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There is a SCCA champion that drives one.
Posted by
Josher
on October 24, 2008 at 4:25 PM
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how may 2nd gen MR2s do you see at track autoX events?
posted by LJZTT
on October 24, 2008 at 03:46 PM
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Don't remember the name, but they are out of Albuquerque.
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everyone is getting track cars, so...
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john90zxtt(OH)
14:49:26 10/24/08
Get a used Miata... NA or Boosted, it can be one hell of an
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MixManMash
14:52:01 10/24/08
Miatas, boosted are not, are for the gays. Been proven here
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dogpile
21:11:02 10/24/08
Re: everyone is getting track cars, so...
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ooofoo
14:58:13 10/24/08
MR2s have a terrible weight ratio.
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TriniTT
15:14:29 10/24/08
Huh? Care to elaborate; this going off personal experience
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Furb (NoVa)
15:38:47 10/24/08
how may 2nd gen MR2s do you see at track autoX events?
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LJZTT
15:46:23 10/24/08
i heard they are expensive as hell to fix (n/m)
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john90zxtt(OH)
15:55:22 10/24/08
In what way? They aren't like Porsche 944s or anything when
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Furb (NoVa)
16:00:10 10/24/08
At least as many Z32s as I've seen at the track in the last
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Furb (NoVa)
15:57:50 10/24/08
ok so you are one, and just because they are as popular
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LJZTT
16:05:20 10/24/08
I never said anything in comparison to the Miata?
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Furb (NoVa)
16:17:58 10/24/08
I quote:
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MixManMash
16:19:49 10/24/08
My bad. Then my reply stands, for a weekend track car the
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Furb (NoVa)
16:36:11 10/24/08
Just for argument's sake,why do you think an MR2 is a better
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dogpile
21:19:38 10/24/08
ah, I misunderstood what you were getting at
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LJZTT
16:26:15 10/24/08
I did some reading a while back when I was looking at
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MixManMash
16:36:45 10/24/08
That spinning out your mention on 90-92 models depends on
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Furb (NoVa)
16:57:13 10/24/08
I heard that too. Of course, it depends on each driver's
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MixManMash
17:20:43 10/24/08
I really do think it has a lot to do with sheer #'s
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Furb (NoVa)
16:42:05 10/24/08
while you are probably right, I find it hard to believe that
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LJZTT
18:28:58 10/24/08
There is a SCCA champion that drives one. -
Josher
16:25:30 10/24/08
doesnt mean anything, an SCCA champion certainly spent
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LJZTT
16:27:49 10/24/08
I doubt there was a lot of money in that car.
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Josher
16:56:24 10/24/08
1-2 per event in the last two SCCA groups I've raced with. (n/m)
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AbsolutZ (OH)
17:15:09 10/24/08
the same 1-2 each event? (n/m)
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LJZTT
18:05:30 10/24/08
Ohhh, so that was your oatmeal I pissed in this morning.
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TriniTT
19:09:10 10/24/08
Last autox i went to, the mr2 was 3rd best time
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Ashman2k2
18:04:22 10/24/08
I just bought an FD rx7 and I think it is going to make a
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jmw23712
15:05:30 10/24/08
2nd. Are you planning on a LS1 conversion in your FD? (n/m)
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MixManMash
15:13:58 10/24/08
Yes I am. The one I bought has a bad engine so I am going
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jmw23712
15:18:07 10/24/08
Nice. Should be sweet!
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MixManMash
15:21:40 10/24/08
Yeah, some get close to 100K miles out of them but it
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jmw23712
15:37:58 10/24/08
LSX FD's are one hell of a ride, but I still would be
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TheTwinZ (Peru)
16:19:02 10/24/08
Interesting. I heard the LSX still maintains the balance. (n/m)
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MixManMash
16:25:06 10/24/08
Me too, until I heard different comments from people who
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TheTwinZ (Peru)
17:50:31 10/24/08
Yours only has 17K miles? Congrats! (n/m)
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jmw23712
18:14:57 10/24/08
LS1's are actually a tad lighter once all of the turbo
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jmw23712
17:21:13 10/24/08
i have so many z parts, i kind of know my way around
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john90zxtt(OH)
16:02:47 10/24/08
Good point. A 510 would probably make on hell of a track
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MixManMash
16:06:22 10/24/08
Yepper it does. We have this guy here in town...
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Woody75 (Denver)
16:16:26 10/24/08
get a 510, sr20det it and enjoy the hell out of it.
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Jason300zxTT
16:05:26 10/24/08
A Z32 NA with a serious weight reduction would be fun
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TheTwinZ (Peru)
17:16:41 10/24/08
thats what i was thinking, gutted with the all the bolt
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john90zxtt(OH)
17:22:53 10/24/08
Thats what I am doing with mine.
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TBlakeZ (NorCal)
21:46:40 10/24/08
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Toyota-MR2-Nrburgring_193 (n/m)
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BLACKTT3Z
14:14:58 10/25/08
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