Hey Guys, and gals if there are any. Just wanted to see who might be interested in another Charleston area meet/ greet and cruise , and maybe have some beer and a small cook out afterward. Swapping parts and war stories ect ect.

 

I'm in! I'll be in even faster if I can get some free time to finish up the motor swap to the new car. LOL.

 

Free time? what's that?? I've got a new business, new baby , and a car that's in my mothers garage that needs a ton of work and I'm keeping it secret from my lady banker. I just want to hang out with some fellow wankel fanatics.
BTW you have any S5 rollers or blown engines up there??

 

None that I know of, Chris. I'll keep an eye out for ya though!

 

Car show next weekend at the Ladson Fairgrounds . Anyone want to meet up there then cruise around after???

 

Well, when is this going to happen? I'm in Aiken, was in Charleston last week...not a bad trip, but a racoon caught the bumper lip and cracked my bumper on the way home.
I can still make a get together, so when will it happen? I'll even chase Reese down over in Columbia and drag him along!
Ralf

 

Where in Aiken are you?

 

as long as it is a friday or a saturday then i am in. also as long as it does not coincide with a major SCCA event.

i might bring out my new toy.
i just bought a 88 rx7 with a built 383 sbc and a t56....... 425 hp in a 7 is amazing!!

 

As I live and breathe... MrGlave posted on the evil forum? :-) hiya John!

 

here are a few pics of the new beauty






also i got window tint and s5 tails for my DD

 

John, last time I talked to you, you were working at MOX. I'm with DOE down there. Live in Aiken. Weren't you in Williston?

The meanest groundpounding 7 I've seen lately (not to disparage the above post, I just haven't seen it) is Steve Bertok's bruiser which is an 88 convertible with an LS1 in it. Extremely clean installation, all electrics professional, transmission fit in and made to work without a flaw. The car is amazing...best part is you wouldn't know what it had in it until he gets on it. Then its necksnapping. All at an extremely professional and very pretty level of installation. Steve races and runs a shop under the Panicmotorsports name. Reese knows him.

 

please someone PM or text or call or facebook me when the details of the meet are decided... so i can make plans to show up...

 

yeah bertok's car is amazing. i am part of the south carolina region of the SCCA with him. he is an amazing driver as well he is always in contention to win the spec miata races i volunteer at.
i really like his vert i just wish i could fit my engine under a stock hood so it did not have to have that crazy scoop on it.
the guy who built my engine said it should be built to have around 425 hp and 450 ft/lbs .............this car is extremely fun to drive.

 

His car electrics were done by a wizard out in NC who has a first gen Miata that is completely LED'd out. Just a real guru when it comes to doing electrical cleanly.

I've seen Steve's racecars and they are pretty neat. I haven't seen him drive, but heard he won a 12 hour race at VIR last year. He's racing this coming weekend from what I understand. Very knowledgeable to deal with as well. I've bought a couple of Miata's from him and he's done some motor work on my 93LE.

Instead of that scoop, do they make an L88 (?) hood for them?

 

it was a 13 hour race and he won by 8 laps haha.
he is racing this weekend i believe..... i will be flagging for the race
and no i do not believe they make a hood quite like that but i might go with a cowl hood later.

 

I keep meaning to make it to some SCCA events. Does anyone have an event schedule or know when something is going to be near charleston.

 

So when is this going to happen?

 

the next scca event in charleston is on march the 19th at north charleston coliseum
and it is the first points series AutoX of the year.

and i am also curious as to when we are going to have the meeting. any preferences for anyone?

 

March 19th sounds like a good day to me. Car show season is gearing up so I'm either working on someones car leading up to a show or taking a customers car to one. But as far as I know I'm free that weekend. Besides, maybe I can get some laps in with my GF's Insight .

 

im down for whatever. i will be at the PDX this weekend at carolina motorsports park if anybody wants to swing by

 

GXL, we should hang out I'm in Goose Creek. I'm huge on RX's and my neighbor has one as well. Actually there are a few that tend to be in the neighborhood.

 

I'm in for a meet. Havn't been to a Rotary meet in a goats age.

 

A super goat's age, at that. Stephen, shoot me a message. Come over and help me bleed the brakes and clutch on the new car and we'll cook you dinner tonight. LOL.

 

Anyone coming to the event on the 19th?? I"m local so I'll be there. I"ll be much happier if I can get my FC back on the road by then, but I'm thinking part out to pay for a 20B

 

Hey word out on the street is there is going to be a good ricer turnout tonight.
At the "sofa superstore" next to K-mart in Charleston.
So if anyone can make it out that would be great.