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Fall 2010 ST1

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:02:00 -0700

Is it too soon to talk smack about the fall?

I need two tires, thinking of dropping to 225/40/18s on the front to give you all a chance,

August 2010 Taylor Entry List

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:07:41 -0700

As a courtesy, I'll be updating this post to let people know when I've received their entry forms for the August 2010 Taylor event. Registration will close on August 5th, so make sure to get your entries out ASAP.

1 Kevin Gleaton
2 Kim Kemper
3 Matt Soeffener
4 John Hogan
5 Ted Lewis
6 Clayton Saffell
7 James Tomassoni
8 Mitzi Burrow
9 Larry Burrow
10 Satoshi Kino
11 Don Sattler
12 Diane Deanovic
13 Fred Zust
14 David Webb
15 Mindi Cross
16 Mandy Bennet
17 Brad Owen
18 Greg Skinner
19 Todd Hare
20 Tim Bergstrom
21 Ben Clement
22 Teresa Clement
23 Dane Traines
24 Dawn Maxwell
25 Mark Johnson

FS Kumho V710 225/50x16

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:59:54 -0700

FYI

Today's bargain!
Front fender tire clearance issues on his Mazdaspeed Miata forced this sale.
So if you need some fresh (purchased this spring) R comps, here they are.

4 Kuhmo V710 225/50/16 tires
(One AutoX run at BDI on them, Seriously!)
$400 to a good AutoX home

Note: Tire Rack price is $216 each!

Call Ron at (520) Five Five Nine-0469
email: Ronald.Boyer.ctrATdisa.mil

He works in a no cell phone area, so late afternoons and early evenings are best.

New 2011 Mustang GT First Outing

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:20:45 -0700

Apparently a somewhat well-known and capable National Driver will be testing one of the new 2011 Mustang GT's in F Stock in the Peru Tour. Assuming that
he is allowed to claim F Stock with a 2011 Model that is.

That should answer lots of questions as to what this new car is capable of.

Of course, any new car's first outing would only be a sample of ultimate potential, but a good sampling nonetheless.

weird?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:22 -0700

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw

Anyone have a DB meter?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:50:54 -0700

Hello all! Last event in Taylor I went over the sound limit of 93db. I don't want to do that again. I have some silencers for my exhaust but I want to know how much or if they work. If anyone could help my out with this that would be awsome!

July 25 Solo @ Marana Regional Airport

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:37:02 -0700

The next Arizona Border Region SCCA Solo event will take place Sunday, July 25 at Marana Regional Airport. This is the third of four events in the Summer 2010 Series. Online registration is now open and will be open through Friday, July 23. Registration for this event is capped at 140 total (competition & time only) entries.

Course map:

Please ensure you read the Marana Regional Airport Supplemental Regulations. These are important guidelines for events at this specific site and failure to comply with will result in you being asked to leave the event.

The schedule for this event:
5:30am: Site open to AZBR board only for setup
6:00am: Gates for participants and spectators
6:45am: Registration and tech open
7:45am: Registration and tech close
7:45am: Novice Walk
8:00am: Mandatory drivers meeting
8:30am: Run Group A begins

Online Registration FAQ

Autocross site

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:18:33 -0700

Someone find us a local site like this one and I'll love you forever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLulXGmdjSw

Salvage Title

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:30:30 -0700

so i'm helping my gf look for a car, lot of salvage titles out there, a lot with big discounts, obv hard to sell in future, guess just looking for general comments, things to look for, etc

thx

Taylor Summer Event #2 August 7/8th

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:17:12 -0700

Hi Folks,

Fresh off a highly successful weekend in Taylor. We had the opportunity to get 21 runs for the weekend! Some of those on courses that were over 60 seconds! Great venue with temps 40 degrees cooler than the valley.

Attached is the mail-in Registration form for the event. Please note the sound restrictions. Remember if Fred and Doug can pass sound it can't be THAT hard!

Please post any questions in this thread and we'll answer them.

Icon Alliance SSR

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:08:30 -0700

I thought I was going to use this, but things change.

Only worn for test fit...size Large.

Here is a pic, I "debadged" mine. I will post an actual pic soon.

Asking $115

Taylor Summer Event #2 Accommodation Option

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:12:55 -0700

If I�m overstepping my bounds please let me know.

My wife works for a hotel in the valley and the owners of that hotel also own the Comfort Inn in Snowflake. (Just a little north of the Arby�s)

After talking to him about the event, he offered to match the SCCA discount without need of the code for the August event. All you need to do is tell them that you are goin to the SCCA event and the rate will be $55.

