mhoward1

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/12204...-race-car.html

Billhyco

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nice car...WAY outta my reach for now. maybe 5 years from now but until then, i po folk!

Billhyco

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as promised, finally the car is here and some pics from this past weekend at VIR. the weekend went quite well thankfully. We spend ALL day Saturday prepping and finally got it on track Sunday. Brakes held up nicely, engine ran strong, only problem we had was some overheating issues. I think we are going to drain it all this week, fill it with distilled water and some water wetter. Wish there was something going on in Sept. Next track day isn't until Oct at CMP. Gives me tinker time I suppose.

Morris

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Looks fun. See you at CMP.

Stack

SCCA is at Rockingham Sept 13-14... I believe Saturday the 13th is something like $125 for members. ... www.ncrscca.org

racerbob4

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Bill you are going to be suprised at the improvements at CMP. We ran a T3 car there last weekend at the national race and they now have garages, new tech area, the old tech area is now a gathering spot for workers and the worker party, painted guardrails grey, painted tire walls green and built another bathroom area. Whole place looks better. Have fun down there and keep the VIR national on your schedule for next spring. We will probably run two cars again. Bob

BTW we now have a couple sets of 225 and 245 x 17" take off tires for other guys.

Billhyco

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i forgot about the scca event, i think its only a one day but that will be ok. we REALLY need to get some test/tune laps on this car.

i am really excited about CMP, hate its only going to be another one day event for us but sure to be a good time regardless.

Stack

You know... I'll be glad to do some testing of the car if you want to leave it with me Friday

mhoward1

I'd fly back from Orlando for that.

Billhyco

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haha, but you have to work on that over heating thing I have going on

actually we hope to have that fixed by then.

Morris

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There is also a PCA event at Roebling Road that weekend that several of us are going to.

laze1

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I will be there...look for a Daytona Blue Z #53

bigdaddy

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Bill,

Were you at NC Speedway with this thing last Saturday? It looked/sounded mean as hell.

Billhyco

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i indeed was there. what were you driving?

its definately loud...people kept telling me that they could hear me coming up behind them. ya would of thought that meant gimme a point by, not always the case, however.

that was a good day. just wish it was a two day event.

bigdaddy

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I was there (in the instructor group) in this:



I didn't have a student in your group, so I didn't get to watch you fly by from the right seat of the car, but you looked pretty darn fast when viewed from the infield.

I meant to come say hi (we met once before at VIR-South at an SVT Mustang event), but a one-day event with two students kept me hopping.

Billhyco

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the car felt decent that day. we were struggling with a over heating issue previously so we were watching that pretty closely. well that and a exhaust collector that didn't want to cooperate. i have a shorter set of gears for tracks like the Rock but just for a PDX it wasn't worth all the work for me. Would have gotten around the infield a little better but thanks regardless.

I wish you would have come by...we got there a little late so we were half way down the second set of garages. I met a few people at the SVT event but I was in my Z at the time. There was someone parked beside me in a BMW, was that you????

bigdaddy

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Nah...I was about 1/2 way down the first set of garages. I was standing right there as you guys were going down the tech line, but it didn't occur to me that it might have been you until after lunch.

BPRacer

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Here's a link to a good deal on a Miata, already partially track-prepped:

http://dixierally.org/forum/forum_po...?TID=1086&PN=1

Car is in North GA.... the guy selling is a good dude, very easy to deal with too. Take a look, it leaves PLENTY of room in your budget for future tweaks, beer funds, and illicit lap dances... Tell him I sent ya!

Brian Flanagan
Yeah, I'm new here...

mhoward1

A solution has already been found...this is a fairly old thread.

BPRacer

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Ok.... whoops...