Thanks. They've pushed my start date out almost a week, but I think I can manage. Pay off some accumulated bills, then start saving for the FI.

 

congrats.. that's awesome.. what FI solution are you going for?

 

The home built boost-where-my-muffler-should-be system. Probably running a gt3071 with 4 stage boost controller and methanol on the last stage. Basically, I want a 10 second push to pass button with a timer so I don't over use it.

 

YAY!!! Great news Kristopher!! Congrats!!

 

Anybody going to the Autocross practice day on the 17 feb. 08 in Bremerton Sport Car Club? I am going to go, but I don't see what time or how much it cost on there web site!!!

 

Well here is the information for the Autocross day. I will be ther for the morning and afternoon section!!!


Practice Day
Chair Duff Stolberg

Online registration:
www.autocrossscorekeeper.com/register/bscc/

Gates open at 7:00am
Morning registration: 7:30am-8:30am
Afternoon registration: 11:30am-12:30pm

Pre-registered: $25.00
On-site Registration: $35.00

This will run like a regular autocross but with no run groups and no points. It will be timed.

 

I find it hard to believe how many people complain about my very modest fee for repeat drivers for 3-4 hours of seat time while they'll gladly shell out twice as much, and more, for 4 minutes of seat time plus the requirement of having to help run the event.

Not bashing autocross. It's entertaining, for the 3-4 minutes you get to drive. I just think the value proposition should be very much in my favor. Oh well.

 

Keep the faith. People will complain about anything they have to pay for anything. Some may stop showing up but others will gladly pay and continue.

Like you said. A whole afternoon of entertainment with the family without TV is a great deal.

The Bremerton track day was a lot of fun. The weather was miserable but once we were in our cars it didn't matter. The rain actually was good for the exercises as they wet down the track anyway.

The morning consisted of the driver instruction school and then a series of 3 exercises designed to:
1)Keep your eyes up and aware of your surroundings
2)Learn how your car breaks free in hard cornering and what to do to catch it. Drifting baybee!!
3)How to stand on the brakes and steer in a panic stop. I was amazed at how well antilock brakes let you steer through a corner when you're as hard on the brakes as possible. Not just locking them up but standing on them all the way through the corner!

Lunch was served from a small small mom and pop Chicago style hotdog stand. Mmmm. Brauts and polish sausage FTW!

The afternoon consisted of a turning oval exercise and then an autocross course. You could really feel the difference when you were looking up and shifting the weight of your car properly vs. when you were playing catch up through the turns. If you were doing it right the car would oversteer in certain places as you tried to get on the gas early. If you did it wrong the car would push in certain places as you were in the wrong place when trying to push it. The RX-8 always was able to tell you when you did it right and when you did it wrong.

I love this car!!

 

oh wow.. that sounds like barrels of monkeys.. i'm envious.. can't wait to get involved in a track day.. or a sunday drive for that matter..

 

Glad you had fun. I was just noting the irony, not really complaining.

 

Great Autocross Practice Day, the weather was great and it was a nice turn out. I did make it tru all 4 pass, with out hitting a cone. So now a guest I need to work on getting faster. I figure, I need to control my acceleration and breaking and some how work some thing out with the gears. Sense from what I notice, most of the other cars, go to second and leave it there for the rest of the curse, but sense the Rx8, has no power in the lower RPM, I did find my self on first gear at 9,000RPM most of the time. it was fun, fun, fun!!! I can't wait for the novice class on March 2 At 7:00am.

See you all on Sunday Feb. 24!!!

 

pictures!!!

 

more pictures!!!

 

more pictures

 

last pictures!!!

 

NWalfaclub.com is having a high performance driving school and track day at Bremerton tomorrow. I'll be there. Anyone else going?

 

I was invited, but I have to work. I will be going to the autocross#1 event!!!

 

Next Alfa day is at Pacific Raceway on April 24th!
http://www.nwalfaclub.com/track/calendar.php

It's a Thursday and I can't think of a better reason to take a day off of work.

 

... I was the only 8 at bremerton on march 30th... whats up with dat?

 

What was the event on the 30th? If you post up here some of us will show.

 

I just signed up for Pacific Raceway on thursday next week. Anyone else going?

Dan are you able to swing down?

 

Nope, I'll be in the Midwest...

 

I wish...gotta work

Hope to get to one soon...

 

Well the track day yesterday was great!

And my springs still suck.

The good news is now that I know the problem I no longer care about the noises and just push the car harder.

It was cold but the rain stayed away and the track stayed dry. I got my shifting down smoother and was starting to work on ratcheting up my corner entry speed and trying to get my turn in points consistent. My turn 4 braking was much improved but I'm still working on the turn in points for turn 2 and turn 9 trying to hit them consistently.

All in all a lot of fun.

I did get the good old blinking cel coming out of turn 2. It was listed as bank 1 trailing spark misfire. After talking with Scott at Mazsport he believes it is due to fuel starvation since I'm coming out of a long left hand sweeper. I had 1/2 a tank and the car didn't sputter or bog and I didn't get any fuel pump codes but I tend to believe Scott as it only happens at that same point and it was recorded at 5.5K rpm and only 57% load which is not when I'd expect a misfire due to the ignition not keeping up.

 

Yup, we need a returnless fuel system with properly sumped pumps in each saddle bag.

Weren't you tracking down replacement springs.