Pics of VRT working out of Mikes House!
Originally Posted by INTENSEPOWER
Hello,
Has any forum member here posted in this thread stating that his/her car is there, and currently being worked on? I read that Dan's car maybe there, but is that 100%?
D.
Has any forum member here posted in this thread stating that his/her car is there, and currently being worked on? I read that Dan's car maybe there, but is that 100%?
D.
last i heard about a week ago he IMed me about his car being in the shop in SD. i know he dealt with vrt so i assumed that "the shop" = "vrt"
i truly, truly hope this isn't the case, but i fear it is, as some of the lax meet guys have chimed in and said he mentioned it at last week's meet.
Originally Posted by INTENSEPOWER
Hello,
Has any forum member here posted in this thread stating that his/her car is there, and currently being worked on? I read that Dan's car maybe there, but is that 100%?
D.
Has any forum member here posted in this thread stating that his/her car is there, and currently being worked on? I read that Dan's car maybe there, but is that 100%?
D.
and also the SCC Z.
As to what is being done to the cars, I can't say, only the owners can, though the SCC car clearly has had its engine pulled.
Thats gay! I actually met this guy @ the track @ California Speedway last weekend. They came in with a trailer with Go VRT across the trailer. I saw that white G35 thats on the rack in the pictures. I thought the guy was Eagle1 but he said his name was Mike. He seemed cool in person but I would definitely not do business with him.
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The BAR licence is only valid if your place of operation is zoned for Auto repair.A house is not.
Anyone who has a home based businesses in San Diego County is not allowed to run auto repair facilities.They are not allowed to park cars on the premises.They are now allowed to post any advertsing or marketing propaganda. They are not allowed to handled EPA controlled materials like oil,coolant,solvent,brake cleaner,etc........There is a list of things you CANNOT do in a home based business and Miguel is breaking all the rules! I will find the rules on the net and post them here.I know about all of these rules because I started SFR started out of my garage 10 years ago.
The house comment was from one of his employees.The fact is that I dont not or care to know Mikes personal dealings so I will apoligize for saying something that might not be true.
Anyone who has a home based businesses in San Diego County is not allowed to run auto repair facilities.They are not allowed to park cars on the premises.They are now allowed to post any advertsing or marketing propaganda. They are not allowed to handled EPA controlled materials like oil,coolant,solvent,brake cleaner,etc........There is a list of things you CANNOT do in a home based business and Miguel is breaking all the rules! I will find the rules on the net and post them here.I know about all of these rules because I started SFR started out of my garage 10 years ago.
The house comment was from one of his employees.The fact is that I dont not or care to know Mikes personal dealings so I will apoligize for saying something that might not be true.
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Originally Posted by Navygolf13
I dont know about licensing laws here there or anywhere else. I remember talking to him about this a while back, I think when people were complaining about it before he went to the shop. He said the land there is zoned farming land and therefore he can run the shop there and the county allows it. I dont KNOW for sure that is just what I was told.
Agricultural is not zoned as commercial and therefore it is illegal to operate an auto repair facility. Sorry to inform you. And my buddy is a top dog real estate agent in San Diego and he is doing some research.
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Originally Posted by Navygolf13
You mean ex-employee???? Are you talking about vqturbotec or engineer?
They weren't ex-employees when I was infomred of this. There was also another one of his guys that had told me the same thing.He was wanting a job from us but still working for Miguel at the same time. I thought it was a little fishy so we didnt want any part of that whole mess.Let me find his name in my notes and you probably know who he is.
I sure wish SCC would have made a better comment then just that. Hopefully they did read through everything and are getting there car out of there ASAP.
Tim you'll have to follow up for updates, hahaha.
Tim you'll have to follow up for updates, hahaha.
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Nice work Tim, VRT's reputation extends all the way down here to Dallas, we had a car that was pulled from our dealership and sent to VRT, what a mistake. Mike needs to find a new occupation, maybe liar....I mean lawyer.
Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
First off, How PATHETIC is it to sit outside some dudes house and take pictures,you must be really desperate for work..
Second off, Regardless of how VRT practices business, they are a PAYING SPONSOR HERE, you are NOT and cant afford to do so..So before you Flame , step back and question your own motives.FYI This is completely on topic, since you chose to bash a shop for their ethics.
Second off, Regardless of how VRT practices business, they are a PAYING SPONSOR HERE, you are NOT and cant afford to do so..So before you Flame , step back and question your own motives.FYI This is completely on topic, since you chose to bash a shop for their ethics.
now you know if somebody was doing this in nj, it would be on, you cant deny its shady and bad business, would you want your car sitting outside in somebodies front yard?
Originally Posted by TurboTim
Agricultural is not zoned as commercial and therefore it is illegal to operate an auto repair facility. Sorry to inform you. And my buddy is a top dog real estate agent in San Diego and he is doing some research.
Just out of curiosity what happened to a bunch of the posts here....were they deleted?
Originally Posted by tig488
now you know if somebody was doing this in nj, it would be on, you cant deny its shady and bad business, would you want your car sitting outside in somebodies front yard?
SCC readers know that the SCC 350z is getting a built motor and a JWT TT kit because after 100k supercharged miles, the motor was starting to burn oil and run rather poorly. I knew those guys were cheap but its a shame they picked VRT to build their car.
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Originally Posted by helldorado
From the pictures that Tim took, I recognize Eagle1's white G35 on the lift.
As to what is being done to the cars, I can't say, only the owners can, though the SCC car clearly has had its engine pulled.
