My first wheel chirp...
02-01-2005, 06:58 PM
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My first wheel chirp...
Little by little everyone, I get to play a little more... :D
OK, so driving home from work I was at a stop light alone and my baby was fully warmed up, so I took her to about 4K and let her lose.
I did not reach 7K (still breaking in) but felt enough to know that good times are too come. I'm at 901 miles and I plan on takeing her to 7K on a daily basis once I hit 1,000. After 1,500...I'm going to take her to BEEP!!!!
I can't wait, I just thought I'd share my first wheel chirp with you all... :p
OK, so driving home from work I was at a stop light alone and my baby was fully warmed up, so I took her to about 4K and let her lose.
I did not reach 7K (still breaking in) but felt enough to know that good times are too come. I'm at 901 miles and I plan on takeing her to 7K on a daily basis once I hit 1,000. After 1,500...I'm going to take her to BEEP!!!!
I can't wait, I just thought I'd share my first wheel chirp with you all... :p
02-01-2005, 07:35 PM
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hahaha...you're too funny. just wait til you start getting sideways, burnouts, etc.
02-01-2005, 08:43 PM
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I've gotten sideways while playing (no other cars, just me and the 8). I'd never done it before so it was a bit tense for me, but the second time was reeeeeaaaaalllly fun :D
It's great having fun with the thing you've been dreaming of isn't it?
On track prices, like the man said, it's not too expensive. The nearest track I WANT to go around is Birmingham, one of the last stops on the Grand Am circut, and was a track that Haskel won at last season... It's $150 an hour for one car.
It's great having fun with the thing you've been dreaming of isn't it?
On track prices, like the man said, it's not too expensive. The nearest track I WANT to go around is Birmingham, one of the last stops on the Grand Am circut, and was a track that Haskel won at last season... It's $150 an hour for one car.
I autocrossed mine with 1200 miles on it.
02-02-2005, 08:02 AM
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lol, and yes it is fun to play with the car I've been CRAZY for...
The thing is, I have not gone over 7K yet and only gone over 6K like twice, so I'm just going crazy waiting to play some more. I cant wait....
I would love to take my 8 to a track but I've never done anything like that in my life, so it would have to be an open track so if I run off the track (since I"m a major newbie to that sort of thing) I dont' want to hit anything but grass and dirt.
One of the mod's I thinking about is attaching a tiny high resolution color camera (hidden camera) to the front of my 8 so when and if I put her on a track I can take video of it. I can then share it with you guys/gals.
Maybe I can convince my wife that for my B-Day I get to play with the 8 on a track. By then, I should have a few thousand miles on it and I can really FEEL what she can do.
The thing is, I have not gone over 7K yet and only gone over 6K like twice, so I'm just going crazy waiting to play some more. I cant wait....
I would love to take my 8 to a track but I've never done anything like that in my life, so it would have to be an open track so if I run off the track (since I"m a major newbie to that sort of thing) I dont' want to hit anything but grass and dirt.
One of the mod's I thinking about is attaching a tiny high resolution color camera (hidden camera) to the front of my 8 so when and if I put her on a track I can take video of it. I can then share it with you guys/gals.
Maybe I can convince my wife that for my B-Day I get to play with the 8 on a track. By then, I should have a few thousand miles on it and I can really FEEL what she can do.
02-02-2005, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rx8wannahave
One of the mod's I thinking about is attaching a tiny high resolution color camera (hidden camera) to the front of my 8 so when and if I put her on a track I can take video of it. I can then share it with you guys/gals.
Maybe I can convince my wife that for my B-Day I get to play with the 8 on a track. By then, I should have a few thousand miles on it and I can really FEEL what she can do.
Maybe I can convince my wife that for my B-Day I get to play with the 8 on a track. By then, I should have a few thousand miles on it and I can really FEEL what she can do.
02-02-2005, 08:25 AM
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Here are some videos of what you are describing, and a site where you can get the stuff. Check out the Schotz Cam....he is awesome.
02-02-2005, 11:33 AM
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Don't tease...lol, I can't wait to take her to a track! By the way, how much does something like that cost?
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02-02-2005, 01:00 PM
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Hey, wannahave, you gotta check out this thread if you have an interest in the track. We have about 12 or 13 attending. It's gonna be a hoot!
Dang it...why did I not know about this sooner....thanks SILVER for letting me know
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