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I wish I didn't have school or I would be there, I will try to wessel my way out of it and make it out for a while.

legokcen

Just ordered my new set of 18 x 8.5 wheels. Should be here just in time to get the race tires mounted on them Friday morning before leaving. I'm going to have to put one in the trunk, one in the back seats, and one in the front seat to bring them up there. No little trailer yet. We'll see how she does with slicks on. Hope it doesn't rain, but the Kuhmo road tires are pretty sticky too (245-40's) so either way, it's going to be a blast!

See you guys there. Anyone pick a hotel yet?

olddragger

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guys and gals,
times getting close. My plans are will be at mazcare at about 2 pm friday. I will need to book a room somewhere. Lego you running race slicks? I thought you would have gone to 17"'s. Hope there is not any clearance problems for ya. Its getting good. getting excited and getting prepared. Ill have my rb sway bars and end links on friday evening per charlie. We have to remember its going to be much faster this time. that cool off lap will have to be a cool off lap.(brakes) Looks like we will have a few a mazcare friday. Its going to be good seeing all again.
olddragger

legokcen

I stayed at the scottish in on the same road as Road Atlanta. About $42/night with the corporate rate. You just have to show them a badge of where you are working. You can get their info from the road atlanta web site. It was one of the cheaper places I saw around there.

legokcen

Perelli P Zero Racing Slicks. I got them used (4 heat cycles) from a porche 993 driver. I got them for $50 for all four so I'm not out that much. This way, I can learn to drive on the slicks before spending $$$ on new ones. I figure that I'll more than likely use them a few times and then get another set. But for $50, it's not bad at all. I'll be spending more money mounting them.

Phlash

WOOHOO!!! less than five days!! I'm stoked!!

We all gonna meat at the Waffle House (at the exit and across the street from the BP) the morning of? Time?

olddragger

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Thanks lego. I like that rate! Man if you have ANY water on the track be careful with those tires/slicks. Easy to hydro with slicks. Remember also, you may have more tire than suspension! $50 for the set! You stole them!
Yea waffle house .
olddragger

legokcen

I just also got a set of Kuhmo Supra 712's on the stock wheels recently. Really sticky too, but with a little more road noise than the stock Dunlops I had.

They are good wet tires. I'll be using those if it's wet at all. The tires will be here the 8th. Man I hope the wheels make it here on time. I can hardly sleep from the anticipation!

olddragger

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ditto Nabil. Yes stopwatch would be great. Can someone break down the participates of each class? Who is in C? Who is in B? More the merrier.
I hope one C class driver has the RB catback. I would love to hear it winding down the staight. The more I listen to mine the more I turn off the radio AND the more I realize that I prefer this sound to my old beloved big blocks
RRA--- rotories at road atlanta!
only 2 more days to Mazcare.
word home cheese!
olddragger

Phlash

Mmmm, mmmmmm....can't you just feel that 125mph backside downhill?????

I am soooooooooooooo stoked!!

legokcen

Wonder if I should get the brake fix before or after I go???

Just got the racing tires today, I hope the wheels come Thurday so I can get them mounted Friday morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

There is also an autocross on Sunday the 12th for middle GA scca for those of you driving up from Macon or Warner Robbins. I'm going to that the next day too.

Phlash

Heck wait and do the TSB after.....

Phlash

oh nooooo......

http://www.weather.com/weather/local...ocalUndeclared

legokcen

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecas...1&city=Atlanta

Well, who do you trust?

Phlash

I like noaa's better......

Phlash

What are they driving? Sounds good but I can't make out the car.

