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hepcatz wrote:To help save my dignity, I did have some taste, my ultimate fave was then & still is a '66 XKE.

Talk about a horrible car to auto-x....

What about a pre 1987 Dodge Daytona turbo? Woody has (or had?) one. It was hilarious. Made all sorts of spaceship noises and had a turbo boost accumulator in the trunk but looked like a real handful to drive, to say the least. Plus they have a tendency for parts to fall off while driving down the r...

Sounds like fun! Take lots of pics!

The results from the last points event of the season have been posted to the website. Go to the Results page and click on the .xls or .pdf links to view them. Congratulations to Brian Kar for setting FTD yet again in his seriously quick Honda Civic, to Ryan Pal for top index score in his 2004 Subaru...

A dance off.

The official results have been uploaded to the website. Thank you for your patience!

I don't recall if the Goodridge lines are coated or not. Either way, I've had them on for 3-4 years now and have had no problems.

James399 lines are not JDM. They are made in the USA. If you register you can see the original GB thread where he goes into detail. http://revlimiter.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/DSC_3383.jpg The quality of these lines is off the scale . I've seen and installed (on other cars) many other bran...

I'm content with my Goodridge lines from Mazdaspeed. The price was right. Nowadays the hot ticket appears to be some custom lines from james399 over at Club Roadster. See Adam's review of this product by clikcing here.

The changeover is in the works. I've transferred all the files and databases to the new host and done some testing of the blog, reservation system, and forum. All appears to work again but until they see a real load it's hard to say. I'm going to change the DNS settings to redirect users to the new ...

Yahoo!, our web host provider, has never been great and lately they've done some things that really harm the site. Our online reservation system no longer works as it should and our forum keeps getting shut down due to a mysql database table that gets hung up. All of it is related to Yahoo!'s server...

Unofficial results. I'll get the official ones posted tomorrow. I've already received some e-mails asking for corrections so take these with a grain of salt. Course Designer: Mike M Tech Inspector: Jake M, John C Set-Up, Grid, Timing: Ed Chan, Jen M, Denny M, Maximo A, Jeff S, Jason H Sponsor Suppor...

Kirkey aluminum seat. There are several models available. You just missed out on this set that sold for $300 shipped but even new they aren't too pricey if you stick with the basic models. They're ugly but nothing gets you lower short of molding a bag seat to the floorpan.

saint_foo wrote:I'd like to get a something wider than 225's, but don't want to deal with fender flares, etc. I like the stock stealth look.

949 Racing 6UL 15x8 ET36 with 225/45ZR15 Toyo R888 tires fit under stock fenders and offer more than enough grip.

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Awesome! http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=harry+grove+stadium&fb=1&gl=us&hq=harry+grove+stadium&hnear=Washington,+DC&cid=0,0,13880792809401732688&ei=Kg_vSpD0MIjIlAfGudH_BA&ved=0CA4QnwIwAA&ll=39.399605,-77.413678&spn=0.000713...

If you have free time and want to browse all the different headlamp intake lids and TSIs people have put on their Miatas check out this link on Carview Minkara, which is like Cardomain but better. The only downside is the website is intended for Japanese users so language can be a challenge but I'm ...

I don't see any significant benefit (other than looks) to running TSIs or headlamp intake lids unless you are running forced induction and are making much more power and generating much more heat than stock. Of course cooler IATs theoretically means denser air which theoretically means more power bu...

I got word that CDC organizer Francois won 1st place championship in ASP driving his STI.

The results from the Saturday, October 10th, 2009 auto-x at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, MD have been uploaded to the website. You may view the results in Microsoft Excel .xls or Adobe Acrobat .pdf format by going to the Results page and selecting the appropriate link. Please contact the event’...

I'm on the road so I can't post the official results until I get back to my office tomorrow. In the meantime, here are the official unofficial results. Course Designer: Mike M Tech Inspector: Jake M, John C Set-Up, Grid, Timing: Ed Chan, Mike M, Jen M, Denny M, Angie M, Ted J, Maximo A, Dave V Spons...

I don't think it's only about highway fuel economy. The VA HOV lane exemption for hybrid vehicles is just one of many incentives for people to purchase hybrid vehicles. Government is encouraging people to seek out these new technology vehicles in hopes that greater hybrid sales will lower costs thus...

Great stuff here! Check out old race pics from Sebring, Watkins Glen, Marlboro, Cumberland, etc.

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ANDY'S TOP TEN AUTOX DRIVING TIPS By Andy Hollis (Andy is a multiple National Solo Champion and an instructor for the Evolution Solo School) Originally posted on Miata.Net [Just got back from a weekend of teaching Evolution schools and thought I'd share some stuff that I must have said a thousand ti...

It's a shame that the reward system for this competition (since this is a season long competition with monetary prizes) is structured to benefit only the most highly modified cars (making the assumption the driver is decent). Your point has been discussed many times over the past years with heated ...