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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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When you messed up your AFM, was your engine shutting off a few seconds after starting it?
I think it could quite easily cause that.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by renagade_rotary
scuse my lazyness but what are the two vacuum thingies on the side of the 12a dizzy?
Uh...... vacuum advance.
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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would i need those for if im using msd ignition?
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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edit someone had already mentioned pulling the springs
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Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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damn i was hoping langly was going on for a few more weeks. i could have run. i just order my seat today http://ltbmotorsport.stores.yahoo.net/start.html. had plans for a better MOMO seat, but the website stopped sleeing it and its $480 everywhere else. all i need now is a flywheel.

and monty sorry i didnt get backto you on myspace, but when my red car is up and running i am going to start removing the brakes and the 5 lug and all that good stuff, but right now its in the grass and its a pain in the *** to move two cars that dont start in the small amount of space beside my garage haha

hey renegade if you see that guy with the red FC with a black fender on the passenger side, tell him i have an S5 fender i can spare that will match up better than the S4 fender.

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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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You guys will learn sooner or later that the limiting factor at first is the driver. Seat time is more important than upgrades for the car.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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^^ Amen calvin,

#1 seat time, #2 TIRES #3 TIRES #4 alignment set up #5 suspension set up #6 power

Langley should be a blast tonight.

Kenny, Rich and Shawn all driving, Me (and Melissa), Randy, Matt will be in the stands drinking beer and cheering everyone on.

~Mike.............
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by calvin
You guys will learn sooner or later that the limiting factor at first is the driver. Seat time is more important than upgrades for the car.
my car had no seats making seat time impossible lol
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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sea time is exactly why i wanna get back in the gslt2 this truck is killing me automatic with sloppy suspension
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by calvin
You guys will learn sooner or later that the limiting factor at first is the driver. Seat time is more important than upgrades for the car.
I totally agree with ya , my car is actually to fast for ME right now . I dont have the confidence to run through the corners like others out there . Hitting the wall last year did not help my confidence either. I am trying to make some time to do some road racing . My problem is that I cant seen to give an entire day to 1 event . I can easily give a few hours , but an entire day is my problem !!! I guess I'll have to just keep driving the car through the winter months .

Hope to see you guys out there tonight
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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I will loan you my stock seats (I have thrown away about 5 pairs of stock seats, still have two pairs) if you want to go tonite...
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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i work every wednesday
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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What track do you guys go to? Im new to this area.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Langley, across the street from the NASA wind tunnels.
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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This is the track:

http://langley-speedway.com/

This is the page about what we are going to:

http://www.langley-speedway.com/extremewednesday.asp

It is very east to find from I-64, just good a maps.google.com search and get directions. We usually sit as a group about one section past the starter's flag stand. Wear a rotary hat or T-shirt and someone will get your attention if we don't know you.

Is anyone comming tonite that ordered a T-shirt and hasn't picked it up? I will have the shirts with me (assuming that I am able to get there tonite... ) Here is the spreadsheet of who ordered one:

http://numsum.com/spreadsheet/show/28443

We have some extras left. If something on there is wrong, let me know.

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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by calvin
I will loan you my stock seats (I have thrown away about 5 pairs of stock seats, still have two pairs) if you want to go tonite...
i might have to take you up on an offer for one of the seats until i can get my new passenger seat. i already have my bucket coming in for myself, but then i couldnt go anyone with anyone since i would only have one seat haha. nice weight reduction though.

and i can agree that seat time is important, i try to do what i can, for a while i was taking the same turns as fast as i could to learn som limitations after i would take my girlfriend home at 2 or 3 am. sadly no track time for me though
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 09:07 AM
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Good night at Langley last night. Some on my non-RX7 friends did real well. RX7 guys closed out the season though with the very last race of the season a grudge match between Rich and Kenny (I forget who won... I hate getting old).
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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last night was the last one?.....effin a
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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Yeah, we had a pretty good crowd in the stands too. I think we had a crowd of about 15 of us in the grandstand cheering for Shawn, Kenny, and Rich. It was Shawn's first time and the car was not that well sorted, but he found his problem was running out of gas (pretty flames out of the exhaust). Rich had done tons of stuff to his car and it showed. He did not look fast but ended up beating people. Kenny seemed to be having an off night, but ran fine in losing efforts in the racing.

Some of you may know Dale Blankenship from the Maaco on Pembroke Ave. or elsewhere. He had not run the Langley 1 on 1's since back in the early 80's (when he won the championship). He won the A-main for the night (this was he first time since back in the 80's). But had a transmission mount fail and it slowed him enough that he lost in the season championship runs. I am pretty sure he would have won it had it not been for that. Just to give him some credit, Dale and his son have recently bought a first gen RX7 with the plans of autocrossing it.

Final 2 races were grudge matches with our guys. Shawn raced a Honda and the honda lost it and smacked the wall.. only problem was that Shawn lost it to and spun into the infield. Then Kenny raced Rich. I rememebr that it was very close, but damnit I can't remember who won..... Anyone else remember?
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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anyone have an fd for sale
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by renagade_rotary
last night was the last one?.....effin a
you know... sometimes I gotta wonder about you Dwayne.... We have been talking about this being the last night for weeks here......
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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you know... sometimes I gotta wonder about you Dwayne.... We have been talking about this being the last night for weeks here......
HAHAAHAHAHAH I think he is smoking the funny stuff !!!!

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Spoze so.....
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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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HAHAAHAHAHAH I think he is smoking the funny stuff !!!!

VA
And he doesn't want to share !!!!!!!!

Thanks alot Ren
hahahahah

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Old Sep 28, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Eh he never does.... He never shows up to our events either. He must not want to share, or else he doesn't like us..... :-)
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