San Bernardino monthly meet and drive 2007 thread.
08-08-2007, 03:57 AM
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08-08-2007, 09:40 AM
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Macs are good because they never break down. People do not write as many virus' for Macs And every piece of software for Mac. . . is controlled by Mac.
Windows sytems (PC) Just have WAY more software, and are used by more people worldwide. So in case you need to share information with someone, you have a better chance with a Bill Gates system
Windows sytems (PC) Just have WAY more software, and are used by more people worldwide. So in case you need to share information with someone, you have a better chance with a Bill Gates system
08-08-2007, 09:42 AM
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The time has come……
Not many people know because I didn’t want to be the boy who cries wolf again,
so I waited till it was a lot more of a for sure thing. For the last couple of month I have been contemplating getting rid of the RX-8. It looks like I will race the August 19th race and then start dismantling my car for sale. ( removing the aftermarket parts, and installing stock stuff)
It’s getting rather hard financially, and I just cant warrant keeping the RX-8 any more. Don’t get me wrong, I love my car and of course I love the rotary community, but the $550 a month car payment and the $150 a month insurance payment is just a little much right now for a car that gets driven on meets and autocrosses. Yes I know I could get rid of the Cobalt and start driving the RX-8, but the 15 miles a gallon vs the 30 miles a gallon just kills that. Not to mention that frees up $300 and the RX-8 frees up $700. It’s time for me to move on.
I do however have a backup plan at least.
I will be making the switch from RX-8 to Miata. Yeah I know that sounds funny. Put a fat man in a little car, 
but the miata is one of the fastest cars at the auto cross track. You put tires that are damn near the same size as the one I run on the RX-8, you slap those bad boys on a miata that weighs 1900 pounds, and you’ve got your self a freakin go kart at a fraction of the cost. 
With the sale of the RX-8 and the sale of the aftermarket parts I will be able to buy a 90 miata from a guy in Arizona that he will be dropping a ’99 engine into. With performance clutch, light flywheel, race header, and a MS clutch type LSD. Then of course I need to buy my own suspension, wheels and tires. Also do some weight removal and junk like that, and I got myself a pretty wicked little track car.
Another advantage of doing it this way is I will be able to afford to do things again. I will be able to run auto cross practices again. I want to start doing San Diego auto cross a little more. I would love to go run on a “real” track. We miss being able to go to Laughlin or Vegas, we miss being able to go out to dinner. Having that extra $700 a month will help with all of that. (of course for the first few month it looks like it would go into the miata.)
Last but not least, we a wanting to have kids in the somewhat near future, if we have any chance of that happening we need to free up some cash. The RX-8 is not due to be paid off for almost 2 ½ years. If we get rid of the RX-8 we can start working on getting that cobalt paid down. (or trade the cobalt in for a little bit more baby seat friendly car and start paying that down.)
As long as I get to race, and I get to do the things I enjoy, and I get to hang out with my friends (yeah, that’s all of you) then I am a happy guy. (well that and something else that Michelle helps me out with)
Anyways, I just wanted to let you all know what was going on, sorry to keep y’all out of the loop for so long, but again I just didn’t want to be the guy that cries wolf since I already did this process once before a few months ago.
Now as for the meet, the meets are still on. I don’t have any intension of ditching the RX-8 (and 7) friends I have made. I figured we would just show up in the Cobalt, and hitch a ride with someone that has an open seat or two. Worse comes to worse, we cruise the back of the pack in the slowbalt.
A list of parts for sale will be posted in another thread when the time comes, but pretty much everything is for sale. You all know I have a lot of parts on my car. You guys get first dibs of course.
Not many people know because I didn’t want to be the boy who cries wolf again,
so I waited till it was a lot more of a for sure thing. For the last couple of month I have been contemplating getting rid of the RX-8. It looks like I will race the August 19th race and then start dismantling my car for sale. ( removing the aftermarket parts, and installing stock stuff)It’s getting rather hard financially, and I just cant warrant keeping the RX-8 any more. Don’t get me wrong, I love my car and of course I love the rotary community, but the $550 a month car payment and the $150 a month insurance payment is just a little much right now for a car that gets driven on meets and autocrosses. Yes I know I could get rid of the Cobalt and start driving the RX-8, but the 15 miles a gallon vs the 30 miles a gallon just kills that. Not to mention that frees up $300 and the RX-8 frees up $700. It’s time for me to move on.
