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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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i'd love to see it touged =.=

i'm loving everyone's setups
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeric
Nice! I would be afraid to take that white one on the track, it is just too pretty.
Trust me, it's not that pretty anymore. It needs paint on the nose and fenders once per year to keep it looking that nice. I'm not the type of person to let it sit in the garage and collect dust though. It's not street legal or even streetable.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by GSLSE-YA
Trust me, it's not that pretty anymore. It needs paint on the nose and fenders once per year to keep it looking that nice. I'm not the type of person to let it sit in the garage and collect dust though. It's not street legal or even streetable.
it doesnt matter that its not street legal, that just makes it more bada$$
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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Here's what I'm hitting this twisties with next summer



holy crap!!What a BEAST!!!!!
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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^ Twisties? You must have a death wish! The only thing twisting on that is the chasis--around a tree on turn one.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Good luck Viking. You won't hit boost until your entering the next corner.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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viking, i'd love to see an autox video of it
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Does anyone know where i can get the flare kit that's on that green and white rx7?
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Oh man, this thread has my name all over it.

I have a TON of pictures from the runoffs, most of them are Mazda stuff, which is all I will post here (unless someone wants to see the winning GTL CRXs or the L series powered B14 sentras)













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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Also, check this out. In order to run a rotary powered car in GT3, it has to be 12A powered... The result? 12A powered FDs!




And a nice RX3 that I think came in 3rd place (one of the only cars that was able to install rain tires before the race)


I also have a ton of pictures of the Mazdatrix E-Production vert, if anyone is interested in seeing those.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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omg, those cars are beautiful. post some of the e-prod. vert then, id like to see that. i just wish my 7 was runnin and looked like one of those cars, maybe someday...
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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Here they are in no particular order...










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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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I think this was Mariah Motorsports' FC race car.


A 20B powered GT1 car.



An E-Production RX-8



And the car that my dad was crewing for (He should have been racing instead)
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Awesome pictures guys. Really like the Run Offs pics.

First gen's have always been popular in SCCA Club Racing and I don't see that ending anytime soon. While no longer competitive in Improved Touring where newer tech cars are just faster (at least they are Mazda Miatas) the first gen has found a real home in E Produciton. I went to several Run Offs at Mid Ohio and all of the Run Offs at HPT and the first gen RX7 was the most popular car in the class. This is really incredible considering the cars that are now in E Production like S2000 Hondas and the RX8. The bottom line is that it really hard to beat the economical power of the rotary in an easy to build and maintain chassis.

Another class where first gen's are making a statement is STU. The Midiv STU National Class Champion is an 85 GSL-SE driven by David Bennett. First gens also hold STU track records at several tracks in the Midiv...I have two of them.

If you want to see first gen's in action, find an SCCA Club Race in your area and attend. 2010 SCCA National Championship races will start kicking off in the SE USA early next year. Go to www.scca.com and find the races near you.

My car





David Long's E Production car....my car in the background

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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 05:52 AM
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very nice cars man. love the yellow.
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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My 20b FB Racecar Carbonfibre Widebody
















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5uGkOhQTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgZ2yUgj0wU
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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i love how u started out from scratch basically with that carbonfiber rx7, looks real nice
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by food7373
i love how u started out from scratch basically with that carbonfiber rx7, looks real nice
Thanks

Only thing left of the original car is the roof..
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