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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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TALLADEGA road course, APRIL 2, only $125/person...beginners welcome!

Hey everyone! I work with David Jerome (forum member here), and we wanted to invite everyone to come run with us at 'Little Talladega'!

We have Talladega Grand Prix Raceway (www.TGPrace.com) rented again for the day, and wanted to invite everyone out to join us on Sunday, April 2 for only $125 per person! There will also be instructors on hand to ride with and help people who have never been on a road course before...NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO RUN!

This is part of the www.300zxNationals.com event that we host yearly, and there are still a good bit of spots left so ANY car model is welcome to join. Tell your friends to join if they want to run the course, and remember that admission to watch is FREE!

For more information, complete rules/regulations packet, and to register/pay for a spot for the event, please go here:
http://www.300zx.com/product_info.ph...7ade0b7846eabe

If you need to contact me about anything, call 770-777-4774 or email blackwell@SpeedForSale.com or webmaster@300zxClub.com... See you there!
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 05:12 PM
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I would love to see some rx7 guys come out and whoop up on some 300zxs and other high performance sport cars. Should be lots of fun. At $125 this is a great time for beginners to get out there and see if this is something they would like to do again in the future. Hope to see some of the rx7club guys there.

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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Sweet! I'll try to stop by at least to hang out.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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Are they still limiting it to 3 cars on the track at the same time? How many cars are already signed up?

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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I may come out and watch some, but I'm getting to run April 3rd for free at TGPR, otherwise I would love to come.

BTW for those going make sure to bring something to rotate tires because the front drivers is going to get wore down very quickly, this track likes tires, especially that one.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Crap! If it wasn't the weekend before Deals Gap, I'd do it! Damn...

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Crap! If it wasn't the weekend before Deals Gap, I'd do it! Damn...

Reese
Me too. I'll be spending some money at deals and also I was afraid my tires will be bald out. I've seen Chris's tires and they are pretty bad after couple of track days.
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
Are they still limiting it to 3 cars on the track at the same time? How many cars are already signed up?

Tim

I will give Jeremy a call and have him reply to this thread with some answers.

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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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Sorry guys, for some reason email notification isn't working....

We are running 4 run groups of 8-9 cars at a time.
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 20B10AE
Crap! If it wasn't the weekend before Deals Gap, I'd do it! Damn...

Reese
I don't blame you I wouldn't be going the 3rd because of DGRR, but its free so I can't hardly pass it up.
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>sigh<... If only I had the time and money.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Sweet! I'll try to stop by at least to hang out.
How about we get a group together to "hang out"? My brother lives 15 minutes away, and that's the track I co-instruct at. We'd love to stop by. If I wasn't spending $$ on the wifes FD, I'd prolly sign up to play.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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How about we get a group together to "hang out"? My brother lives 15 minutes away, and that's the track I co-instruct at. We'd love to stop by. If I wasn't spending $$ on the wifes FD, I'd prolly sign up to play.
Sounds like a plan. Damn, wish my car was running, but soon I will rebuild it ... better,... stronger,... faster...
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How soon is soon? I bet you beat me to it!!! I hate missing out on the gap and other events..
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Originally Posted by TheWrongMotor
How about we get a group together to "hang out"? My brother lives 15 minutes away, and that's the track I co-instruct at. We'd love to stop by. If I wasn't spending $$ on the wifes FD, I'd prolly sign up to play.
Sounds like a plan!

How do you guys get to Talladega?? If you guys go thru Bham, we could caravan over there.

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How soon is soon? I bet you beat me to it!!! I hate missing out on the gap and other events..
I'm looking at getting the engine around the last part of June/first part of July and doing the install the week of the 17th.

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Originally Posted by herblenny
Sounds like a plan!

How do you guys get to Talladega?? If you guys go thru Bham, we could caravan over there.

PHIL
Great meeting you last weekend, if only for a few minutes.

I have family in Anniston, so we'll be there Friday night, doing the "family thing". His house is about 15 minutes from the track!

After a few long conversations with Jeremy, it looks like the wife and I will be helping instruct this day. She's had time on this track before I ever did. We both co-instruct for a private "Advanced Driving Techniques" school, and have a lot of time at 'Dega with various clubs, mostly Ferrari, Porsche guys.

We're bringing both my LS1 FC, and the wife's new FD (rotary and staying that way). Doubt we'll track either of them though. I hope to be to busy helping the "new-comers" get "the line" down! Ok well, I'd like to get some laps in the FD. That thing freakin' handles soooo nice for stock. My FC is violent, but darn well gets the job done.

See you all next Sunday!
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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According to their signup site, they have 40 signed up for the event and so far 16 are taking it to the road course. Tempting since I just got done doing Road Atlanta with the RX-8 guys and got the track bug right now.

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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SPICcnmGT
I may come out and watch some, but I'm getting to run April 3rd for free at TGPR, otherwise I would love to come.

BTW for those going make sure to bring something to rotate tires because the front drivers is going to get wore down very quickly, this track likes tires, especially that one.
I kind of would like to run at that track, but I do not believe it would be worth it to ruin the tires up front. The rear I am not much worried about, since they are almost done for. Man, I wish I could run that track though to get some seat time.
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
According to their signup site, they have 40 signed up for the event and so far 16 are taking it to the road course. Tempting since I just got done doing Road Atlanta with the RX-8 guys and got the track bug right now.

Tim
You guys feel free to join us on Saturday at the show/dyno event if you like! Even though the registration page says only 40 people are registered (like it did last year), we had about 100 Z cars come and go throughout the day at last year's show/dyno so hopefully this year we'll have 100+ Z cars!

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I kind of would like to run at that track, but I do not believe it would be worth it to ruin the tires up front. The rear I am not much worried about, since they are almost done for. Man, I wish I could run that track though to get some seat time.
So are you gonna get to make it to the April 15th Track day at Barbers??
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Originally Posted by SPICcnmGT
So are you gonna get to make it to the April 15th Track day at Barbers??

I would love to, only problem is if I take the weekend of Deal's Gap, I will probably not be able to take another Saturday off again for another month. Work work work, I love work : )

Chris your going to Deal's Gap right?
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Chris your going to Deal's Gap right?
Yep, as long as nothing else comes up. I had to get my turbos redone this week, but I'm picking them up today, so all should be good.
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Originally Posted by SPICcnmGT
Yep, as long as nothing else comes up. I had to get my turbos redone this week, but I'm picking them up today, so all should be good.

That is great, I am glad we are having such a good turn out for the Gap.
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Back on topic....we still have 10+ spots left for the road course event Sunday, so please contact me if you want to run!
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