^ So, I guess I shouldn't ask you about going to the autocross event the MSCCNC is putting on? Well, I know for sure I'll be there, I think Lance signed up and Eric planned on it too!

 

Ahh but that is a Saturday, my New Years resolution is to not work weekends...DOH already failed that one
SO what's the rules of the autocross. Do i need a helmet or any other special equipment?

 

Gary, here's the info - https://www.rx7club.com/se-rx-7-forum-35/autocross-school-nc-feb-24th-msccnc-615932/

 

Thanks, been looking at all the threads about the event and finally went to the event details on the MSCCNC site to see the details I was missing;
http://www.msccnc.org/events/ax/02-2007/
Thanks.

 

Registered by the way.

 

Well I'm getting my carpet replaced for free! And I might get my seats completely redone at the same time, all this for about $500 or $600! WOOHOO!!!

 

^So, you are gonna do it?

 

Cool! Bring on more. We need to fill all the slots. Ideally we'd have all Mazdas, but we are allowing lesser...I mean...other cars enter. I don't remember the whole list, but I know we have some FDs, RX-8s, Miatas (at least one force inducted), an e36 M3, possibly one or more Lotus.

 

looking for some help from the RX-7 guys in Raleigh...

Looking to get my project underway...

PM if you can help... Will be compensated w/ Pizza and parts off the car!

 

Whatcha doin? I may not be much help, but I could probably be persuaded to help for pizza so long as the bears arent playing. (ie NOT this sunday.)


BC

 

Hell yeah mang. He said they're gonna give me a tour of the facility and of course I'll pick the color, and when I go down the third time (to get the carpet installed) I have to take pics of the install so I can document any special instructions if need be, for future FD installs. I'm also getting floor mats (with embroidered logo, I'm assuming Mazda logo or something?) and possibly a hatch mat too. The only thing I'm not excited about is the drive, haha. If I'm not working this Saturday, you wanna go down there with me? I almost thought about just renting a hotel room and staying down there until they're finished with it, if it's only going to be 2 days or so, that way I would only have to make two trips and no one would have to go along. But if I did that I'd have to wait til the week after next cause we have the inspection next week and they wouldn't let me take off.

I'm trying to get my friend Liz into racing, would it be possible for she and I to share my car at the event? lol

 

I think so. I'll check to make sure and see what would be involved.

 

WTH letting someone else race your car. WHO DOES THAT?!

also, i will hit you with Sweden details as soon as I get them...it is still not 100% firm.

 

^Eh, letting someone else race the car (although I don't think she'll actually do it), letting someone borrow a transmission, what's the difference really? Actually, Carl never borrowed the tranny anyway, but the offer still stands, haha.

Yeah let me know about Sweden, I might have to use some of my tax return to go.

 

Do any of you know of legal places to drift here in NC?

 

We still have to get this autocross done, but how much interest would there be in a drifting/car control clinic?

 

Well I did my good deed for the day.

Saw on old dude in a white GSL-SE on the way home from class tonight parked on the side of the road. I went by him, turned around and went back to ask him what was up. Turns out he flooded it, I told him I could take out the plugs and turn the engine over and put em back in and it will start, he babbled on telling me, this is a rotary engine...obviously he didnt know who he was talking to Ended up towing him around and we got it started and he went on his way. Just thought i'd share. It was a CLEAN white 84 GSL-SE too with a new motor.
Now hopefully the turbo rotary gods will be good to me

 

We'd love to have you both. We'll work with you guys if you want/need to share a car.

 

I wouldn't mind that, but I wouldn't want to do it in MY car, haha.

Good on you Carl. That's funny, he didn't know who he was talking to, HAHA.

 

No clue at all.

 

i would be down for a 'control class"

 

I'm down too! Drifting..."control class"...are't they the same thing???

 

I believe control class is scenarios like setup spinouts you have to break out from correctly. I know a BMW club around here was doing it.

 

I sure wouldnt mind a control class. Half of the battle is experiencing a slide or severe oversteer. After you know what it feels like, and have experience getting out of it they become fun. Before that they can be scary. It would be nice to push the car way over the edge in a controlled setting to see exactly how it acts. Ive kicked the back end loose before, but nothing that I could sustain or in which I felt completely comfortable.

BC

 

Yeah Eric, I was glad I was there to help him, on another note.. MY FD LIVES...hopefully ill bring it to the next meet. Do you know if I have to take out the engine to swap out the transmission? Turns out my transmission has a bad 5th gear