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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power JLBMX5's Avatar
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    Tony works on saturdays. Myself I had planned on going to state fair grounds with my wife so we shall see if that is still happening.

    On a side note who put the pic of my car under my name ? I like the pic but I dont even know how to put pics there.

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    well damn, now that i think about, i was going to paint my front bumper. planned to paint friday around 6 and let it dry through the weekend. so the golden stallion might get an appearance to c&c.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsingson View Post
    That sounds neat. Maybe Gab may want to go. How packed does it get? Ive been to one in norcal and it was packed.
    It doesn't get too packed. You won't have many instances of having to squeeze through a crowd of people untill you pass by a popular creator's booth. There's also plenty of fans that cosplay. I saw some great costumes last year. The goofy guy in the yellow & black DareDevil costume is my friend Gabe. Plenty to see, they had some movie car replicas on display last year. This year they're going to have the Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes) Pearls Before Swine original art comic strips on display before they are auctioned off.

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    Happened to be cruising through downtown Raleigh last year during ComicCon and there were a ton of cosplay people crossing the street en mass. My wife and I were laughing pretty hard at some of the costumes.

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    Awesome Andy, is this your first time out in the new surface?
    I was up there last week and absolutely loved it, scared my self a couple times with the stock suspension, I really need to stiffen things up before next time.

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Pyr0monk3y's Avatar
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    Indeed. Oak tree is a whole new corner now with the extra track on the outside. I can stay in 3rd gear now. Turn one is wider, but it's difficult to take advantage. The biggest difference is the smoothness. The flat eases used to be bumpy and the car would get upset in turn 5. The same goes for hogpen. I was barely braking in hogpen today, there's so much grip!!!

    I have some great footage from my dash cam, I'll post it ASAP
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    What the hell are you thinking Andy?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pyr0monk3y View Post
    Indeed. Oak tree is a whole new corner now with the extra track on the outside. I can stay in 3rd gear now. Turn one is wider, but it's difficult to take advantage. The biggest difference is the smoothness. The flat eases used to be bumpy and the car would get upset in turn 5. The same goes for hogpen. I was barely braking in hogpen today, there's so much grip!!!

    I have some great footage from my dash cam, I'll post it ASAP
    Yeah, the grip is insane, I kept shorting myself at 3, you can carry so much speed through there now. I hardly brake for 3 anymore

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power Pyr0monk3y's Avatar
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    I had trouble running consistent clean laps because of these guys. I can't say I minded though, flybys are awesome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wood View Post
    Awesome Andy, is this your first time out in the new surface?
    I was up there last week and absolutely loved it, scared my self a couple times with the stock suspension, I really need to stiffen things up before next time.

    Elaborate a bit on that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kung fu jesus View Post
    Elaborate a bit on that?
    Extreme amount of body lean. Things would get bouncey through the esses and really make me uneasy, especially at 95 mph. Also under braking the car would dive forward a lot and upset the rear on entry making it hard to trail brake into some of the turns. I definately need stiffer springs up front, also the tires I'm running are too sticky for the suspension that's on the car.

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    Anybody have a scissor jack for the Miata that they aren't using or don't need? I looked in the trunk of my car and I didn't have one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wood View Post
    Extreme amount of body lean. Things would get bouncey through the esses and really make me uneasy, especially at 95 mph. Also under braking the car would dive forward a lot and upset the rear on entry making it hard to trail brake into some of the turns. I definately need stiffer springs up front, also the tires I'm running are too sticky for the suspension that's on the car.
    That sounds more indicative of blown shocks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsingson View Post
    Anybody have a scissor jack for the Miata that they aren't using or don't need? I looked in the trunk of my car and I didn't have one.
    At least you found out when you're not on the side of the road with the flat already off.

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    Correct. And I am not trying to wait until then to get one either.

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    Jamie, I still have that car in my trunk for you. When are you going to be up this way again?

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