Look for big things in Koni Challenge in 09

[Thighs]

yeah, I was talking to speedsource last season when i was at testing in Daytona and they were talking about how bad the trans was in those cars. Rebuild once or twice a weekend. no good

what were you testing in?

[matthewAPM]

yeah, I was talking to speedsource last season when i was at testing in Daytona and they were talking about how bad the trans was in those cars. Rebuild once or twice a weekend. no good

what were you testing in?

never said I was testing in anything. learn to fucking read.

[dazn]

They seemed to have gotten the Mx5 gearbox right..Those guys never have problems. Even the Skippy cars don't have problems I don't think.

the miatas never made much power though. They only broke from people misshifting or being really hard on them. They were overkill for that car in close to stock trim. The diffs do go out in them though. Im really really good at changing Miata diffs. hahaha.

[RedEj8]

Haha..Im pretty good at changing rx8 gearboxes now too. Really they see the same abuse as our gearboxes in the Rx8. The problem seems to be mainly with the 4th gear syncro. That'll go out and then shortly after that the rest of the gears fuck up as well.

Im so ready to go to some races! Maybe we'll actually get in the top 20 in some of these races so we can get some cash. haha.

[Big Baller]

Well that's not a very good way to look at things.

LOL never found anything I couldn't win at....lol I kid I kid

I'm not going to go racing in a back of the pack car, if I wanted to do that I could build a back of the pack car cheaper than I could rent one.

[Big Baller]

I think racing in spec miata would be great for you. fine tune some skills. learn to really carry momentum and be smooth. will help you tons as you progress through KC.

I've actually driven quite a few momentum cars on track and I can be very smooth when its called for. Most of the cars I drive though aren't really like that though.

[Elbow]

LOL never found anything I couldn't win at....lol I kid I kid

I'm not going to go racing in a back of the pack car, if I wanted to do that I could build a back of the pack car cheaper than I could rent one.

LOL @ the first part I was like

But I understand what you are saying now.

[matthewAPM]

Haha..Im pretty good at changing rx8 gearboxes now too. Really they see the same abuse as our gearboxes in the Rx8. The problem seems to be mainly with the 4th gear syncro. That'll go out and then shortly after that the rest of the gears fuck up as well.

Im so ready to go to some races! Maybe we'll actually get in the top 20 in some of these races so we can get some cash. haha.

has anyone got there hands on an 09 trans yet? I've heard great things about them.

Does mazdaspeed have payout? Can't remember...

LOL never found anything I couldn't win at....lol I kid I kid

I'm not going to go racing in a back of the pack car, if I wanted to do that I could build a back of the pack car cheaper than I could rent one.

"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche

...one of my favorite sayings

But this is very true. Im telling you, build a ITR BMW or something equal and come run. I need the competition!

[Big Baller]

has anyone got there hands on an 09 trans yet? I've heard great things about them.

Does mazdaspeed have payout? Can't remember...



"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." -Ferdinand Porsche

...one of my favorite sayings

But this is very true. Im telling you, build a ITR BMW or something equal and come run. I need the competition!

Renting a back of the pack car is setting ones self up to fail. I don't think Ferdinand would want to be in the back of the pack when he had the ability to be in the front. I know a couple of guys that race BMWs I might see if any of them want to rent me their cars some this year but I'm not building another car.

Priority one right now is my STI and its still in parts. Hopefully Ill get the cage in the car in the next two weeks.

[RedEj8]

has anyone got there hands on an 09 trans yet? I've heard great things about them.

Does mazdaspeed have payout? Can't remember...

Yea almost every Rx8 team has except us lol.

Im not sure if mazdaspeed does.I don't think so. I know Koni does and it's doubled if you run Koni's.

[matthewAPM]

Renting a back of the pack car is setting ones self up to fail. I don't think Ferdinand would want to be in the back of the pack when he had the ability to be in the front. I know a couple of guys that race BMWs I might see if any of them want to rent me their cars some this year but I'm not building another car.

