I will be smf but you should run in the same heat. And to Evan I just saw that so I will at least have some company when it counts and some experience to tell me what I'm doing wrong. Anyone know of some videos I should study on how to drive before I go?
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Any that Bill Brees has on youtube.
We are talking about the Protege 5 right? That would be in STC with those mods and you'd be going against Civic Sis from the 80s. Only the turbo Mazdas (MS3, MS6, MSP) are in STX.
Street Touring - Appendix A (on page 182).
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323, 323 GT, & 323 GTX
Protg (NOC) (1999-2003)
Protg MP3
No one around here fits into the STC category.
Not necessarily. You are only guaranteed to run in the same heat as cars in the same class as you, not similar classes. This past weekend I was in STS in heat 1 with STX in heat 5.
+1 to this.
Also, it's kind of expensive and requires some hardware investment, but cheap seat time is available via www.iracing.com. It's obviously no substitute to actual seat time via autocross or real track time but I play it non-stop in the winter. I also used it to learn Watkins Glen and VIR before I actually went there in real life. With Watkins Glen in particular it felt like I had driven it before hundreds of times and already had a real good idea as far as the braking points that I wanted to use.
Yep, that definitely falls into the Protege (NOC) (1999-2003) category.
NOC = Not otherwise classified.
But really you can run in any class you'd like other than stock, if you don't care about being competitive and would prefer to run with other Mazda peeps.
NOC = Not otherwise classified.
But really you can run in any class you'd like other than stock, if you don't care about being competitive and would prefer to run with other Mazda peeps.
I totally forgot about stc being for non turbo. Don't listen to me Larrry. Will is da man. You can run in SMF too if you want to as well. Just depends if you are out there for fun or being competitive. Either way you'll still have fun.
I would rather be in with the rest of the group I think. That way we are all doing the same thing, running, working the track, shooting the breeze, etc. However if I am on my own I could ride along or have someone ride along with me. Hmm, not sure what to do now.
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I will be there, Patrick and as others have said check out Bill Brees's videos. Also try and find videos of FWD cars, as the line is somewhat different for what we drive.
I'm sure someone will me able to ride with you if you go into SMF. There is almost always someone knowledgable that runs in a different heat. Marc, Will, Phen, and Pablo are in different classes. If not I have some helpful friends that would be able to guide you Larry if you want some pointers.
I agree finding someone to help is not an issue at all.
If I were you I'd run SMF. This way you can BS with Patrick, Corey, and AJ (if he ever comes out) in between runs. Your car isn't going to me competitive in either class so I wouldn't choose based on that reason.
Just my $0.02 though.
Oh, and I can modify your numbers if you decide to switch classes at a later date.
If I were you I'd run SMF. This way you can BS with Patrick, Corey, and AJ (if he ever comes out) in between runs. Your car isn't going to me competitive in either class so I wouldn't choose based on that reason.
Just my $0.02 though.
Oh, and I can modify your numbers if you decide to switch classes at a later date.
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Larry, Lauri more than likely will not be running and she can help you out by riding along, too. It is all up tp you......
