DistantTea
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- Mazdaspeed... of DOOM!
The excuse list:
1.) It was 25 degrees out.
2.) I've only had the car for three weeks.
3.) I haven't driven a stick since 1998.
4.) It was 25 degrees out!
Actually all in all I really didn't do too bad. My wife, who had never driven a stick before in here life until three weeks ago, did really good too.
Here's a pic and a movie of the car on the lot in action:
http://ghracing.hopto.org/~Thermal/
We started the day at 38/38 psi and tried out 42/38, but that resulted in me taking two cones home with me. The temps were so damn cold I think 36/36 or 38/36 would have been better all day.
All I can say about the MSP.. is GOD DAMN! This was a fast couse, not really made for lower power nimble cars, but the MSP turned times just as fast as most of the high HP cars.
D stock reigns supreme though. We have some of the toughest competition of our region... and since we can't drive very well its going to be a learning year for sure. Warmer temps and the new rubber we have on order should do wonders. I lost by a whole second and a half to the D stock leader... at least as far as I know, they haven't posted all official times. IT was just a fun run anyways.
I can't wait until the first warm weather race!
I'll post a link to my times when the web master (one of the guys faster than me in D stock no less) posts them. Unless they are just really bad... then I'll conveniently forget to update the thread.
1.) It was 25 degrees out.
2.) I've only had the car for three weeks.
3.) I haven't driven a stick since 1998.
4.) It was 25 degrees out!
Actually all in all I really didn't do too bad. My wife, who had never driven a stick before in here life until three weeks ago, did really good too.
Here's a pic and a movie of the car on the lot in action:
http://ghracing.hopto.org/~Thermal/
We started the day at 38/38 psi and tried out 42/38, but that resulted in me taking two cones home with me. The temps were so damn cold I think 36/36 or 38/36 would have been better all day.
All I can say about the MSP.. is GOD DAMN! This was a fast couse, not really made for lower power nimble cars, but the MSP turned times just as fast as most of the high HP cars.
D stock reigns supreme though. We have some of the toughest competition of our region... and since we can't drive very well its going to be a learning year for sure. Warmer temps and the new rubber we have on order should do wonders. I lost by a whole second and a half to the D stock leader... at least as far as I know, they haven't posted all official times. IT was just a fun run anyways.
I can't wait until the first warm weather race!
I'll post a link to my times when the web master (one of the guys faster than me in D stock no less) posts them. Unless they are just really bad... then I'll conveniently forget to update the thread.
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