: the poorman's GTR.....


bradze
03-22-2010, 04:41 AM
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/DSC03571.jpg?t=12692326487 15-minute sessions at PIR, not a single cooling issue, so my latest mods worked exactly as planned. i believe me, i push hard! track season has begun in the NW, more pics to come.......

weebles
03-22-2010, 04:44 AM
What's your latest mods??

I'm down for cheap cooling solutions :)

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:44 AM
wheels by the end of the dayhttp://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/DSC03574.jpg?t=1269232972

hollywood_X
03-22-2010, 04:47 AM
Holy crap you washed your car!

Demi
03-22-2010, 04:48 AM
Phoenix International Raceway? There was an event this month?

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:49 AM
kinda scared to talk about the cooler, but i have already. well, myself and xMR use a small setrab cooler in front of the stock SST cooler. no need for another pump. instead of the pricey fluid, we just use 5L of the diaqueen stuff. its exactly what the getrag engineers did to the evo x they successfully campaigned in the 24hrs at the nurburgring. i also put brake "ducts" on, 1/3rd the price of the mitsu ones, and almost 3x as big. my tires were pretty damn stinky, slowing the way i do for the chicane at PIR requires serious braking!

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:51 AM
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/DSC03568-1.jpg?t=1269233434

HR2L
03-22-2010, 04:51 AM
Phoenix International Raceway? There was an event this month?

Portland.

Good day @ the track I see Bradze! Jealous. :rock:
Hope you had steel braided lines, and a fluid change in before this session. Tires look beat...did you get an alignment before heading out?

Times?

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:52 AM
i do have to say, the SSP cooler with fluid is most likely a lot smoother

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:53 AM
wasn't using any timing equipment. was wet off and on all day, but i stayed on my R comps all day, next time i go there ill try to take some vids

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:54 AM
oh yeah, i washed and waxed my car last week

Demi
03-22-2010, 04:56 AM
There are two PIRs?! Sweet evil Jesus. All i needed was more confusion.

hollywood_X
03-22-2010, 04:56 AM
oh yeah, i washed and waxed my car last week

Knowing you probably a waste of time for other than pure aerodynamic reasons

HR2L
03-22-2010, 05:03 AM
Just looked at the track map, looks like a fun little course with a solid line for an evo. Bet having the SST makes it even better. ;)

Frankiago
03-22-2010, 05:11 AM
Hollywood that's old news. :thumbup:

Nice Brownbos!

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:15 AM
driven a GSR, sucks donkey balls compared to my MR. oh, and the reason i waxed it is cone scuffs come off so much easier with wax on. last year i fucked up my paint pretty good(besides the trunk), wanna start taking care of it

Whitewind
03-22-2010, 05:20 AM
Brad's shutup! LOL car looks good bro.

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:21 AM
HR2L, yeah i have ss lines, and motul 600 fluid, was experiencing some fade even with those in the past, so the ducts were needed. and those are BFG R1 tires, plenty of life left, totally different from street tires

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:27 AM
the calipers didn't turn colors like normal, the lettering would probably be red after today had i not installed those porsche brake ducts

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:35 AM
http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2690/816268166_P4vtH-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816268166_P4vtH)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2691/816268327_6R97G-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816268327_6R97G)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2572/816257278_bCkQ7-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816257278_bCkQ7)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2517/816252275_TCC9K-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816252275_TCC9K)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2452/816247301_aNgbb-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816247301_aNgbb)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2466/816248036_Crebn-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816248036_Crebn)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2465/816247890_wYfj7-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816247890_wYfj7)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2433/816246073_rCvoa-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816246073_rCvoa)

Hassan
03-22-2010, 05:43 AM
Nice pictures..

