NASA Track Day- Roebling Road- Sept.24 & 25
The Turkish Delight
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Originally Posted by Nabil
Hawk pads are on! It took almost 3 hours for me to do it but I got it done. It was my first brake job. Now I need to bleed. Damn! Should have done that while I had the car jacked up and the wheels off.
Instead of bleeding my brakes, I use a large C-clamp at the beginning and clamp the caliper more open to accept the new pads. Be careful about overflowing your resevoir, you should take the top off and put paper towels around it to soak it up. Then I put the new pads on like normal, flip the caliper back in place and button everything back up again. Close the top of the brake fluid resevoir and pump the brakes a couple times to close the caliper back up and you're good to go. I've done several different cars like this. It's very easy and takes much less time. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by legokcen
Dammit, the RX-8club has now turned into an advertising marketplace when I post. Everything is underlines with links.... AAARRRGG, is there no end to this??!?!??!?
WooHoo....ONE MORE DAY!!!
I'm sure gas will go through the roof just as we go to this event.....
Ten day forcast
http://tinyurl.com/cncv8
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Originally Posted by kickedout
Gas better not go through MY room. 
Last edited by Phlash; Sep 22, 2005 at 07:05 AM.
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From: Chattanooga, TN
Originally Posted by olddragger
Almost here! Ok I have been thinking about where to meet up with the convoy. Ok guys it is like this--between Macon and Savannah THERE IS NOTHING. So you will want to gas up and maybe grab a bite to go as we hit the road. Savannah is about 2 hrs away from Macon.
The best place I can think off is the 1st exit off I-!6. After you enter Macon on I -75 you will come to a junction of I-16 and I-75. Off course you will get on I-16 South. Then approx 3/4 of a mile away you will see Spring Street exit on the right(plenty of warning). Take it and bear to the right,--cross the river(on the bridge hopefully) and a Wendy's will be on the right. It's about 1/2 mile from the exit. Lets meet up there. There are gas stations around and things to eat in the general area. So take the 1st exit off I-16 (Spring street) stay to the right and meet me at the Wendy's at about 4:15-4:30pm?
I will pm all my cell phone number.
Damn won't friday evening ever get here!
o-tm-d
The best place I can think off is the 1st exit off I-!6. After you enter Macon on I -75 you will come to a junction of I-16 and I-75. Off course you will get on I-16 South. Then approx 3/4 of a mile away you will see Spring Street exit on the right(plenty of warning). Take it and bear to the right,--cross the river(on the bridge hopefully) and a Wendy's will be on the right. It's about 1/2 mile from the exit. Lets meet up there. There are gas stations around and things to eat in the general area. So take the 1st exit off I-16 (Spring street) stay to the right and meet me at the Wendy's at about 4:15-4:30pm?
I will pm all my cell phone number.
Damn won't friday evening ever get here!
o-tm-d
The Turkish Delight
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Got the alignment done today. Wasn't as bad as I though. The car was -0.3 in the front both sides and -1.4 in the back both sides. When I got in the car, the back went to -2.0 in the driver's side. New settings, like The Man, -1.3 in the front, -1.7 in the rear with me in the car. Toe and Castor back to factory specs. Guy also found a nail in my right rear and patched it for me. Great shop. Car feels good too, so I can't wait for the track.
See you all soon. I'll meet you guys in Macon.
See you all soon. I'll meet you guys in Macon.
The Turkish Delight
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From: Albany, Georgia
Originally Posted by trhoads
you are not on track with the tire that got patched though, right? Cause that would be bad.
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The schedule.....
http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Sep24/schedule.pdf
Interesting...Sunday last session....DE1 and DE2 are running together.....I wonder if they did that for us????:D
http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Sep24/schedule.pdf
Interesting...Sunday last session....DE1 and DE2 are running together.....I wonder if they did that for us????:D
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...uh oh...I got a note from Julie.....my first choice for instructors may not be there this weekend.....she states she is requesting I get set up with our very own EVO8 driver/member.....OMG
!!!! please be gentle......I'm a virgin at this track.....:D
!!!! please be gentle......I'm a virgin at this track.....:D
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The Turkish Delight
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Originally Posted by Phlash
The schedule.....
http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Sep24/schedule.pdf
Interesting...Sunday last session....DE1 and DE2 are running together.....I wonder if they did that for us????:D
http://www.nasa-southeast.com/2005Sep24/schedule.pdf
Interesting...Sunday last session....DE1 and DE2 are running together.....I wonder if they did that for us????:D
The Turkish Delight
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From: Albany, Georgia
Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...
Smooth Criminal
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
Originally Posted by legokcen
They did that because they always run late.
not one session on saturday at RA, did i get 20 minutes on track. 2 & 3 were only about 15. SUnday was about 20 each, but not the 25 that was on the schedule.
Smooth Criminal
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From: Atlanta, Georgia
Originally Posted by legokcen
Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...
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From: Chattanooga, TN
Originally Posted by legokcen
Is someone going to play that CW McCall song on the stereo when we leave Atlanta or Macon?
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Originally Posted by trhoads
better to run together, than get cut short.
not one session on saturday at RA, did i get 20 minutes on track. 2 & 3 were only about 15. SUnday was about 20 each, but not the 25 that was on the schedule.
not one session on saturday at RA, did i get 20 minutes on track. 2 & 3 were only about 15. SUnday was about 20 each, but not the 25 that was on the schedule.
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I'm not liking this ad crap.......i'm feeling violated....
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I'm not liking this ad crap.......i'm feeling violated....
The Turkish Delight
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Damn, I really took the car for a spin after work today with the new suspension setup. I'm impressed. The inital turn in is instantaneous. Very quick and you just have to think where you want to go. The Man is right, it's almost like a new car. I had to learn to drive again.