You can check the link for the extra amenities that they offer.

Comfort Inn Link

Unfortunately I can�t afford to go in August, so have fun for me!

FS/Trade 93 Nissan 240sx SM (Street Mod)

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:27:30 -0700

http://www.stock-snaps.com/images/events/s...ap2+3_10-31.jpg

93 Hatch, maroon, flat black spray bomb hood and roof
188,000 miles or so
Good title.

Engine bay

Original SR swap done at Densetsu by Ben in 2008
Replaced the old SR with another Red top, essentially stock. 400 miles on latest SR and Trans bought from Efrain. Typical Japanese crate engine maybe 36,000 to 50,000 miles.
T25
RPS Max Street Clutch MS-17538-ST with 400 miles on it. Stock flywheel
Aluminum pipe from turbo to MAF
Unknown down pipe to unknown test pipe to HKS Hyper 3� exhaust
Large unknown FMIC. Does not heat soak, even at autocross
Mishimoto radiator with temp sending unit in upper radiator hose.
Manual boost controller set to 14psi.
Clutch fan and cracked shroud.
Catch can and PCV arraingement to vent gas tank like a charcoal canister would.
Walbro 255
No AC
No emissions equipment. none. However these guys can prepare it for emaisions ( http://az240sx.org/forums/index.php?showto...showtopic=46785 )
SS clutch line
300xz master cyl

Interior

Black and gray with brown bits
Driver side door is manual widow (needs new window motor), passenger is electric.
Full interior less the rear seat to comply with SCCA SOLO rules for Street Modified.
Autopower roll bar with harness bar and diagonal bar. All grade 8 hardware. Roof to floor fit. Very tight.
Real SFI 45.1 padding on bar
Geforce cammed 5pt harnesses SFI rated out a few years yet. All Grade 8 hardware.
Very clean S14 seats
Sparco steering wheel with ebay hub. No horn hook up.
B&M shifter with new boot and Nismo knob
New windshield.
All glass is present with no cracks
All electrical works (the rear markers are gone due to overfenders) but did work. Again, no horn.
Shitty am/fm stereo with a mind of it�s own.
Viper Alarm

Suspension

Good solid alignment a few months ago.

Front:
Tein SS 8kg/mm freshly revalved to 8k 2,500 miles ago or so. Tein pillows
Tein front camber plates
S14 LCA and 5 lug hub. New bushings and ball joints and new OEM hubs
Z32 30mm 4pots, new hawk ceramics for daily, and 1 event HP plus pads.
Powered by Max aluminum skid plate
Suspension tech sway bar
Ebay flat STB

Rear
Tein SS 6kg/mm w/ tein pillows
Intense RUCA
Cusco STB
S14 VLSD in the S13 3rd member. This unit is very tight.
Ichiba 5 lug conversion in rear.
Stock S13 calipers w/ Hawk ceramics.

Body

30mm rear over fenders. Almost color matched. Inner fenders rolled tight and hammered to over fender. This was due to SCCA and not removing the body underneath.
Front fenders are rolled tight as well.

Wheels/tires

1 set of MB 6 spoke 17x9 +17, bronze. Mounted Dunlop Star Spec 1 track event. 255/40 r, 245/40 f
1 set of MB 5 spoke 17x9 +17, Silver. Mounted evo12 rear, direzza up front. 255/40 r, 245/40 f
1 set of g35 wheels, 18x7.5 I guess. Used pair with 60-70% new set of RS-2s 225/40 One wheel is cracked and loses air over 3 days.
3 pairs of 17s tires for drifting, of which, one new pair of sumitomos.
4 Nitto NT05 235/40/17 one autocross, one long track day. These like it hot.

Bad:

Sunroof sealed shut
Scraped left front fender. Again, whole car needs paint
Right front light doesn�t raise anymore. I have like 3 spare lights though.
Car needs paint but doesn�t look bad at a distance.
Car needs to be detailed. I lived down a long dirt road and there is dust everywhere.
Could use new rear subframe bushings and collars.
Driver side electric window quit and I needed a fast solution so and I converted it to manual by cutting a hole for the crank. Looks a bit ghetto.
Dash cracked but covered

Spares (I'll add as I find stuff, again, this is off the top of my head)

1 Red top SR20det w/ a knock. Water pump oil pump etc still on motor, along with turbo and a few lines. Turbo has shaft play, but doesn�t suck oil yet. Has Circuit sports or some shit RAS. Intake and sensors still attached, no fuel rail/inj. No CAS.
1 SR trans
2 KA trans
1 welded S13 rear
1 open S13 Rear
1 set of axles
2 sets of brake lenses
Boxes of loose interior and other bits
1 set of Stock struts
1 set of struts with tein sport drop springs
1 spare rear hatch with glass.
1 SR valve cover, stripped
1 SR starter
1 SR Alternator

