I was spoiled by those $47 Azenis. The replacement 615's, which are supposed to be SLIGHTLY better are like $75 ea. WTF! If anyone knows of a source of 14 inch takeoffs or other good CHEAP track tires, let me know.

I hate to even consider Sumitomo HTR 200's.... but they're SOOoooo cheap.... :lol:

I hope by the end of next season to have my NASA comp license. Then, race with the GTS3 guys!

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewtopic.php?...highlight=

W00t!

Bitch was badass! Goes like crazy on the hardwood, I can even drift it around turns! Had to put it back in the box though so the wife can wrap it and put under the tree for me :roll:

The site that was hosting the Top Gear episodes is back up again!!!!!

I think they have the whole 2005 season up right now.

I'm not going to post the site here, but you can PM or IM me if you want some more info.

Just when you thought you had seen it all

Seeing that I have a Subaru as a daily driver, and the fact that it's leased and will be turned in early next year, I decided to give a shot at rallycross. Why not, after all it's a leased vehicle, right?

The course happens to be in BFE (Orange) Virginia on a farm - basically a cow pasture with a clay track ground into it. The course comes with a variety of corners with some crazy camber transitions, and of course your fair share of ruts, mudpits, trees, and other things to avoid.

All I can say is WOW again (I remember doing this 3+ years ago after my first track event). It's such a blast to slide the car around kicking up dirt, flying thorugh mud, and sliding even more. Trail braking into a turn, rotating the car around, and powering through the turn as you toss the steering wheel - such a rush!

The format was three runs in the morning, and three runs in the afternoon running the course in reverse. As the day progressed, the course dried up, and running in reverse was much better laid out and much faster.

My first run was primarily an orientation run, and I had a high time of 1:48, but hey, it's my first timed excursion on anything other than pavement. The second session was much faster at a 1:39 as I got familiar with the layout, surface, and sliding the Superpoo around. Third session had a few mistakes, and I clocked in at a 1:41.

During the afternoon, things got a lot faster as things dried up. First session I ran a 1:37, and was notably faster through many sections since it flowed better. The second session, I came in to hot into the first signicant turn, and I found myself in the outside mud pit. Splash! The car was caked, and I couldn't see crap. Somehow I managed to make it through (in retrospect, pretty wrecklessly since I couldn't see anything out my side windows), took down a little tree, and landed a 1:42. Ouch. Third session, a passenger jumped in, and I ran hard session. Albeit a few mistakes, I came in at 1:33, pretty damn fast considering my car is stock (and I'm a n00b to rallying).

My last session was the fastest lap time out of my class, but since I was inconsistent, I probably ranked in the middle.

Now for the million dollar answer to "Is it better than road racing?" In my opinion, no, but it was nice to have a fresh racing experience once again. I'd be tempted to take the Z out there, but I know I'd break something pretty easily considering how aggressively I drive - and I'm not ready to fork out more cash for a different setup. While it's a completely different type of driving, it really helped to have road-racing experience, and as I was able to feel the car out for traction and reactionary inputs. However, where I need to work on is learning how to set yourself up for the turn - specifically sliding your way in and getting the car oriented as to where you go.

A pair of crappy photos of me and the aftermath.





BTW, on the drive home, I got all sorts of wierd looks and comments about the "custom" mud job on the left side of my car. I love it so much I'm tempted to leave it!

I know some of you probably have car covers..just wondering what kind/brand you guys went with. I just ordered a new one, a Wolf BLock-it NOAH.
It's the first one pictured there on this page

http://www.carcoverworld.com/Frames.asp?....asp?CID=1

Ordered it from summit and it came with a free lock and cable...sweet.

I hope it fits well. This one comes iwth extra grommets, which is good, cause the last "custom fit" one i bought didnt have a place to run the antenna through =\

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Figured someone may be interested...

Listing said $2k for 108k miles and it needs paint. Red I think, but I may be wrong. If anyone is interested I'll pull the paper out of the recycling for more details and a number.

Well, I picked up my new car today and I can't afford to have two so this has got to go.

I don't want to fool anyone, this thing needs work. It was in an accident in July of '04 which resulted in no functional damage, but did do body damage that I never fixed.

Here's what it needs:

Both front fenders
Front Bumper
Hood
Driver's Headlight (spare included)

Functionally it also needs this:

Driver's Side Lower Ball Joint (included, not installed)
Steering Rack
Wheel Studs on driver's side (the wheels are on just fine right now, but don't expect to be able to pull the front driver's side wheel and get the lugnuts back on without replacing the studs)

I removed the power steering a long time ago and since then the rack has just gotten looser and looser, currently there's a lot of play in it.

Now, there is some good stuff.

Sony X-Plod stereo headunit with X-Plod speakers at all four corners (all 3 ways)
1993 Prelude Si Wheels and full size spare (stock Accord steel wheel) w/205's
DC Sports Cermaic Coated 4-2-1 header heat wrapped
Catco High Flow Catalytic Converter
RS-R Exmag Exhaust
AEM Fuel Rail (it's got a leak which is currently plugged but can be an intermittent problem)
New Main Electrical Wires (battery leads)

Basically, this car is a really reliable motor surrounded by a lot of good parts, but a lot of things going bad. If you've got a parts car already then this would be perfect to put those parts towards, or it would make a hell of a parts car, itself.

I don't have pictures, I'll try and find a digital camera if there's such a need.

I'd consider parting it out, but only if I can get an initial set of buyers to top the $700 car price... oh, and it's burgundy.

It's going for $800 everywhere else - take advantage of the Special MM price