I do however have a backup plan at least.
I will be making the switch from RX-8 to Miata. Yeah I know that sounds funny. Put a fat man in a little car, but the miata is one of the fastest cars at the auto cross track. You put tires that are damn near the same size as the one I run on the RX-8, you slap those bad boys on a miata that weighs 1900 pounds, and you’ve got your self a freakin go kart at a fraction of the cost. With the sale of the RX-8 and the sale of the aftermarket parts I will be able to buy a 90 miata from a guy in Arizona that he will be dropping a ’99 engine into. With performance clutch, light flywheel, race header, and a MS clutch type LSD. Then of course I need to buy my own suspension, wheels and tires. Also do some weight removal and junk like that, and I got myself a pretty wicked little track car.
Another advantage of doing it this way is I will be able to afford to do things again. I will be able to run auto cross practices again. I want to start doing San Diego auto cross a little more. I would love to go run on a “real” track. We miss being able to go to Laughlin or Vegas, we miss being able to go out to dinner. Having that extra $700 a month will help with all of that.
(of course for the first few month it looks like it would go into the miata.) Last but not least, we a wanting to have kids in the somewhat near future, if we have any chance of that happening we need to free up some cash. The RX-8 is not due to be paid off for almost 2 ½ years. If we get rid of the RX-8 we can start working on getting that cobalt paid down. (or trade the cobalt in for a little bit more baby seat friendly car and start paying that down.)
As long as I get to race, and I get to do the things I enjoy, and I get to hang out with my friends (yeah, that’s all of you) then I am a happy guy.
(well that and something else that Michelle helps me out with) Anyways, I just wanted to let you all know what was going on, sorry to keep y’all out of the loop for so long, but again I just didn’t want to be the guy that cries wolf since I already did this process once before a few months ago.
Now as for the meet, the meets are still on. I don’t have any intension of ditching the RX-8 (and 7) friends I have made. I figured we would just show up in the Cobalt, and hitch a ride with someone that has an open seat or two. Worse comes to worse, we cruise the back of the pack in the slowbalt.
A list of parts for sale will be posted in another thread when the time comes, but pretty much everything is for sale. You all know I have a lot of parts on my car. You guys get first dibs of course.
08-08-2007, 10:44 AM
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Scrmn: don't you get any crazy ideas!!
08-08-2007, 11:05 AM
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speed you have been way too quite on the board for a long time i had a feeeling of some kind, sorry to hear it. i imagine it is hard with the new house and all, and an extra unpaid car. maybe buy the tiem teh next rotary comes out you can get that. the cobalt should eb close to paid of by then.
08-08-2007, 11:08 AM
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so are the meets still going to be rotary or more of a car enthuesist? You know this is going to way heavy on keith now. Dont let the bunch break up!
08-08-2007, 11:09 AM
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oh and i am having toruble with my MP3 adapter now. it just turns off after about 10 second (the headunit) i have to push the AUX button again to make it work. all other functiond of the HU work. Any suggestions?
08-08-2007, 11:13 AM
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at least Speed isn't getting the Evo that Keith wants soooooo bad. That would just push him over the edge. 
08-08-2007, 11:18 AM
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What do you mean way heavy on Keith?
its still a rotary meet. (plus the one evo)
I think the best part about the meet is that its a rotary meet.
Kane, yeah a 5.0 miata would be cool! (or a 350).
its still a rotary meet. (plus the one evo)
I think the best part about the meet is that its a rotary meet.
Kane, yeah a 5.0 miata would be cool! (or a 350).
08-08-2007, 11:21 AM
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Well, Keith really truly wants a Subie. He has said many of times he does not like the looks of the Evo. he also like the sound of the subie better.... and I think he said he likes the interior better to.
08-08-2007, 11:46 AM
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you crazy Kane.
maybe someday down the road. right now I want to compete in CSP. (cant put a big bad v-8 in.)
but still very cool. maybe down the road. whats cool, is that is street legal!
maybe someday down the road. right now I want to compete in CSP. (cant put a big bad v-8 in.)
but still very cool. maybe down the road.
whats cool, is that is street legal!
08-08-2007, 12:03 PM
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Kane, that thing is bitchin'!