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Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
12-24-2018, 05:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,401
Posted By miamirice

Re: Manual vs power steering CRX? Manual really the way to go?

If I had to do it again, I would want power steering. I raced a k20eg on Hoosiers for years and my complaint wasn't the heavy steering in the pits, it’s that when the the car is in a big rotation...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
07-02-2018, 06:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,904
Posted By miamirice

Re: Cop28 's EK9 TypeR - A German Perspective

What a great car. A museum piece in Honda history.
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-29-2018, 04:55 AM
Replies: 4,681
Views: 1,173,765
Posted By miamirice

Re: Road Racing / Autocross / Time Attack Picture Post!!!

For the s2000, were you stock tank or fuel cell? How long could you stay out?
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-28-2018, 10:17 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,651
Posted By miamirice

Re: EG Hatch K24A2 swap for AER Class Endurance racing. What transmission?

sure....it’s no diff than spraying a turbo intercooler.....it becomes a matter of legality with the sanctioning club running the event.
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-27-2018, 05:54 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,651
Posted By miamirice

Re: EG Hatch K24A2 swap for AER Class Endurance racing. What transmission?

I already have the biggest set up avail for a 15 inch wheel with ITR caliper and the mini rotors.

I actually prefered the smaller rotor with wilwood calipers for the feel and weight but in sprint...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-26-2018, 05:54 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,651
Posted By miamirice

Re: EG Hatch K24A2 swap for AER Class Endurance racing. What transmission?

we used Gator Axels which use high temp grease and are vented. They did well. The times I did have failures it was running on banking and you could feel through the steering wheel the FWD car...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-26-2018, 04:49 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,651
Posted By miamirice

Re: EG Hatch K24A2 swap for AER Class Endurance racing. What transmission?

I have a k20 EG I did a couple enduros with. I never have had any transmission issues and it has the RSX 6-speed I believe. Endurance racing is very much about running your calculated pace and being...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-12-2018, 04:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 936
Posted By miamirice

Re: Torrential downpour shuts down racetrack

I have raintires. What starts of as a downpour before a DE group goes out (which means we have about 35 min to decide on tires) turns into race control skipping over the DE 10-15 min later and...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
06-11-2018, 08:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 936
Posted By miamirice

Re: Torrential downpour shuts down racetrack

For those who race with NASA, does this ever happen:

HPDE4 is on stand by during downpour, the emergency truck goes out and does recon laps when it lets up. They then cancel HPDE and announce YOUR...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-21-2018, 09:25 AM
Replies: 107
Sticky FS: Race Cars
Views: 219,456
Posted By miamirice

Re: FS: Race Cars

SOLD!!!!





1995 k20a2
Ferrea Springs
Kelford cams
Baffled oil pan
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-10-2018, 04:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 543
Posted By miamirice

Re: GRM Safety Article

so ironically....this was an EG with a B18C5 swap. I had seen the same guys a year earlier at Road Atlanta arm deep in the stock fuel tank. I could see they had installed some foam and multiple...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-10-2018, 02:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 543
Posted By miamirice

Re: GRM Safety Article

I do not. I want to on top know my cool suit tubbing would likely melt so it would be a layer under the cool suit. If your not running s cool suit you don’t know what your missing.

I will...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-03-2018, 07:51 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,891
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stiffer rear springs or bigger sway bar?

not to get off topic.....but regarding safety, you will never forgive yourself if you don’t do all you can do should something bad happen. NASA regularly tests us at impound for the “15 seconds”...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-02-2018, 09:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,891
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stiffer rear springs or bigger sway bar?

the bolt in “cage” is a glorified roll hoop that would never get passed tech for NASA or SCCA racing. Look at the mount plates of the rear hoop, no diaganol or cross bar.....they have a fuel cell...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
05-01-2018, 05:33 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,891
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stiffer rear springs or bigger sway bar?

I think that is a growing trend as Damper technology has improved, but I think most folk here are using a very entry level damper/coilovers so I would be curios to see if those same teams could...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
04-26-2018, 06:39 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,891
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stiffer rear springs or bigger sway bar?

There is going to be s million ways to chase this goal. A lot comes down to style also. I like my civic so that it rotates to the point you are always chasing it. There are Miatas in my group so they...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
04-20-2018, 05:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,108
Posted By miamirice

Re: Track Mats for DC2 Application

^ what he said
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
03-11-2018, 09:53 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,386
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stupidly optimistic overtaking results in big crash

i don’t know. That was SCCA at Sebring and it’s usually 50-70 Miatas running. I have been running just NASA for now because the 2 bodies require diff tires.

NASA has been Running 4 classes...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
03-08-2018, 04:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,386
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stupidly optimistic overtaking results in big crash

This is the kind of stuff that concerns me. Watch the greenish car in the mirror. He jumps the start before the green flag....then wrecks a guy and the car is totaled.

...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
03-08-2018, 04:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,386
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stupidly optimistic overtaking results in big crash

wonder if it was that or running his mouth to the officials. My experience is there are 2 gaurentees to get hammered:

1. Passingracing under yellow
2. Picking a hostile fight with the...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
03-07-2018, 03:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,386
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stupidly optimistic overtaking results in big crash

Watch the video at 6:30 and you will see the xx-5 on the right. Watch the inside pass he then does, using a ton of curbing and chucking his car right in front of the flatout motorsports miata (I...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
03-07-2018, 02:37 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,386
Posted By miamirice

Re: Stupidly optimistic overtaking results in big crash

agree. And anybody who is around any wheel-to-wheel with Spec Miata fields.....you know very well it’s called SpecPinata for a reason. It’s not that they drive like fools. The front runners are...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
02-24-2018, 04:31 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,049
Posted By miamirice

Re: Building a racecar is expensive. But you should do it.

yes. And when you say seat time, Actually racing. Being fast in traffic and managing traffic with race craft is nothing like TT or DE. You have to use all kinds of “lines” and read situations...
Forum: Road Racing / Autocross & Time Attack
02-23-2018, 03:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,049
Posted By miamirice

Re: Building a racecar is expensive. But you should do it.

What a great track for lower power/light cars. I love the series of sweepers. It looks like turn 4/5 is critical. He was going to have his battles with the blue/orange miata and made a...
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