The car is better suited to drifting and road racing/time attack than autocross. It�s real stable at speed and is pretty friggen fast. With me driving, I did a 1:22.6 at ARS on street tires and hot brakes. The only SCCA illegal bit on the car is that the front bumper is cut out for the FMIC. I have another bumper if that worries you. Engine oil changed very often. 500 mile after install using mobil 1, then after ARS, and again after last autocross. That�s 3 new oils in 400 miles. Transmission has GL4 MT90 Redline, rear is Redline GL5 80w or whatever the book called for, but redline none the less. Coolant is a bit of antifreeze and a pint of water wetter.

Car has no real issues. Typical 20 year old rattles and stuff.

You'll get all I have for the S13 chassis. Piles of it.
$6,500 Firm. Car is sold as-is.
Will trade for a soild Miata.

Specific pics and vids on request.

PM or leave message here.

Taylor event #2

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:09:18 -0700

Location: Taylor Arizona on August 7 & 8.

Up in northern Arizona, in the gorgeous weather (30 degrees cooler than Phoenix), the company is great, and the autocrossing is simply awesome. The only problem, is that my truck sort of sucks for autocross.

This is where you come in, enabling my car slut summer to continue!

Once again I will be towing the timing trailer, so will be in need of a generous individual (or two!) to allow me to drive their vehicle at the August events in Taylor. I promise to try not to break your car, but I seem to be incapable of not trying my best, so some cone carnage is fairly probable. Owner ride-alongs are more than welcome, and I'm more than willing to ride along and offer assistance and tips on your runs if wanted. Of course I'll also kick in some cash for tires and gas.

Huge thanks to Matt Soeffner and Kevin O'Neil for allowing me to ~~abuse~~ drive their cars last weekend. I had a great time.

Cal Club August 14th Practice at El Toro

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:46:10 -0700

Registration is now open at http://solo2.motorsportsreg.com. We're testing out a new system for registration. You'll be required to enter payment information, just like with normal practices. And, just like normal practices, payments won't be processed until the confirmed list is determined. Feel free to post here or email me and/or George Schilling if you have any questions.

Thanks in advance!
KJ

Bondo karts are back

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:20:39 -0700

I just read this a little late but Wed nights Bondo carts are back through Sept.

Details here.

Fiat 500 Abarth

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:59:54 -0700

My next autocross car?

It's one of those things that makes me want to go ahead and line up at the dealership if/when they arrive here in the U.S. It's easy to say you should wait a year or two and buy it used, but dang, this just makes me salivate. I'm a little concerned that it might get totalled if I hit a hard cone though.

1997 Miata, Da'lan Hitch, new water pump, head gasket, 99 rims

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:06:16 -0700

Well time has come to finish off the selling. The miata is actually up on a Craigslist ad, but I will post the text here:

Can be reach via PMs, but easier is just direct to email: sean.morrill (at) gmail.com

Now for sale:
Miata Pending Final Sale
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Also still for sale:

15" 99 rims with used up Kuhmo 710s: $125

Miata Water pump for 1.8L engines- $50

Da'lan Hitch- you can see this one from the rear- $125

1.8L Valve Cover Gasket- new $15

I have a couple other seals that I am not sure what they are, going to just say 10 bucks for both together:

was told this was an oil seal of some sort

Rear transmission seal gasket, I accidentally purchased 2 of these when I did my clutch
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/481134...2621c238e_b.jpg

Campsite with 12 Acres

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:34:10 -0700

If some of you guys didn't want to pay for a room I have Land in Clay Springs 10-15 minutes away from Taylor!
Let me know I'll hold spots for $5
And you make keep your things there I will lock up the area so everything will be safe.
My # (602) 478 6776 Lucas

Free Koni Yellows

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:15:24 -0700

Somehow I still have my old Koni Yellows from my Integra and I just want to get rid of them. They should be rebuilt. If you don't already have a set on your car, you will also need the metal sleeve that goes in the top mount to accept the larger shaft.

My only requirements are:
1. you pick them up from my house or at an autox
2. you actually own a car that these will fit

If you know someone that may be interested, have them call/text me.
480-242-2662

TRD Waydo Shocks

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:58:47 -0700

Set of 4 shocks, pics posted later.

$150obo

Tanabe DF210 lowering springs

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:57:39 -0700

I have a set for sale that I took off the wife's car, I'll post pics later.

