Official Nov 13th Mad Skills AutoX Picture Thread.

[aMaff]

Yeah, yeah - killed all the right side cones on that run. Of course, you all don't say anything about the run where I didn't hit any cones in the slalom...

Think of it this way - I'm still learning what space my car occupies + providing entertaining video fodder at the same time.

Understood. I think this was my first auto-x in which I DIDN'T hit any Slalom cones. Sigh...too bad we're in the post season now lol

 

[apexlater]

Joyce-Ann can blame me for hitting all the slalom cones, they were on my side of the car when I was riding with her.

I was in the car with Luke when we had our agricultural excursion. I remember just as we left the pavement I yelled "BOTH FEET IN!!!!". He didn't stall out, and we went right back to dreefting.

 

[aMaff]

nice. I didn't have the presence of mind to do that when I had my kone killa experience, and did stall out...however, my time for that run was still better than the best time of the Olds up until that point lol

EDIT: I was going through looking at the pictures / vids again...Luke, do you realize that in like every pic of your car ur going sideways?

 

[Rogue]

Chollie, can i get a hi-res one of me in the dirt if you have it

 

[thewrench]

Sorry man, them's it. I didn't have my big flash card, so I had to shoot them that size, what with all of the avis and all.

Wayne, how the hell do you get the axle nuts off the front? I had a 24" breaker and had the hub braced with a big freakin crow bar against the ground, and I couldn't get them top budge pushing down, even with wd40. I put it all back together and now there she sits in the driveway. Btw, driver's side front, about 1/2" slop at the tire, yikes.

 

[apexlater]

Wayne, how the hell do you get the axle nuts off the front? I had a 24" breaker and had the hub braced with a big freakin crow bar against the ground, and I couldn't get them top budge pushing down, even with wd40. I put it all back together and now there she sits in the driveway. Btw, driver's side front, about 1/2" slop at the tire, yikes.

Hmmm...I wedged a pipe to the brake pedal to the seat, then I used my breaker bar and about a 2.5' cheater pipe over that. It did take some grunt, but you just might be a bigger wuss than me. Try some PBBlaster stuff and let it soak for a few minutes. After you spray it, take the hub nut with a wrench to vibrate the juice to the threads. The only other thing I can thing of is an impact gun.

Sorry it's being such a PITA for ya. My driver's side was ALOT harder to deal with than getting the passenger side off/out.

 

[thewrench]

I couldn't get either. I didn't try an impact wrench, but I don't think mines any stronger than me with the big breaker. Did you take the knuckles off to go get them pressed?

 

[apexlater]

yeah, I took the whole thing apart and just brought the hub to the shop. I took the knuckles off and left them attached to the tie-rod so it wouldn't screw up my alignment too bad. You should re-check your alignment when you get it all back together though.

Another PITA is getting the dang hub off the lower control arm post. I fought with that thing for a while too. It does take some persuasion, but it will come off.

 

[apexlater]

If I can get off early enough I'll try and swing by your place if you need some help, if you haven't got it apart by then of course.

 

[thewrench]

Thanks, but I gotta work today, you know, if I'm not here, then I ain't makin' money. I'll probably put it off til the weekend, unless I can find somebody I trust to do it for me, Tires Plus I don't, plus I really don't have the money to pay a shop right now anyway. I'll keep in touch, if anything changes I may ask for the help.

 

[Rogue]

there's a little notch you have to nock out to "un-lock" the nut

 

[apexlater]

Oh crap, I just assumed he unstaked it. That certainly could be the culpret.

 

[thewrench]

I would insert some smartass comment here, but I'm just too depressed today, so yes I did indeed unstake it, thus why I had the need for new axle nuts, I don't like reusing them.

edit: ack, I have to get to work, I'll check back here later ladies...

 

[Rogue]

once we unstaked it, we didn't have too much touble getting the axle nut off (we=Kevin and Scott)

 

[Prodigy]

What the hell happened to the time on my last run? that was my fastest..

<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowhigh"><td align="left">1T </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">27</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Kevin Boswell</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">1990 Mazda Miata White</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 56.772</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 56.512</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 55.301</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 55.986+1</td> <td align="right"> 55.301</td> <td align="right">-</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowhigh"><td align="left">1T </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">60</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Wayne Walter</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2001 Mazda MP3 Lazer Blue</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 58.729</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 57.315</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 57.286+1</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 57.987</td> <td align="right"> 57.315</td> <td align="right">-</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowlow"><td align="left">8 </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">27</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Chris Tyre</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2002 Mazda Proteg LX Red</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 72.081+dnf</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 61.609</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 59.753</td> <td align="left" valign="top">
</td> <td align="right"> 59.753</td> <td align="right">0.077</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowlow"><td align="left">4 </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">79</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Luke Miller</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2002 Mazda Protege5 Classic Red</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 65.603</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.678+1</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 62.980</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 73.294+dnf</td> <td align="right"> 62.980</td> <td align="right">1.451</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowhigh"><td align="left">5 </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">179</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Scott Stilwell</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2002 Mazda Protege5 red</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.277</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 73.244+1</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 64.288+1</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.944+1</td> <td align="right"> 66.277</td> <td align="right">3.297</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowhigh"><td align="left">5 </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">27</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Andrew Maffessanti</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2003 Mazda Protege5 Laser Blue</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 69.548</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 75.011+1</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 67.136+2</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.474</td> <td align="right"> 66.474</td> <td align="right">0.887</td></tr></tbody> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr class="rowhigh"><td align="left">9 </td> <td align="left">
</td> <td align="right">3</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Joyce Ann Lycke</td> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">2003 MazdaSpeed Protege Black Mica</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 67.951</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 65.602+dnf</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.119+2</td> <td align="left" valign="top"> 66.374+1</td> <td align="right"> 67.951</td> <td align="right">0.159</td></tr></tbody> </table>

 

[apexlater]

You forgot these results in the CMC 7.

Wayne Walter 2005 CMC 7 Grey 62.624+dnf 54.998 55.890 56.430 54.998


granted, it wasn't in a Mazda...but it is Mazda powered!

 

[Velocifero]

here's the only digi video i got from the event, still working on the dv stuff, i just dont have enough time.aMaff finnishes


Luke you recognize these?

 

[kcbhiw]

here's the only digi video i got from the event, still working on the dv stuff, i just dont have enough time.aMaff finnishes


Luke you recognize these?

Man, are those wheels ugly. They look like a discombobulated flower. Though they do look better in black. I pity the fool...oh wait. Ha!

 

[aMaff]

Alright! Video! lol. Y'd u "UUUGH" on there? I don't get it...cuz I went wide arnd that cone?

 

[Shadow102]

Man, are those wheels ugly. They look like a discombobulated flower. Though they do look better in black. I pity the fool...oh wait. Ha!

you should pick one up...i weighs about 60lbs