1st track day, someones gotta be last.

[nitrofarm]

The rain vid you were super smooth no wheel spinining. Looked like you were just taking it to the grocery store.Great job ! BTW I'm amazed how many Mazda's were in the top

[turbokid]

^
i heard a statistic somewhere that on any given weekend there are more mazda owners out racing than any other brand.

anyways, im still plugging away at the autocross business. Heres a new camera angle, watch me saw away at the wheel trying to drive this stupid thing fast... dont judge my windshield wipers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhOwpepeUv0

[nitrofarm]

Awesome ! :thumbup:

[Advancedynamix]

^
i heard a statistic somewhere that on any given weekend there are more mazda owners out racing than any other brand

I would agree with this. Mazda has more spec classes than any other manufacturer in this country. Star Mazda, Formula Mazda, Spec7, pro7, Spec Miata, SS Miata are just a few. Add to that the fact that Mazda has produced some of the cheapest trackable street cars for the last 30+ years. It's no wonder we see so many of them in the winners circle. Side note: Mazda is the only Japanese manufacturer to ever take an overall victory at LeMans.

[turbokid]

Heres a new one for anybody who still reads this nonsense...
this was by far my favorite course so far this year, 2 sections where i got into 3rd gear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXVcZDJsNJ4

[nitrofarm]

Awesome run Dude. I only saw one hiccup @ 23 sec. Otherwise it was a solid run.

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[turbokid]

Thanks, yeah I very rarely piece a whole good run together. If I nail the slalom I bog the turn around. If I nail the turn around I smack a cone.
One day I'll upload all my disaster runs with spinouts, off courses, and cone "yard sales"

[nitrofarm]

Go Fast take chances

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[Grey Vw]

Cool!

[turbokid]

Hey guys two more videos up, the first one is the last race on the toyo R888's. You can hear that they are no longer enjoying the abuse i'm giving them, the fronts were toasted and had cords showing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFjivU7RQtU

Second vid is of the last race of the season this last weekend, super fast course and posted respectable times coming in 3rd against some pretty heavy hitters in the SMF class. I made a few changes for the final race with some hoosier tires and changed the exhaust to exit before the rear tire without a muffler.
Everything was going fine until..... i noticed my intercooler was hanging lower than normal, after closer inspection i discovered that i had broken the front support factory welds and the engine was sagging forward and almost ready to break free !!
i have major work to do this winter to reinforce everything
heres a video of the hero run before everything fell apart... literally.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ndye7544g

Heres the results of all the cars the old festy finished ahead of.


1993 Ford Festiva 51.310
1990 Mazda miata 51.377
1999 Kosmic Kart 51.416
1990 Mazda Miata 51.457
2014 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 51.486
2000 Subaru impreza rs 51.499
2013 Ford Focus ST 51.766
1990 VW Corado 51.855
2008 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 51.867
2008 BMW M3 51.911
1995 Mazda Miata 51.955
2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo 51.969
1995 Ford Mustang 51.972
Porsche 911 52.187
1991 Toyota MR2 52.414
2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo 52.563
BMW M3 52.910
2010 Toyota Yaris 53.062
1997 Volkswagen golf gti 53.272
2001 Honda S2000 53.279
1988 BMW 325ix 53.440
BMW 540i 53.606
1993 Mazda Miata 53.738
1984 Audi 4000 Quattro 53.889
BMW M3 53.914
1989 Honda CRX 54.116
2001 Honda S2000 54.124
Lotus 7 54.378
2007 Subaru impreza 2.5I 54.460
1999 Mazda Miata 54.515
2013 Scion FRS 54.565
2008 BMW 135i 54.819
1991 Ford Mustang 54.828
2013 Volkswagen Golf R 54.875
BMW 540i 54.918
1999 Mazda Miata 54.962
1986 Volkswagen Scirocco 55.329
2005 Volkswagen Golf 55.366
2014 Subaru BRZ 55.379
2004 Acura TL 55.408
Subaru WRX 56.176
Mazda Speed 3 56.579
1991 Ford Mustang 57.168
1983 Ford Crown Victoria 58.357
BMW roadster 58.757
2008 Saturn Sky Redline 59.973

[william]

Looks like a blast! You'll be even faster after a long winter to fix a few things. Are you going to do the removable lower radiator support like advanced dynamics?

[turbokid]

i dont think i'll go as far as he did by totally recreating one but i will be re-enforcing the factory one pretty heavily instead of a few crappy spot welds like the factory decided were adequate.
i started taking it apart this evening, it was totally broken free from the front frame rails. pics coming soon.
has anybody else broken theirs like this?