Saturday's rain has been changed......yeah!!

http://www.weather.com/weather/local...ocalUndeclared

Phlash

No fair!! You got a head start!

legokcen

I'll be doing the Redline switch at Charlie's tomorrow afternoon too. I'll try to get there around 2 or 3 pm.

olddragger

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well looks like a lot of us will be at charlie's at 2-3 or so. i will be there he has my rb sways/end links in and is going to install and switch my fluids also to redline. question is whats after mazcare? Oh yea lego thxs for the tip on a room. imade a reservation at that place.. no rain, no rain, no rain, I wonder if that 110 octane gas they have there would make any differance? Oh by the way I have been talking to charles hill(the man that has put NOS on his 8 and is turning sub 14's in the 1/4 mile WITHOUT nos and he is interested in seeing us in the near future. Who knows we may have some magazine time in the future! We may not want too! Insurance and warrenty and such. any see yall at mazcare tomorrow
olddragger

legokcen

Alright everyone. I got my stuff packed and I'm heading out in about an hour and a half. See you all soon!

legokcen

Wow! What a wonderful amazing day!!!

Charlie, your hospitality and generosity are second to none! The Mazcare part of these weekends are just as great as the track day itself. Thanks so much again.

I had a wonderful time. I'm glad we were all able to drive home in one peice. The videos will be ripped tonight and I'll send them to Phlash again. I'll have them with a little better compression so they'll be about 150MB's each. I also have a lot of pictures.

Hope to see you all very soon again. Can't wait until the next event.

legokcen

Gordon,

I'm uploading the session 4 video to you now. This was the most amusing of all so I recorded it first. Hilarious. Listen to my comentary! Pay close attention to the first things I say! This is also the fastest of my laps. I'll go back and do 1 - 3 now. They are on another disc.

It's 120 MBs. I ripped it in 752 kbs. This way it is decent quality. If you want smaller, I should be able to compressed it to lower quality and send a 20 - 30 MB file.

Take care again everyone! I loved it and can't wait for the next event. NASA is March???

legokcen

A day at the track : $202.50
Racing Beat Exhaust : $595.00
Someone keeping their shop open for you all evening : PRICELESS!!!

Phlash

I should have known Nabil and legokcen would get posted first....

Nabil, I got stuck behing an entire row of grandma's and grandpa's...took me ten minutes to get out of the shopping center parking lot. But, I found my way out...thanks for hangin' back and trying (although I know it was killing you) to wait up.

What a day!! I will remember a cold, cold, cold day....coming off of turn three way, way to hot for me and/or my car (okay..me) and leaving my mark on the grounds of Road Atlanta at least until they plant new grass in the spring (can't wait to see that video Nabil)......a great group of people.......a wonderful, well run event....and the Porche boxster that entered the track with our group, tearing the front end off his car in the first session(what a start to the day). Despite me four wheeling through the grass between three and four (that was quite a humbling and embarrassing experience), I had a blast !! I am very aware from following lego and charlie through the "coaching" laps they had together, that I have a lot to learn about transition. I am also thrilled to state that I got to share the track with some of the most exotic cars in the world and am proud to say that I was giddy when the Viper, the AMG SL...with the hot Brazilian chick , the Panoz GT, and the 911T blew by me going 115-120 like I was standing still (the 911T driver told us later that they were doing almost 160 going into the brake zone). Damn that was cool!!! What a rush!!

Charlie, THANKS!! Your hospitality and willingness to help, share, and teach are indeed second to none. We were thrilled to have you at the event. As lego stated to us last night at dinner, we look forward to the time at your shop with you and the crew almost as much as the event the next day. I love the sound with this new setup. The track day was a great opportunity to blow it out, break it in, and bronze the tips....:D

Nabil, thanks once again for the extra push to get this all together. Denny, You're a hell of a driver man! Glad the new bars made such a diiference. Kirk, it was great to meet you and I look forward to seeing you again . Pam, so glad you were sick (cough, cough) enough to get away from work and join us. lego, I will get the video and stuff posted soon. Thanks for being our photo man.

hmmmm, the two day NASA event in the spring is calling from a distance......so is the "Mazcare" Little Taladega event........will our SE group hear the call???? oh, yes.......I bet we will.......

Phlash

I'll have it posted soon.....but just gotta comment......LOL

Lego's comments and such on the video = PRICELESS!!