Labor Day weekend
- Wade Chamberlain
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Labor Day weekend
Is there really not a single stinkin' auto-x in the area this weekend?
Wade Chamberlain
FFR Cobra, CDC# 193
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- Wade Chamberlain
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I guess all the cool kids are going to Lincoln
Wade Chamberlain
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Re: Labor Day weekend
CDC has run 7 out the last 10 weekends. What more do you want!
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I'll take anything at this point....I'm starting to get the shakes and cold sweats.....
Wade Chamberlain
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I had the same reaction. I never look anywhere but CDC for auto-x events but I was looking everywhere I could for something this coming weekend.
I guess I will have to spend the time cutting my fenders to fit the r-comps I bought 5 or 6 months ago and maybe putting in the manual steering rack that has been laying on my guest room floor next to the r-comps for 3 months or so.
I guess I should start up a new gym membership, seeing how much trouble Mike had with his cobra last weekend
I guess I will have to spend the time cutting my fenders to fit the r-comps I bought 5 or 6 months ago and maybe putting in the manual steering rack that has been laying on my guest room floor next to the r-comps for 3 months or so.
I guess I should start up a new gym membership, seeing how much trouble Mike had with his cobra last weekend
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Re: Labor Day weekend
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Re: Labor Day weekend
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Re: Labor Day weekend
When no one is watching, the elusive Bear migrates to NC for a single evening each year to sample the region's motorsports.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
If you don't mind driving to the NY/NJ area you can find one at the meadowlands on Saturday http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/ ... 69A030A258
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Re: Labor Day weekend
Come out to FFF this Saturday. We can make a course out of his driveway. I have all the timing equipment.Wade Chamberlain wrote:I'll take anything at this point....I'm starting to get the shakes and cold sweats.....
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Re: Labor Day weekend
Yeah! we could make an 1/8 mile dragstrip!
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I hear ya Wade. Nothing this weekend then several competing events the following weekend...
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Re: Labor Day weekend
Figures it will be high 70's and sunny this weekend......
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Re: Labor Day weekend
In addition to doing my scheduled service maintenance I might go to Skyline, although I bet that will be crowded because of the holiday.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I think I saw karting at summit ... but I would rather get my fenders cut and ready for the next auto-x than kart
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Re: Labor Day weekend
We could always throw together a cruise and dine to some where.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I don't think you'll like that... manual racks are really slow... it'll be like driving my corollaferris wrote:maybe putting in the manual steering rack that has been laying on my guest room floor next to the r-comps for 3 months or so.
I plan on reassembling my rx-7 this weekend and getting my garage back...
I'd be up for that.jacob wrote:drive and dine
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Re: Labor Day weekend
Dave has a manual rack as do a lot of miatas. I am a little worried about it, but I could always put the old one back in. It is a real manual rack and not a de-powered rack. Dave also does not run 225's, which I plan on doing as well. I assume it would be similar to the elise at auto-x and I have driven Mikes ... I wouldn't want to parallel park it on a hill, but its perfectly fine for auto-x.eage8 wrote:I don't think you'll like that... manual racks are really slow... it'll be like driving my corollaferris wrote:maybe putting in the manual steering rack that has been laying on my guest room floor next to the r-comps for 3 months or so.
I'd be up for that.[/quote]jacob wrote:drive and dine
I might be down for that as well ... assuming my car is put back together by that time.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I need to do the same but want to time it with an appointment to get my car aligned. I can tell you that installing a manual rack is way easier than retrofitting power steering!ferris wrote:maybe putting in the manual steering rack that has been laying on my guest room floor
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Re: Labor Day weekend
the steering force will be fine, I used to have a miata with a manual rack and drove it around perfectly fine. but they make the rack ratio a lot slower in order to make it easier to steer. watch one of my recent videos to see how much I have to turn the steering wheel and then watch a video of franks.ferris wrote:Dave has a manual rack as do a lot of miatas. I am a little worried about it, but I could always put the old one back in. It is a real manual rack and not a de-powered rack. Dave also does not run 225's, which I plan on doing as well. I assume it would be similar to the elise at auto-x and I have driven Mikes ... I wouldn't want to parallel park it on a hill, but its perfectly fine for auto-x.
after a quick google search i found this thread on the topic:
http://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.ph ... ea&t=35360
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Re: Labor Day weekend
Fixed.eage8 wrote: steering WITH THE force will be fine, I used to have a miata with a manual rack and drove it around perfectly fine. but they make the rack ratio a lot slower in order to make it easier to steer. watch one of my recent videos to see how much I have to turn the steering wheel and then watch a video of franks.
after a quick google search i found this thread on the topic:
http://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.ph ... ea&t=35360
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Re: Labor Day weekend
I talked with mike conein this weekend about doing the cruise and dine still but maybe some time in october when the races are still spread out. Any one have any suggestions on a destination? Once we have an idea I'll start a thread in the right forum.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
another idea is a cruise and kartbugman1964 wrote:I talked with mike conein this weekend about doing the cruise and dine still but maybe some time in october when the races are still spread out. Any one have any suggestions on a destination? Once we have an idea I'll start a thread in the right forum.
Me and my brother went karting at allsport GP last night and had a blast. or we could go to SPK.
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Re: Labor Day weekend
If you can wait until december we could do all 3. I am hopeful that SPK will be open the first weekend in december for my birthday. We could do a cruise, drive and dine.
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