Where to go for track prep in Charlotte?
04-18-2006, 12:28 PM
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Where to go for track prep in Charlotte?
Does anyone know of a good shop near Charlotte, NC that will do alignments to any specification that you bring in and will allow you to remain in the car so the alignment is correct?
How about a place that will index balance up to 20 inch wheels up to 150 mph?
I'm talking a real top-notch, high quality kind of place.
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How about a place that will index balance up to 20 inch wheels up to 150 mph?
I'm talking a real top-notch, high quality kind of place.
Thanks...
01-22-2008, 06:28 PM
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Thanks!
Assuming some other people might want this information here is what was suggested there. Note these are not Rotary or MAzda shops in particular.
Post up some others if you have them.
Enjoy!
Assuming some other people might want this information here is what was suggested there. Note these are not Rotary or MAzda shops in particular.
Kevin Helms (Honda Challenge Racer) owns a shop in Charlotte called Hondaworks. I don't know if they work on Miata's, but from my experience, Miata's are not that much different from Civics. Its worth a try.
http://hondaworks.net/index.html
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BRE Motorsports in Concord is another shop w/NASA Racers - they are an Official NASA-SE Inspection Station
http://www.bremotorsports.com/
Call Luke Belverd (704) 723-9235
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You could also check with Conover Motor Sports in Burlington, NC. They do prep work for race prepped Miata's, Honda's, and VW's. http://www.raceconover.com
Give them a call and ask for Cameron.
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Check with Estus White at E-Speed Motors in Kannapolis, he's been a Mazda mechanic forever and builds some of the best Spec Miatas on the East Coast. His number is 704-224-1196 or 704-224-1344, and he does all forms of regular maintance. Give him a shot he's pretty reasonable.
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In Matthews, there is Sports Car Authority which has prepared cars for SCCA for decades and also has a chassis dyno. They also do the high end work for CarMax, being very reputable. Give John a call at 704-847-7742....he also won the Presidents Cup in 1999 for having two class wins at the runoffs! He knows his stuff obviously.
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http://hondaworks.net/index.html
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BRE Motorsports in Concord is another shop w/NASA Racers - they are an Official NASA-SE Inspection Station
http://www.bremotorsports.com/
Call Luke Belverd (704) 723-9235
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You could also check with Conover Motor Sports in Burlington, NC. They do prep work for race prepped Miata's, Honda's, and VW's. http://www.raceconover.com
Give them a call and ask for Cameron.
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Check with Estus White at E-Speed Motors in Kannapolis, he's been a Mazda mechanic forever and builds some of the best Spec Miatas on the East Coast. His number is 704-224-1196 or 704-224-1344, and he does all forms of regular maintance. Give him a shot he's pretty reasonable.
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In Matthews, there is Sports Car Authority which has prepared cars for SCCA for decades and also has a chassis dyno. They also do the high end work for CarMax, being very reputable. Give John a call at 704-847-7742....he also won the Presidents Cup in 1999 for having two class wins at the runoffs! He knows his stuff obviously.
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Enjoy!
01-22-2008, 06:38 PM
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Another suggestion for a top notch alignment shop is in Atlanta. Worth it if you are coming to Road Atlanta to come down early Friday to seek out the pros at Grand Tourismo East. Jeff over there is hands down the best at setting up an alignment and getting specs other alignment shops can't get. He has been setting alignment on my RX8 for the past 3 years and last Spring I made repeated visits to him until we got it dialed in for max track performance. He gave me turn in sharpness I was missing and took out corner exit oversteer.
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....yeah -- i agree, people are basically getting sick of the same old rock/hip-hop/r&b bullsh*t..... and
there is just this big upsurge from a new style coming out of Europe -- best place i've found it so far is a
compilation series called 'euro club hits' on itunes -- or check this link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...Club+Hits+Vol+
there is just this big upsurge from a new style coming out of Europe -- best place i've found it so far is a
compilation series called 'euro club hits' on itunes -- or check this link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...Club+Hits+Vol+
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