Mazda MX5 Turbo

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:29 pm

It handles quite well (on a dry day

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STS Tyre Pros down Riverside done the set up

Will be much better when the rear camber is dialled out abit and i can get abit more tranction

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:50 pm

Went to Norfolk Arena for the monthly drift practice. First time skidding properly since the car has been turbo'd. The day started off sodding wet with a very muddy track. Didnt take long to get back into the swing of things

The sun came out,track dried out and i was improving alot! First time i had linked the track several times,things were going well!
Until....

I spun out on the Kidney,facing the opposite way. BMW comes round the corner,luckily spotting i had spun so he slows down and straightens up. THEN he decides to clutch kick and hit me :/

The car wasnt running right,found out that the Throttle Position Sensor had lost both its screws and air was getting in. Borrowed a screw from something else and it cured it. I rejoined the que and carried on skidding till 5pm,then it was home time

Wasnt a bad day in the end,could have been worse. Could have been a rear 1/4

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:02 pm

Must be such a laugh driving that around.

As for the door and wing, as much as a pain it is - still repairable. Or leave it like many drifters do.

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:11 pm

I miss going up there for a hoon. Sorry to see the knock but so easily done when bombing around on a very changeable surface (grip wise) Onwards and upwards eh Chris?

Post by **Ben** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:17 pm

Doh, as you said, lucky it's not the rear quarter.

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:19 pm

He tried blaming the track conditions...what...bone dry?!

Fool....

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:23 pm

Where did this happen on the track then? The middle of the kidney bit? When I was last up there there were two pretty harsh surface changes and I used on to deliberately unsettle my car to enable an easier loss of traction (I used to use R888's)

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:23 pm

Yup middle of the kidney

Heres the video from today,fast forward to 3min 30secs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xku3vkFpCiU

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:44 pm

Tough to tell for sure mate but essentially he took a big risk by trying to slide passed you. Thank God panels for MX-5s are so cheap.

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:11 pm

90% sure i'll be buying another car and transferring everything over. So if you see/know of any Mk1 1.6 in white or Marina Blue for sale let me know

Even if its a non runner,as long as the shell is clean