$100obo

Chop Saw

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:02:46 -0700

I've got some exhaust work pending, I'm wondering if anyone in solo land has a chop saw they wouldn't mind lending me for a couple o' days. Can compensate with beverages, some cash, whatever, I just can't cut straight with a hacksaw to save my life...

Tucson folk

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:01:34 -0700

Drivers in Tucson should really consider going to a Taylor event. It is even more laid back than Tucson events, we have loads of runs (at least 10/day average), and we have a lot of after event hanging out. I can think of ten of you who would have a blast in Taylor.

Why do women do these things?

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:05:36 -0700

So my wife has a rental car while her's is in the shop. She gets home tonight and asks if I can check the tire pressures. She said right after she left the house this morning the low tire pressure indicator light came on. She stopped at the Circle K and thought one of the tires looked low so she put some air in it. The light still was still on so she "topped off" the other tires. I asked what she used for a tire pressure guage and she said she just mentally counted off a few seconds for each.

So I went out and checked the tires. My pressure guage pegged at 100psi on the left front, 80 psi in the left rear, 60psi in the right rear and 40psi in the right front. It was officially 115 degrees today, and she has a 50 mile commute on freeways each way to work and back. Not only that, she picked up our daughter at daycare on her way home.

I came inside and hugged and kissed my daughter, hugged my wife and asked her what the hell she was thinking. She knows better! She has an engineering degree, her first job out of college was a field test engineer for Ford New Holland purposely trying to break large construction and farm equipment then tearing down and analyzing the failure, she has autocrossed with me and driven a Busch car around Daytona. I'm just amazed at over 100psi, 115 degrees, and 100 miles of freeway driving that the tire is still in one piece on the wheel.

Why? Why? Why? If it's worth taking the time to stop and adjust tire pressure, isn't it also worth 5 minutes and $2.50 to go inside and buy a cheapie tire pressure guage?

Anyone going to the Packwood Pro-Solo?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:16:15 -0700

I'm debating grabbing my car from NE and taking a long trip to Washington so that I will have done 2 Pro-solo's and can participate in the Finale. I was wondering if anyone from AZ is going to be up there?? Would have gone to Toledo, but I was on the very long waiting list,,,.

2003 Porsche Boxster For Sale 34,000 miles

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:11:59 -0700

I am posting this for a friend. Click link below.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p...;standard=false

AC Diagnosis.......Help?

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:15:50 -0700

As usual, I never get the common issues. Here we go........

2003 Celica GT, 68K miles. Mechanically excellent when checked out at purchase. Dealer maintained in it's earlier life.

Drove it home in April, and at that time on the way home the AC set on half froze my a** off.

As the summer arrived, Menthie (daughter) reported a flashing AC light, checked TSB's and replaced a bad AC Clutch relay. Flashing light is gone, but AC is still lacking.
Had Mike from Miata Mike's check and service the system (in May), found nothing wrong. Added a little Freon.

Symptoms:

Works best in the mornings, and progressively worse as the day heats up.
Fans work, sight glass is clear constantly.
At best blows 50 degree air, usually 55 degrees.
Hold the throttle at 2400rpm, air begins to cool, then the compressor begins to cycle off and on at 2-3 second intervals. Moisture then fogs over the temp gauge stuck in the vent. Temp goes up over 60 degrees.
Crawled underneath the car today and checked the condensation hose, as there have been no puddles under the car. The hose was dry under the car as well as where it attached to the unit under the dash. Could not find any moisture anywhere; floors were also dry (not leaking inside).

So, anyone out there skilled at AC? Scheduled an appointment at the dealer tomorrow. This has to get fixed.

Someone mentioned and expansion valve might be bad....hope not, as it's under the dashboard and labor is intensive.

Thanks for any ideas and thoughts.

Brewpub/Brewery in Tucson

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:24:06 -0700

Co worker is headed down to Tucson this weekend, any reccomendations?

Special Event, New Site

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:41:34 -0700

The Border Region will be holding a special event May 16th at a new location, Marana Airport. This is located off Avra Valley Road, Exit 242 in Tucson.

The site description is large, smooth new asphalt without gravel. If you ran at the new BDI location like I did, then I expect the pavement at Marana to work much the same as their new location with one big exception. 1350ft x 750ft.

Special Event
1. Preregistration only, no on-site registration. Registration will open soon.
2. Timed Runs and Time Onlies available like our normal events.
3. Payment must be mailed in ahead of time or given it to me at the April Tucson event.
4. This special event will run like all our other events with the exception of on-site registration. It will not count in the spring series.

Dave