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    Miata achievement unlocked

    What was the one accomplishment you performed to your Miata that made you feel like you attained a new level of cred or understanding among Miata enthusiasts? It can be a repair, a modification, a trip, or experience that you heard others describe that you did yourself that made you feel like you earned your stripes.

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    Doing a seat re-upholstery job and replacing the softtop.

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Airbrush1's Avatar
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    I'd have to say doing my first rollbar install, and a successful diy turbo setup on my first miata

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Pyr0monk3y's Avatar
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    I did a diff swap all by myself only a few months after I bought my car. Not only did it make the car so much better to drive, but I felt like it was officially mine after that.
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    What the hell are you thinking Andy?
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    I cut the windshield off for an SCCA Prepared class car.

    At that point I knew I was committed.
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    Modification - my first shock/spring swap on my '92. Trip - traveling from Florida to the Flyin' Miata open house in Colorado and back . . . and taking three weeks to do it (lots and lots of back-roads and a lot of historic route 66). Experience - Driving as fast as my skills would let me through the tail of the dragon the first time . . . and every time thereafter.



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    Probably when I went to the Dragon and did a drive in front of my friend Zach. Changed his opinion of my driving. He had the impression I was just like an old man, show car, kind of Miata owner. He now says I'm fast, which I don't think so, but I say the same about him and says the same about himself. We also go back and forth saying the other is faster, that passenger perspective is a hell of a thing.

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    Love this thread. And these replies. Dandy, next time you are up for a Tail run hollar.

    I think my link will come after June 5th. I'll update once the parts are here and installed.
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    Excellent replies.

    I like reading about this.

    Jamie, FWIW, having watched you and Zachary drive, you are smoother where Zach is more aggressive and confident. Your inputs when you drive are measured and consistent, Zach sticks it and corrects as he needs. That's my observation.

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    KFJ, hopefully next year I will have Noir up to auto-x and track-day form. Hope to get your critique and let you run her to see where she needs to be tweaked. I'll run her first, then be in the passenger seat.
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    I followed both Zach and Jamie. Jamie was hustling his car really well for it being dead stock. It made me remember how much fun they are like that. Slow car fast takes steady, smooth inputs and heads-up skill to do so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    Jamie, FWIW, having watched you and Zachary drive, you are smoother where Zach is more aggressive and confident. Your inputs when you drive are measured and consistent, Zach sticks it and corrects as he needs. That's my observation.
    I do try to be smooth, but I have a tendacy to start going in a bit hot once I get into the groove of things. I've really gotta learn to be more mindful of that. Zach says he always goes in with a little room for correction just "in case." Which is probably a lot safer.

    There was this one moment on that MATG trip where I was on 129 by myself and I had caught up to a well modded SW20 MR2 that was really going at it once we got around slower traffic. For about 8, 9-10 corners I found myself keeping up but on the absolute limit. It was a surreal short experience where I knew I was driving her too hard, my adrenaline had me on edge and I could feel something bad was likely to happen if I didn't back off. I felt like my mind and body couldn't keep up with what the adrenaline was doing to me. It's something I haven't felt since, possibly for the best.

    Some wrenching experiences would be helping my friend Edd install his rollbar, as I bought Betty with a rollbar already installed, installing a new canvas top on Zach's beater S2K (Miata, S2K, as far as top construction, more or less the same), and just recently, finally installing Xidas.

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    Installing a Sebring supercharger did it for me. I had only done a few stereo installs before that.

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    Your instinct to know when to back off is the 'heads up' part I'm referring to. Zach leaves room to correct. Neither is good or bad, just different styles and philosophies.

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    They may both begin with S but stereo and supercharger are a big leap. Martin goes balls out off the cliff.

    Peace, Rick
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