus, that's my neighbor who works at Cummins.
There's an Indiana Miata FB group, but it's mostly ricers. Their idea of a 'track day' is drifting. |
Originally Posted by Erat
(Post 1043450)
Let it sit in the garage on jack stands.
I should be getting my built engine back this weekend. It's mainly a fun car, i am to poor to wreck it on a track. We do a lot of trips (tail of the dragon every October) tunnle of trees, Hell, westside, up north. Or just cruise around and pick on muscle cars. There are quite a few turbo miatas in SE Michigan, i've even got two in my garage currently. I'd say more than 10 locally that i know of. The Michigan Miata group on FB is pretty good. Let me know if you need a hand wrenching the engine bay back together when the engine arrives. What's the goal for it? |
High MPG's. And extreme reliability at or around 300-350hp with 8200+rpm limiter. Plus have full AC full interior and completely working correctly as it should car.
I host a fall Dragon run. Well, i'm hosting it this year. It's October 2nd-6th. You're more than welcome to join if you want. More info That goes for everyone too. |
Originally Posted by slammed200
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What do you need to fix your setup, I may have the parts around. Next Putnam day will probably be September 21/22 with 10/10ths, plenty of awesome cars to ride in and I wouldn't mind having you in the passenger bucket at all.
Originally Posted by slammed200
(Post 1043513)
Small world, I park next to him also working for Cummins! I'm in the Indiana group, very minimal interest in racing but there are some and it's a good local source for parts since the local yards don't seem to have any Miatas.
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Originally Posted by thenuge26
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I'm not exactly sure yet, I replaced the speed sensor but still have no tach/speedo and I'm still getting the VSS code. When I stop being lazy I will grab my neighbors ECU to see if that is the culprit, otherwise my last guess is the cluster itself. If you have one for a '99, I'll gladly take it off your hands (I want to try this anyway). If it's the ECU I'll be getting an MS3 from Reverant soon, if it's neither the ECU or cluster then I'll be stumped. Either way I should be ready by September.
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Originally Posted by slammed200
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Harold, Nice lines through there, I take it you've been before :)
I am SLOWLY building a 99 sport with a brog warner that will be much better track day car and street but looks like it will not be done until next year at this rate so i have been playing with the old SC NA https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1376520252 |
I like owning Miatas in Indiana because it's so flat and straight. Way easier to drive that way.
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Yes, flat straight, but there are some towns that have some curves if you like to cruise the back roads.
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Welcome, slammed200. Check out the Miata Gallery and post up some pics!
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Originally Posted by HHammerly
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Thanks, don't go as much as i would like, 0 for the year so far but i like that track and the people that run in 10-10 motorsports is great (exept for some of the slower Porsche guys that don't like to get passed by a Miata).
Originally Posted by HHammerly
(Post 1043693)
I am SLOWLY building a 99 sport with a borg warner that will be much better track day car and street but looks like it will not be done until next year at this rate so i have been playing with the old SC NA
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Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1043696)
I like owning Miatas in Indiana because it's so flat and straight. Way easier to drive that way.
Originally Posted by zero415
(Post 1043714)
Yes, flat straight, but there are some towns that have some curves if you like to cruise the back roads.
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Originally Posted by slammed200
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Ben are you a transplant like myself? You'll find the roads, they're fun for a cruise but you can't beat the track!
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Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1043897)
Yep, been here for.... 7-ish years?
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Originally Posted by slammed200
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I'm on my third year now, get to take a break and live in MI/PA for a year then I'll be back. How do you cope? Looks like autocross from the picture
That's just my daily driver. I am a "conefag" as we sometimes get referred to as, but haven't seriously competed in 2-3 years as i beat my head against a brick wall fighting with the race car. Honestly, i don't really cope or do much. I try to make at least one long trip a year to some cool roads, and this year i did 7500+ miles going through Colorado to Vancouver BC, then all the way down the coast to San Diego via Highway 1 and 101. Then home. Then a week and a half later, went to MATG. :) Then i've got two cars this year i'm fielding at the GRM $2013 Challenge, so i just stay busy. I'm in Indy and have a very well equipped if extremely crammed garage, you're more than welcome to come up and hang out/work on your car/work on my cars/drink my beer whenever you like! RACEKOR!!!! https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1376578674 |
Originally Posted by concealer404
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That picture was taken in Gainesville, FL at the $2012 Grassroots Motorsports Challenge. :party:
That's just my daily driver. I am a "conefag" as we sometimes get referred to as, but haven't seriously competed in 2-3 years as i beat my head against a brick wall fighting with the race car. Honestly, i don't really cope or do much. I try to make at least one long trip a year to some cool roads, and this year i did 7500+ miles going through Colorado to Vancouver BC, then all the way down the coast to San Diego via Highway 1 and 101. Then home. Then a week and a half later, went to MATG. :) Then i've got two cars this year i'm fielding at the GRM $2013 Challenge, so i just stay busy. I'm in Indy and have a very well equipped if extremely crammed garage, you're more than welcome to come up and hang out/work on your car/work on my cars/drink my beer whenever you like! RACEKOR!!!! I've been curious about the GRM $20XX challenges as well. What types of events do you compete at? Autocross? Track? I bet you can manage some great engineering feats with just over $2k. What are the two cars you're building for it? I'll have to stop by if I'm ever planning to be up there, or if you make it down to Columbus I'd say my garage is always in use and probably equally as packed! |
The GRM $20xx Challenge is an autocross, 1/4 drag, and a show.
This year, total budget including car is $2013. You're familiar with budget racing anyways, i see. :P The car in my sig is my daily driver, i'll be taking it back for another attempt, and i'm building an additional 88 MX6 GT that's going to my buddy in Minneapolis who will be bringing it. |
Originally Posted by slammed200
(Post 1043873)
Nobody likes getting passed by a Miata, NOBODY!
Curious why you like the SC setup on the track as opposed to a turbo? I've considered a SC setup for a nice linear throttle response on the autocross track. NO :crx: |
Originally Posted by supercooper
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NO :crx:
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SC development is lagging well behind turbo development.
And literally nobody is developing SCs for the Miata. There's only 1 kit left on the market. And for good reason (red is turbo, blue is SC). https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1376589965 |
Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1044091)
SC development is lagging well behind turbo development.
And literally nobody is developing SCs for the Miata. There's only 1 kit left on the market. And for good reason (red is turbo, blue is SC). Thanks for the welcoming Brain! Any chance you could fix these pics, it's a 2010 post however... |
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