As to what is being done to the cars, I can't say, only the owners can, though the SCC car clearly has had its engine pulled.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle1
Did you guys check the "Notorious Turns" article on Laguna Seca, and/or the www.nissansportmag.com website with the full piece "turn by turn" review of the race track, and video from inside the G going around it? "
I indeed did. Very nice write up. Now come review Road Atlanta so I can relate.
Ed....is this your car being worked on at the high tech VRT shop? (posted pic of white G on lift in carport)
"That is my car indeed.
It is being prepped for the Ultimate Street Car Challenge sponsored by Sport Compact Car Magazine, which begins this coming Monday.
The car will not do too terribly wonderful in the judging when it comes to stereos and luxury aftermarket interior stuff.
But I am hoping that on the performance side it will do credit to our community.
I have the 24 way adjustable coilovers and BBK from VRT on there, and we were doing some tuning of the set up this past weekend at Cal Speedway. She turned a 1:13 LAP on the infield course, and there is at least two seconds more in there with just a couple of tweaks, and it was done on Nitto tires...........so she is FAST! Putting down some prodigious power courtesy of some custom tuning from Jim Wolf and Clark Steppler on a pair of custom modified Garret GT-30 turbo units. For the road racing segment we decided to get a real driver........so Tanner Faust is going to pilot the car. That ought to be good for a fistful of seconds over anything that I can do. And if this is competition, well then I need to be realistic and help the team win by climbing out for this one.
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So....I guess that is one thing that is being done.
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Originally Posted by oldvfrguy
Here is a copy of a post I made on another site and Eagle 1's answer....
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle1
Did you guys check the "Notorious Turns" article on Laguna Seca, and/or the www.nissansportmag.com website with the full piece "turn by turn" review of the race track, and video from inside the G going around it? "
I indeed did. Very nice write up. Now come review Road Atlanta so I can relate.
Ed....is this your car being worked on at the high tech VRT shop? (posted pic of white G on lift in carport)
"That is my car indeed.
It is being prepped for the Ultimate Street Car Challenge sponsored by Sport Compact Car Magazine, which begins this coming Monday.
The car will not do too terribly wonderful in the judging when it comes to stereos and luxury aftermarket interior stuff.
But I am hoping that on the performance side it will do credit to our community.
I have the 24 way adjustable coilovers and BBK from VRT on there, and we were doing some tuning of the set up this past weekend at Cal Speedway. She turned a 1:13 LAP on the infield course, and there is at least two seconds more in there with just a couple of tweaks, and it was done on Nitto tires...........so she is FAST! Putting down some prodigious power courtesy of some custom tuning from Jim Wolf and Clark Steppler on a pair of custom modified Garret GT-30 turbo units. For the road racing segment we decided to get a real driver........so Tanner Faust is going to pilot the car. That ought to be good for a fistful of seconds over anything that I can do. And if this is competition, well then I need to be realistic and help the team win by climbing out for this one.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eagle1
Did you guys check the "Notorious Turns" article on Laguna Seca, and/or the www.nissansportmag.com website with the full piece "turn by turn" review of the race track, and video from inside the G going around it? "
I indeed did. Very nice write up. Now come review Road Atlanta so I can relate.
Ed....is this your car being worked on at the high tech VRT shop? (posted pic of white G on lift in carport)
"That is my car indeed.
It is being prepped for the Ultimate Street Car Challenge sponsored by Sport Compact Car Magazine, which begins this coming Monday.
The car will not do too terribly wonderful in the judging when it comes to stereos and luxury aftermarket interior stuff.
But I am hoping that on the performance side it will do credit to our community.
I have the 24 way adjustable coilovers and BBK from VRT on there, and we were doing some tuning of the set up this past weekend at Cal Speedway. She turned a 1:13 LAP on the infield course, and there is at least two seconds more in there with just a couple of tweaks, and it was done on Nitto tires...........so she is FAST! Putting down some prodigious power courtesy of some custom tuning from Jim Wolf and Clark Steppler on a pair of custom modified Garret GT-30 turbo units. For the road racing segment we decided to get a real driver........so Tanner Faust is going to pilot the car. That ought to be good for a fistful of seconds over anything that I can do. And if this is competition, well then I need to be realistic and help the team win by climbing out for this one.
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Originally Posted by stormcrow
why do people continue to call him "Mr. A"? his name is Miguel...and he's a scumbag who doesn't deserve the respect of "Mr."... even in a nickname.
Originally Posted by stormcrow
why do people continue to call him "Mr. A"? his name is Miguel...and he's a scumbag who doesn't deserve the respect of "Mr."... even in a nickname.
Originally Posted by TurboTim
Oh and this is for Mr.A.......You should have never stepped into my shop three years ago and ask me to build your first track Z.You shouldnt have tried to slap all your VRT stickers on it and tell everyone you built it.You should have never gone behind my back and steal my resources and connections.You should have never went behind my back and hired some of my employees to come do side jobs for you. You should have never approached me after all of this to try and knock off Jim Wolfs turbo kit. You should have never pm'd all of our customers pursuadng them to take their cars to VRT.You should have never stopped by to brag about all your accomplishments even though I knew it was all crap.You see Mike, I know more then you will ever know when it comes to building and tuning cars.You thought that becasue you had money you could do what you want.But in the end, money doesnt matter if you dont have talent and skill.This is why you are where your at.Now you dont have money and you still don have skill and talent.So I hope you realize now that I was not some stupid *** punk that you could manipulate like everyone else.I laid back and I laid low waiting for an opportune time. I was still cordial with you and would smile right back at you even though I completely dispise the person you are.So this was my time and I took full advantage of it.And it is not over yet Mike.It wont be over till your illegal chop shop is closed. Remember.....its just business.