WTF?? When did you move?

 

I had taken a job with a good friend of mine - a company comprised of jsut the two of us. Our goal was to build a customer base down here - there are hundreds of manufacturing facilities in the area.

I purchased the house Sep 30, but was back and forth for about two months. It was pretty much final around Halloween, when there were no beds left in the Yorktown house.

The cool part is that I'm closer to more tracks now than I was before. Road Atlanta is 1:45, Roebling Road is 3:30, VIR is 3:30, CMP is 1:45, and I'm still close enough to Sebring, Barber and a bunch of others to drive there if I wanted to.

We made a day trip to Road Atlanta yesterday - what a great venue. I drove Steph's Celica for touring laps, and bummed a ride in an instructor's 944T. The facilities are excellent, and the track has more blind turns than I've seen before.

 

Anyone handy as a body work man. Need a rear quarter banged out and smoothed. Plus removing the rear wing. Paint isnt important to me oh and Ill need some front fenders tucked or rerolled.

 

Way off topic, but I'm looking to get a house soon. I'm trying to get one in an area that has a good school system (kids are 10 and 16). I know Hickory schools are great, but I don't know if I can afford to live there. Looking to spend less than $300k.

Times like these I wish I was still in SC...

Is there some way to quantitatively and objectively measure school performance?


Ren

 

PM sent about houses

 

Thanks for the info, but I'm really looking more for school info.

Ren

 

Yorkcounty has a great school system , so I hear .

Va

 

Just an FYI,

Pinks the Car show on Speed is doing a taping April 6-7 in Rockingham NC.

 

the school have alot more to offer than the hampton schools, like computerwise and such.

 

I have cash in hand. The rear quarter is the most important to me.

 

Poquoson, has an excellent school system Im not sure where its ranked but at one time I believe it was 2nd in the state

though http://www.psk12.com/rating/USindexphp/STATE_VA.html

should have the info your looking for

the only use for SOL's

 

In the Peninsula, Williamsburg, York County, and Newport News have the better school systems(probably in that order). On the Southside, I think VB has the best schools. For 300k, you should be able to get a decent amount of house/land, just depends on where you look.

 

I don't think there are any houses here by my house under 385 even the condos by my house are 300+

 

RA is nothing compared to what it used to be. The filled in the "DIP" before the bridge. I can't describe what that used to be like, and it is so begnign now..... You have no concept. Turn 6-7 used to be so much more exciting before the rebuild of the track as well. If you like it now, I can't describe what it used to be like comparatively.

I personally like Western Branch schools in Chesapeake. I graduated there in '76 (oh dayem is he that f***ing old???) and my daughters go there now. It is not perfect, but I think it is the best in the area..... IMHO....

Ok, guys, I have to apologize for not showing up Saturday. I had to work is the simple answer, but I also has about a hundred other things going on, none of which were good. Anyone want a useless wife, and a bunch of useless friends (outside of the RX7 community)..... and add to that a good friend passing away, and my dad having haeart surgery.... Sorry I was not there... it was the most stressful week in my life.....

 

Okay... that didn't work. Can anyone suggest an FD engine rebuilder that's local and reputable? You guys leave me no choice but to consider a Mazda remanufactured engine. And I know lots of O2 has been converted to CO2 talking about that topic.

 

my mom told me pheobus actually has the best test scores around this part of the peninsula and has lots of great programs, but i've known some people that went there that didnt really like it, but that could be they just didnt like going to school.

 

Thanks for the school input folks. I will check into the areas you suggested. I work in NN right now, as my ship is there in the ship yard. The kids stay with their dad in Chesapeake, though, and I think the ship will eventually be heading to Norfolk. Gotta weigh that traffic through the tunnel into where I want to live, sadly...

Ren

 

Help me get this ride fixed.

 

i dont know of anywhere that fixes quarter panels, but if you find a good deal let me know. my SA has one, and i want that to get fixed before the car ges to paint.

 

How many references do we need to point to Dale at Maaco? Tell him Pete or calvin sent you. He might add a few hundred to the quote

Maaco Collision Repair
827 W. Pembroke ave
Hampton, VA 23662
757-723-0765

 

haha i didnt know if they did body repair there, that where i was planning on taking my SA to get it painted anyways.

My SA is also about to be disc brake/LSD rear end from a GSL.

 

I am at Summit Point with my friend Steve, who is racing his first gen. I'll upload some pictures when I get home. Things are going pretty well. We have to replace the brake master cylinder tomorrow, but otherwise things are great.

 

they are having forumla D at summit point the same day as the Maryland rotary BBQ. im torn between drifting and free food and nice RX-7s haha

 

thats a tough call... free food or racing. very though!, but you cant lose either way. Calvin good luck this weekend. I went back to tennessee this weekend so on the way back to Virigina i am going to do the dragon tail, so that will be fun.

 

I got quotted there for $1300 for the bare minimum. Harmons quoted cheaper then that and they do all the work.
Your right I shouldnt ask around anywhere to get a little bit better deal. I thought perhaps someone on here does there own work and wouldnt mind a couple dollars for there own pocket.