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32VfromHell
02-24-2003, 03:31 AM
It was at the fairgrounds out here, I ended up actually doing one pass in a guy`s miata! Very cool! He had an experimental roll hoop (it is a double set, not the huge single bar i see on most miatas). Very fun! God those cars are flickable! I saw Matt(71ChevelleBowtieguypersonman) out there, but he disappeared shortly in the middle of the modified class. I didnt spin out or leave the track, and considering i didnt go through the course layout, i only posted an okay time. Midway through the pack of miatas, at least, but not bad for my first time driving one. The guy was very cool, will look forward to one more car guy in lubbock who isnt an ass in a high school civic. Saw a C5 vette actually doing something other than collecting coats of zaino! An equal number of f-bodies and mustangs, but still vastly outnumbered by miatas, Rx-7`s, and the like. There was only 1 WRX, which i was suprised at. The modified class wasnt nearly as fun to watch as the stock class, however.

Note to others: barrowing helmets blows ass, and im not a fan of open-face helmets either. The track was A) cold and B) had gravel so understeer on cars like mustangs and camaros was pretty bad. You would see someone turn the wheel but keep skidding on the loose gravel. I think they did a poor job on not sweeping off a lot of gravel, but they didnt exactly had a 1st class facility to work with either.

32VfromHell
02-25-2003, 04:36 AM
some of you people need to explore outside front runners, cowl hoods, and automatics, i see! :p :cool:

Strychnine
02-25-2003, 03:54 PM
Ryan, did you end up running the cobra? Pretty cool that that guy let you drive his miata. Did you ever find out what was in that silver 80's RX-7? It sounded like a ford.

Sorry i left without talking to you again. My friend who was driving had to go meet someone, and since i didnt have a car there, i had to go along for the ride. BTW, i still havent made up my mind about next weekend..... oh the decisions... :rolleyes:

-Matt

32VfromHell
02-25-2003, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by Stroked71Bowtie
Ryan, did you end up running the cobra? Pretty cool that that guy let you drive his miata. Did you ever find out what was in that silver 80's RX-7? It sounded like a ford.

Sorry i left without talking to you again. My friend who was driving had to go meet someone, and since i didnt have a car there, i had to go along for the ride. BTW, i still havent made up my mind about next weekend..... oh the decisions... :rolleyes:

-Matt

if you go back you can convoy with me, fo sho.

It was a 302, you were correct. I never ran the cobra, i had all that junk in the trunk and it would have understeered like a tractor trailer.

Tk
02-25-2003, 07:07 PM
Hey Ryan, when will you be back in Dallas? There is an autocross event almost every other Sunday between the SCCA, Equipe Rapid, and the BMW club. You should try and make one of the Texas Motor Speedway events, nice pavement, long tracks, fast setup.

32VfromHell
02-25-2003, 07:44 PM
Originally posted by Tk
Hey Ryan, when will you be back in Dallas? There is an autocross event almost every other Sunday between the SCCA, Equipe Rapid, and the BMW club. You should try and make one of the Texas Motor Speedway events, nice pavement, long tracks, fast setup.

Hey, Good to see ya Bill! Ill be back this weekend for the Winter Cruise, but wont be back untill may for any length of time .