Priority one right now is my STI and its still in parts. Hopefully Ill get the cage in the car in the next two weeks.

I know, but if your not going to race in a series with competition, then whats the point?

I'm looking at another car for a 2 car team this year. PM me if interested...

Yea almost every Rx8 team has except us lol.

Im not sure if mazdaspeed does.I don't think so. I know Koni does and it's doubled if you run Koni's.

Well sounds like yall need to jump on one of those. ha

yeah, spend a lot to make a little...

[Big Baller]

I know, but if your not going to race in a series with competition, then whats the point?

I'm looking at another car for a 2 car team this year. PM me if interested...



Well sounds like yall need to jump on one of those. ha

yeah, spend a lot to make a little...

LOL....how much TV coverage and exposure do you think I would get racing with you guys...none.

Ill get coverage at every race in the Redline series.

I'm not trying to be a dick but exposure is currently very important to me.

[Thighs]

LOL....how much TV coverage and exposure do you think I would get racing with you guys...none.

Ill get coverage at every race in the Redline series.

I'm not trying to be a dick but exposure is currently very important to me.

lol i was gonna say the same thing...

[matthewAPM]

LOL....how much TV coverage and exposure do you think I would get racing with you guys...none.

Ill get coverage at every race in the Redline series.

I'm not trying to be a dick but exposure is currently very important to me.

Oh, I know. thats why im going to run a few ST races. I wish there was tv exposure for IT. haha. But like you said, you wanted to run a SM...not to much coverage there.

If you get a good deal on a SM or IT car, id do it. Its cheap and its track time. and the more the better.

[OneSlow5pt0]

its gonan be awesome to watch the camaro,challenger and mustang racing each other.

[matthewAPM]

good race at daytona. Sucks to see what happen to the kenetic E92...

[Big Baller]

The only reason I really want to run SM is because the racing is so close and theres a lot of banging going on, I really need to get a better feel for that than what I currently have.

[dazn]

The only reason I really want to run SM is because the racing is so close and theres a lot of banging going on, I really need to get a better feel for that than what I currently have.

hahahaha, well if you plan on banging, then you should probably build your own car. Most rental places make you return the car to its original condition including any cosmetic damages. and that can get really expensive if you get into the quarter panel or trunk.

[matthewAPM]

hahahaha, well if you plan on banging, then you should probably build your own car. Most rental places make you return the car to its original condition including any cosmetic damages. and that can get really expensive if you get into the quarter panel or trunk.

+1. If you want to go banging, bring LOTS of cash.

[RedEj8]

Im bored..so I figured i'd post a pic of the team I work fors car..


We might not go fast but at least we look good lol.

Haven't heard back yet when our first race will be..
They own a car dealership so I know it's hard times for them in the car business.

[dazn]

look familiar?

[RedEj8]

Haha indeed it does! You work for West? Just IMSA?

[Thighs]

+1. If you want to go banging, bring LOTS of cash.

i think this applies to all racing. crashing is the most expensive part of racing, and to be at the front, its not easy to always keep the car in one peice.

[dazn]

that pic was from my time at Downing.
and yeah, we build the sports racers that run IMSA Lites 2. We also do trackside service for IMSA races and also SCCA, Porsche Club and whatever events our customers want to run, even trackdays.
I used to do a lot of flyout work too. I will probably still do some, but not near as much.

[matthewAPM]

i think this applies to all racing. crashing is the most expensive part of racing, and to be at the front, its not easy to always keep the car in one peice.

[dazn]

i think this applies to all racing. crashing is the most expensive part of racing, and to be at the front, its not easy to always keep the car in one peice.

um, yea it is, if your good. There are plenty of racers out there that keep it clean and run at the front.
and crashing is not the most expensive part of racing. in fact, sometimes, the actual price of the car(not including the costs of R&D, just the worth of the sum of all the parts) is hardly a consideration when you think about how much it costs to run a true professional team correctly. logistics, crew, equipment.
what you are saying only holds true to amateur level racing with a entry level car, or if you have a shitty driver.