So here is what else was on the Hocking Hills run... The GP (Great Pumpkin) The Nismo Group shot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The Dart is better than the Caliber that originally replaced the Neon... Still waiting for a real SRT version to make production, but it's doubtful. A 370Z was on my short list when I ditched the Porker, but the 135 ultimately won. The Nismo Z's are awesome cars, but still expensive even used, and the regular Z just wasn't cutting it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That's the plan Jeff! As long as my Parents can get a house where they're looking in Canyon City CO soon, I will more than likely be moved in by MOTD. It takes on average 45 days to go from "under contract" to closing on a house these days, so there's going to be a lot of wait time. 45 Days to get my parents able to move out of mine, however long it takes mine to go under contract then to close once it's listed, then another 45 days to close on whichever place I pick... So if everything works well, I will be headed south in the early spring (February/March) the MINI and all my tools/shop equipment won't be coming down until the garage is built though. I plan on paying cash for the house, paying off the BMW and my other bills off of the sale of my house in Denver, then pulling a Home Equity loan ASAP to build the shop and throw an RMW 1.8 in the Rat. The long delays between now and moving time gives me a good chance of getting through all the VA's red tape getting my disability approved while I'm still here, and whatever is left with that can be handled in Knoxville when I get there. It's a solid plan, and the house I am most interested in has been on and off the market for the last 2 years, so hopefully everything works. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yeah buddy! I'll probably be localized around Fontana during the day... there's a certain blonde bartender trying to get me a job! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I had a blast at my first auto-x! There are a lot of differences between this car and the my GTI, so I feel like I'm re-learning to drive. I wasn't fast, had awful lines, and had the stock tires screaming the whole time, but I think I had more fun than I've had since the first year I autocrossed my GTI in 2014. Classing for the event was based on NASA rules, so I was in E class with 25 other drivers (there were 95 total drivers registered). I ended up 20th in class and 78th overall, but I kept telling myself that I had only had the car for 9 days. I managed to trim 4.5 seconds off my time over my 5 runs and think I would have been even faster if I would have been in a later run group because during my work session I got a much better understanding of some of the areas that I struggled with. Here is a video of my fastest run of the day... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUtAtumCBLk&feature=youtu.be This car has the potential to be my favorite car owned!
Trying to burn off the stock summers (Bridgestone Potenza RE050A) before swapping them with some all-seasons. Plan is to get some lighter weight 16" wheels and RE71r's to use as a dedicated auto-x/fun drive setup.
If you drive those tires to Christmas you'll be shopping for a good body shop. :wink: Going with a dedicated auto x setup is the way to go. You may want to start daily driving on your all seasons & swap them out only for the track days. No sense to wear out your sticky rubber driving to work & back. Best thing is seat time. Go out & find out where the limits are. A track day will help you do that.
DD'ing the all seasons would be the plan. The sticky rubber would only be for auto-x and planned fun runs.
No SRT version as it will be discontinued...2016 is the last year. With that being said there is a good aftermarket presence, AND Jan has a tune for this car. Not sure if it will work on the 2016 yet, though...
Second weekend of ownership and second autocross event. This time it was at Circleville, so I could focus more on technique and not that and learning the course. The event was put on by a local Ford group and Porsche group. There were 55 cars that ran and I ended up 14th. It was nice to see a GP out there along with all the P-cars. I would have liked to have gotten some photos, but they had different rules about being out on course when not working. Did get some video though... https://youtu.be/iu6uZEEkJeY https://youtu.be/OgDd8utMI20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk