here are some pics my friend took on my first day out on the track. it was a blast! i think i found a new hobby next time i want to go out to a Mazda event at Summit Point. the club i went with is a Porsche club, Shattenbaum. great people, made my first experience a wonderful one. i ordered some pics from a professional photographer, but they won't get to me in another 2 weeks...so stay tuned.

 

Nice pics! Your ride is slick and unique at the same time man. I'm liking the look.

 

what front end is that?

Its the only one i have seen that i like on the 8 other than stock. Looks good.

did anybody get you any lap times? What kind of tires are you running?size?

 

it's the Autoexe front bumper. no lap times, we were all to busy on the track and having way too much fun. i'm going to post an in-car-video from my friend's M3...you'll see my car in there. i'm using Falken Azenis ST-115 235/40R18 and 265/35R18...they're pretty good.

 

why the staggered setup?

The way this car is setup you will see better from a same size setup.

 

video! *caution - 100mb (right click save as)

this car was made for the track. brakes are awesome, steering response is perfect, and the power band isn't bad at all. my friend's supra is pushing about 400 hp and the camera car (E36 4 dr. M3) is stock. next event i will definately have to mock up my own camera

it's a long video btw. almost 19 mins.

 

i didn't have any intentions of tracking this car when i first bought the wheels. they're basically for looks. but honestly, the car handles perfectly fine with the staggered setup. to me, atleast. my car is my daily driver...so i will mod it for the street. let's not get into the whole staggered debate...cause it doesn't apply to me.

 

the more you start tracking the car, the more it will.

I wasnt trying to start a debate. I was just asking why you went with the setup you did. didnt mean to step on any toes.

 

oh i understand. if i do decide to start tracking the car more often, i will probably go with either 9 or 9.5 all around. but i like keeping my baby clean, so i won't be tracking that often...maybe once or twice a year. you didn't step on any toes bro...s'all good in the hood

 

DAN! U SHEKKI! sarang hae! looked like fun! ur my hero!

 

I really like the look of the work emotion cr over the sf challenges.... If only they made the cr in a 19" I would be all over that sheeet!!

 

I guess i take it for granted that getting some seat time is fairly expensive. Me and reddevil go up to gingerman in southern michigan fairly regularly, like twice a month, because it is 60$/nite for 3 hour open sessions. wow im spoiled. cant wait to hit road america in october though.

 

I hadn't seen the Autoexe kit on blue, and I can't say I want to again.


J/K. It looks pretty good dude. I love that front bumper. I'll dl and check out the vid later.

 

looks tight dan. damn 100 mb haha. ill download it while i sleep.

 

Hmm, that looks like the concept Mazdaspeed II bumper.

 

^ Ja