(September) Protege Track Day 2!

[born35again]

Sept 3 loooks like an excellent weekend since
A.) NopiNationals is the 17th
B.) I can never ask for 2 weekends in a row off from work.


Not that im being selfish or anything

 

[MIA protege]

Drivers:
1. Scott - 03.5 MSP
2. MattY- 02Protege5(Never been on a track, but would love to try)
3. Heath - 03 protege
4. Vampyre (Joseph) 03.5 MSP
5. Danny - 00 protege (still waiting for date)
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Volunteer list. If you want to attend (for free), but not drive:
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[registering]

This sounds great! I'm out of the country from Sep 2-11, so if this falls on any other weekend I'm in!

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

I should be in for it pending the DX's status by then. I'll have to get my helmet from CT.

 

[Vampyre]

kewl anyone else that is goin from orlando we can meet up and cruise together

 

[Mr. Win]

im in as well... even in stock form its fun to drive the car to its limits.

scott let me know if you need more people.

 

[JCell]

subs.....

 

[rjmhotrod]

My work schedule is very erratic (I'm a freelancer), but I'm really interested in this.

Drivers:
1. Scott - 03.5 MSP
2. MattY- 02Protege5(Never been on a track, but would love to try)
3. Heath - 03 protege
4. Vampyre (Joseph) 03.5 MSP
5. Danny - 00 protege (still waiting for date)
6. rjmhotrod (Rodney) - 02 Protege 5
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[justanotheradikt]

kewl anyone else that is goin from orlando we can meet up and cruise together

if i am able to go id be in the merritt island/cocoa area....we could meet up and head up together

 

[pluto316]

Drivers:
1. Scott - 03.5 MSP
2. MattY- 02Protege5(Never been on a track, but would love to try)
3. Heath - 03 protege
4. Vampyre (Joseph) 03.5 MSP
5. Danny - 00 protege (still waiting for date)
6. rjmhotrod (Rodney) - 02 Protege 5
7. pluto316 - Will - 03 MSP
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Volunteer list. If you want to attend (for free), but not drive:
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[pluto316]

I'll donate for food / drink fund too if things get tight.

 

[SkinnyJoint]

o god this sounds sexy. im drooling right now.

but honestly i dont think i can do it, i baby my car alot for me to beat on it one day, if i still had my 240 then for sure.

but how do you guys do it????? thats what i wana know. i cant seem to get myself to beat up my car for a full day.

of course arguments can be made your not "beating it up" but none the less you are driving it hard, plus tire wear etc etc

 

[born35again]

o god this sounds sexy. im drooling right now.

but honestly i dont think i can do it, i baby my car alot for me to beat on it one day, if i still had my 240 then for sure.

but how do you guys do it????? thats what i wana know. i cant seem to get myself to beat up my car for a full day.

of course arguments can be made your not "beating it up" but none the less you are driving it hard, plus tire wear etc etc

I can always fix it? Maybe?

 

[SkinnyJoint]

I can always fix it? Maybe?

hahah maybe. but money i guess, im always poor but thats a good point

ne others?

 

[pluto316]

There's nothing I am going to break doing a few laps that wasn't going to break anyway.

 

[justanotheradikt]

thats how i see it....now if you did this every week then i would say you were beating it up...but one day and a few laps? it would just have broken on the street a month or so down the road

 

[Scott]

I bought a Mazdaspeed Protege for it's performance capabilities. If I just wanted to buy something to get to and from work with, I would have bought something like a Honda Accord or Toyota Corolla (or another Chevy Cavalier).

What good is it owning a car like a Protege if you aren't going to use it in manners for which it's fully capable of?

 

[SkinnyJoint]

i suppose i see the point i guess im more concerned about tires now that i think about it, cuz there expensive
but good words here guys

 

[Mr. Win]

shut up jason and sign up... your not gonna do any damage. Little tire wear is worth it.

 

[Scott]

Remember, you can drive as hard and fast as you CHOOSE to. Concerned about your tires? Don't push your car to it's edge for the full 10 minutes. Do 2 warm up laps, 2 fast laps, and 2 cool down laps. That's about 7-9 minutes right there (depending on course layout).

Last month, I was running lap times of around 1:12 or so for most of the day. When I took it easy towards the last few laps of the day, I was pulling 1:22's. Apart from me having my ABS off and locking up my brakes once or twice, my tires were fine.