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Old 12-17-07, 10:45 PM
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1st Gen track video - Kills EVO's and more

Check out this video I just made from yesterday's track day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZsOqKho_A
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Very Nice! where is that track at?
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Nice vid man you owned all!! 2 questions what kind of race was that and what was that grinding noise when you let off?
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hey very nice car. love the track. do you have any average lap times for you and anyone else that was running? quick question whats that grinding noise i thought it was tranny at first but is that your suspension? nice car though very fast
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Very nice! Respect was given at 7:28 lol!
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Great video, always fun watching an in car video of someone at the track.

Any idea on what kind of power numbers you are making?
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Nice vid man you owned all!! 2 questions what kind of race was that and what was that grinding noise when you let off?
Thanks man.
It wasn't a race, just a track day event. As far as that grinding noise, it's more of a rattle and it's coming from the 3 link suspension...it's been that way for a long time. One of these days I will figure out a way to get rid of it.
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Originally Posted by bugman1973
hey very nice car. love the track. do you have any average lap times for you and anyone else that was running? quick question whats that grinding noise i thought it was tranny at first but is that your suspension? nice car though very fast
Thanks man. No lap time yet. I need to invest in a lap timer. Just for ***** and giggles we could calculate a rough time for me from the video.

The noise seems real bad since the camera is right above the rear diff, but it's not that bad. On the other hand, I'm glad you guys are mentioning it...I need to fix that ****.
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Ray, nice vid and kill!

I also PM'd you about the CF 4 hood. Let me know if you still want it so it can be made already.
Old 12-18-07, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Great video, always fun watching an in car video of someone at the track.

Any idea on what kind of power numbers you are making?
Yeah, I had the motor on the engine dyno...241hp / 167 tq, at the flywheel. Car weighs 2188.
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heres another

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1iUmKMjVf4
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nice car. wats in it? its totally raced out. are you in advanced group? i was thinking of swapping an s5 13b into my car and entering intermediate group for open track days.
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Damn that's a nice video, I wish I have that much power... awesome!
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whats your tire set up? damn i want to get on a track
Old 12-18-07, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by woodonastick
nice car. wats in it? its totally raced out. are you in advanced group? i was thinking of swapping an s5 13b into my car and entering intermediate group for open track days.
Thanks dude. Check out my sig for details on the car. This event was over sold and there were a lot of people, epecially the advanced group. so...I got bumped down to the fast intermediate group; they always under estamate the car becouse it's a first gen. There were four run groups in all, beginner, intermediate, faster intermediate, and advanced.
The 13b swap sounds cool, or maybe a turbo?

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whats your tire set up? damn i want to get on a track
I've been on Toyo RA-1 tires for the last two events, they are nice! Track days are fun, all you guys should try to make it out there. Around here we're allowed to take passengers so they can see what it's like. If nothing else just go to get some ride time.
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I love when you are chasing the EVO and blow past the white CRX at 2:35. It's soooo loud but he's going so slow comparatively.
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OMG your car looks like a blast to drive, is it driven on the street too? Wanna post some pics of it, interior, under bonnet, etc
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Awesome first gen! Looks like you clearly had no problem over taking people, keep up the good work!
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yeah that thing is a beast!
Old 12-19-07, 01:49 AM
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thanks fellas

here are some pics





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Originally Posted by mikewoodkozar
OMG your car looks like a blast to drive, is it driven on the street too? Wanna post some pics of it, interior, under bonnet, etc

no more street for this one....track only.

here are a couple more shots
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ray...you are an inspiration...now im considering building a track car. my girl is gonna be real upset with you when she finds out.

lol
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Very nice videos man. I am trying to follow in your footsteps. Are you running on shaved Toyo RA-1?
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Originally Posted by artguy
ray...you are an inspiration...now im considering building a track car. my girl is gonna be real upset with you when she finds out.

lol
Funny how well a video works...I've been saying to you for years how fun it is going to the track. Hurry up and build one already dammit!
Old 12-21-07, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mazda6guy
Very nice videos man. I am trying to follow in your footsteps. Are you running on shaved Toyo RA-1?
Thanks man. Actually I have been running on a set of 225-45-15 RA-1's, but not shaved. I end up having to rotate them (front to back) a few times to get them to wear well, but except for really hot days (+90 F) and/or long sessions (+25 minutes) I don't have any problems with them getting too hot from not being shaved. If you are just starting out I would'nt worry about getting your first set shaved. What's your setup like right now?

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