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Old 01-30-10, 02:20 PM
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Coming to green in 12 minutes... heavy rain, standing water, oh joy!

Watch it on SPEED and post your comments here. Go Rotary!!!

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Woot, I am going to watch the start at least!

teh rotary can't loose!!!
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Cars are rolling out for formation lap...
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The spray/roostertails is brutal!!!
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The race starts under caution because of the rain and standing water. Blergh.
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He there's a new 3 as a caution car. Why is it smiling...this race is boring right now.
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Even in the rain the front end of the Camaro's just pops up under acceleration... Torque the rotary is missing... Hopefully we got full green shortly.
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If we caution for 24 hrs the 8's will take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd....
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Here is one of the more attractive race observers... Yummy
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Go "meaaazda" love to hear the announcers
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Hey, off topic question. I am going to start getting into tracking my car more this year. I currently have the R1Concepts drilled/slotted rotors. Am I okay to run on these and just throw in good pads? Or should I change them out for blanks?

My experience level is being on a track once behind a pace car.
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Quality blanks, cross drilled are nonsense unless their on the rear of a FWD car. Green any time now.
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That was my thoughts, just figured if I can get one year outta them then that would be cool.

Green Racing woo!!!
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TRG Porsche just passed the lead 8, must be all that torque.
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Lapping will eat rotors at a pace of 3-4 days, seriously.
Racing destroys rotors, you'll go through a set on one weekend (practice, qualy, and the race/s)

Source Mazda OEM blanks from a dealership that offers a discount to clubs.
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Daytona Prototypes are the most unattractive racecars EVER!
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RX8's currently in 4th, 6th and 8. Seem to be handling like *** in the rain which you'd think would be more difficult for the big CC cars.
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You would think, I wonder if the straights is where the big cc cars have the advantage.
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+1 on the ugly DPs. Its like they let Acura's design team design a race car.
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Source Mazda OEM blanks from a dealership that offers a discount to clubs.
What about brembo's, or will Mazda OEM Blanks be cheaper?
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OEM's cheaper and at the rate you'll eat them you'll appreciate the lower cost.
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8's are 4th, 5th, and 8th after almost two hours...
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They are way behind now, did they pit for Slicks?
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Its a shame the daytonas are so butt. Not like its that hard to design a good looking racecar, all the lmps look 10 x better.
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Anyone who's gone to slicks is still gambling. In ten mins. though everyone will be on slicks, and thankfully they're not calling for anymore rain.
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