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- Mon May 11, 2009 9:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Son of "Don't Drift this Thread"'s long lost cousin...
- Replies: 1610
- Views: 484681
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:25 am
- Forum: For Sale/Wanted
- Topic: SOLD FS: 13x7.5 Lenso wheels
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4503
Re: FS: 13x7.5 Lenso wheels
I remember when I bought those new. I had that feeling you get when you get a really good deal (I love that feeling) because they were really light, very affordable, I could run 225/45/13s, they fit without rubbing (perfect offset for a Miata), they shortened my gear ratio a bit and they were really...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Fast AX course at ACS today...?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3951
Re: Fast AX course at ACS today...?
It was a time trial. No door-to-door racing, but IIRC passing is allowed with a point-by in pre-determined places on the track. Very conservative and safe. I think we had five cars on track at a time. The track is wider and faster than a typical autox course, sort of an autox on steriods and you don...
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:34 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Fast AX course at ACS today...?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3951
Re: Fast AX course at ACS today...?
If it was in lot 12 then it was the Alfa Romeo Owner's Club doing time trialing, not autox.
Pat.
Pat.
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:47 am
- Forum: Solo Talk
- Topic: STS Miata Clutch Questions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8420
Re: STS Miata Clutch Questions
I always hear that if you use the Mazda OEM clutch, don't use a Mazda pilot bearing (if you choose to replace it). Go to your local auto parts store and get their no-name one. Supposedly, the Mazda one isn't very good.
Pat.
Pat.
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:02 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What Were You Doing in 1996 ?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18010
Re: What Were You Doing in 1996 ?
Spending $500 to $1000 a month on long-distance bills to Boston racing stock cars on Papyrus' Hawaii online beta racing servers. The graphics (by today's standards anyway) were horrible, the physics were laughable, cheating was rampant and we had more fun than should have been legal. One of the firs...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:01 pm
- Forum: For Sale/Wanted
- Topic: SOLD FS: 13x7.5 Lenso wheels
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4503
Re: FS: 13x7.5 Lenso wheels
Hey, I had a set just like those! Oh, that's right - I sold 'em to you ;).
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: Solo Talk
- Topic: If you were going to buy a new Daily Driver, that ...
- Replies: 106
- Views: 25782
Re: If you were going to buy a new Daily Driver, that ...
Just to clarify about the Mazda S-Plan: it is now open to everybody (with Mazdaspeed member referral) and there are no restrictions on which car you buy. Meaning, Mazdaspeed 3s and 6s are also eligible. There was no termination date specified in the email I received on 12/4/08. I tried calling their...
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:54 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Smog question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5201
Re: Smog question
In truth, I think the CATS might be toast ... 98K ... obd reader is now saying poor CAT efficiency. Before it told us to change out the Spark Pack ... which I did. Some of the '99s had bad coil packs from the factory. It could be that they were bad and killed your cats in the process. Sounds like y...
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:31 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: CHP Ticket help/advice needed
- Replies: 96
- Views: 24348
Re: CHP Ticket help/advice needed
In the "85 on the freeway" one, in the narrative, you said "I was weary of the CHP, but continued to follow the car in front of me."
As accurate as that may be, you might want to change "weary" to "wary". Definitely an unfortunate typo!
Pat.
As accurate as that may be, you might want to change "weary" to "wary". Definitely an unfortunate typo!
Pat.
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:08 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: black friday?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5739
Re: black friday?
Ontario Mills is opening at MIDNIGHT and I've heard several people (all women) say they are going. Girls are so stupid ;).Rick Brown wrote:And whose idea was it that it makes sense to open a store at 4am?
- Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:32 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Emission Test - Racer Friendly
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5006
Re: Emission Test - Racer Friendly
Not sure which year is your Miata but on my 95 you can use paper clip to reset the code on a connector box in the engine bay. Once code is reset just drive it around a while and take it to emissions. However, we wonder off topic a bit, anyone got ideas for me? High NOx is usually either a bad EGR o...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Another DVR Question
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10446
Re: Another DVR Question
We switched from Dish to Verizon FIOS TV when our Dish contract ran out (we'd already had FIOS phone and internet). We had spotty reception on Dish - frequent screen freezing and dropouts even though the signal strength was strong. However, I liked the Dish DVR better than the new FIOS one. One thin...
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Don LaFontaine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3214
Re: Don LaFontaine
It could have been you, but I'd think you'd have remembered it? ;)Larry Andrews wrote:Is it me or is he the guy who did the intro voiceover for Idiocracy?
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:16 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Are you cool?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3499
Re: Are you cool?
Cool people use TinyURL ;)
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:01 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Don LaFontaine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3214
Don LaFontaine
Don LaFontaine died today at age 68. You may not have known him by name or his face, but unless you lived under the proverbial rock, you knew his work. "In a world where..." was the beginning of so many movie trailers that bore his voice. The voiceover industry is one of the most competiti...
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:09 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: You know you're a redneck if you bought ...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5235
Re: You know you're a redneck if you bought ...
Hey Steve, did you know Joe Gosinski? He worked at Saleen too. He now has his own shop out in Torrance (Chicane Sport Tuning).
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:27 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Phil Hill, 1927-2008
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4695
Re: Phil Hill, 1927-2008
Taken from an AP story... “He had an extraordinary mechanical sense. He was very much in tune with the car,” said friend John Lamm, a noted automotive photographer and editor-at-large with Road & Track magazine. “His knowledge of automobiles was almost spooky. And he knew it off the top of his h...
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Son of "Don't Drift this Thread"'s long lost cousin...
- Replies: 1610
- Views: 484681
Re: Son of "Don't Drift this Thread"'s long lost cousin...
Still the best upside down structure, IMO.
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:14 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 2008 Darwin Award winner declared today
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2569
Re: 2008 Darwin Award winner declared today
I give him a 6.5. I mean, his legs aren't even together!
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Earthquake preparedness
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6343
Re: Earthquake preparedness
Some may have heard about the "Triangle Of Life" concept by one Doug Copp which advises that rather than getting under something, you lay next to it. Seems plausable, but here is a Snopes article that at least partially refutes it. My personal method is to recite lines from Caddyshack whil...
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:21 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: AROSC Street Performance and Time Trial School Aug 30-31
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6166
Re: AROSC Street Performance and Time Trial School Aug 30-31
BTW, it'll be at the Streets Of Willow Springs.
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:29 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Dateline Torrance: Tim Albin shoots 789
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5681
Re: Dateline Torrance: Tim Albin shoots 789
It's interesting what your knees tend to do with that many strikes lined up. I think the worst thing is that everybody else stops bowling to watch and the place gets real quiet. It's a moment when you definitely know you're alive.Steve Ekstrand wrote:I had 21 strikes in a row once...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:21 am
- Forum: Solo Talk
- Topic: Where to get race alignment?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8501
Re: Where to get race alignment?
Accurate Alignment, 971 N Batavia #A, Orange, (714) 538-1916. They spent the better part of two hours hitting the precise numbers I wanted on my Miata, with me sitting in the driver's seat. $100, ymmv. I dunno what kind of equipment they use, it was a big thing I drove up on ;). You might pay more f...
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:05 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Dateline Torrance: Tim Albin shoots 789
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5681
Re: Dateline Torrance: Tim Albin shoots 789
A nice set by TA to be sure, but probably not close to his lifetime high series. I'd be shocked if he hasn't had several 800+ series. "Back in the day" Timmy was truly one of the nation's elite players. 'Course I'm just pissed that he just beat my lifetime high of 783 at age, what is he, 8...