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:48 AM
xMR was there toohttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2477/816248881_JZsY4-L.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816248881_JZsY4-A-LB)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2500/816250976_8JrQZ-L.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816250976_8JrQZ-A-LB)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2600/816260268_jUZD8-L.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816260268_jUZD8-A-LB)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2635/816263033_GMe5K-L.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816263033_GMe5K-A-LB)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2650/816264652_TZwzv-L.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816264652_TZwzv-A-LB)

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:49 AM
a professional took pics of everybody, the ones of me came out great.

Hassan
03-22-2010, 06:03 AM
Make sure to not to forget to wash your car again!

bradze
03-22-2010, 06:08 AM
tried to keep up with this guy but he 413whp/403wtq in a 3100lb evo 8 rs plus hes been driving an evo a lot more than i havehttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2945/816284174_UrtiP-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816284174_UrtiP)http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2955/816284663_QY4vG-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816284663_QY4vG)

TheNEWB
03-22-2010, 06:27 AM
the calipers didn't turn colors like normal, the lettering would probably be red after today had i not installed those porsche brake ducts

HUH! WHat porsche brake ducts?

Need info man, do you have any pics of this setup.

Thanks,

NEWB

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 06:38 AM
good to see you guys made it to PIR. Looks fun Brad

xMR
03-22-2010, 08:18 AM
a professional took pics of everybody, the ones of me came out great.

Yeah, he did get better shots of you. There are a couple good ones of me but man do I need a full face helmet so as to hide what the g-forces do to my face in pictures :).

It is okay to share info on the cooler/fluid Brad, just wanted to make sure we tested it before letting the cat out of the bag.

chopshop
03-22-2010, 08:45 AM
dude it looks like you had an awesome time

Excalibur
03-22-2010, 11:27 AM
HUH! WHat porsche brake ducts?

Need info man, do you have any pics of this setup.

Thanks,

NEWB

me too. My oem ones broke off b/c a shop took it through the car wash as a curtesy. lol.

4TM
03-22-2010, 02:19 PM
Isn't this the poor man's GTR?

http://www.carbodykitstore.com/images/G3503BMGTRCK2_Infiniti_G35.jpg

steelbahamut
03-22-2010, 02:34 PM
xMR, how are you liking the AMR coilovers? Your car looks like it barely has any lean going thru the corners!

Scooter
03-22-2010, 02:50 PM
Awesome! I was out AutoXing yesterday so I get back and see this!! Very very cool. Glad to see you're washing and waxing! But... THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT VIDEO!!! Go Bradze and xMR.

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:28 PM
i know, im really sorry, i dont have a video camera, i was assuming xMR would bring his, but he wanted to concentrate on learning the new track. next time definitely though, i might go back april....

Whitewind
03-22-2010, 03:31 PM
Braze.... I don't know how say this but... Good job.

Damn I hate myself!!! lol.

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:32 PM
josh, its nice being able to talk to your passenger or the course workers with an open-faced helmet. here's the brake ducts; idea from goofygrin http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27994

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:33 PM
why would you hate yourself?

Whitewind
03-22-2010, 03:35 PM
Cause I just said what I said... Im buying a gun lol. j/k man.

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:37 PM
and yesterday didn't take much out of my brake pads, race tires, or my rotors. was $180 plus gas, so many say they cant afford track days, they probably have more money than i do, ill just cut corners and make sacrifices in other areas. a totally stock evo will be 1000x more fun on a road course than an evo with $20k in parts but never sees a road course. it really sucks that i cant say "the track" cause that means a drag strip to 99% of people!

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 03:38 PM
why would you hate yourself?

I guess that SST secret with no slow down message works...great job guys. Might jump on the bandwagon when I get back. How much did you guys ended up spending all day and with the drive to and fro? Any special requirements?

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:41 PM
4tm, im talking about performance, the MR has paddle shifters, 4wd, big brakes, turbo charged. if those bastards at HB Speed would send me the map xMR already has and i'm supposed to have, ill be just a tick slower in a straight line than a stock GTR.

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:43 PM
11xray, the only way to jump right into lapping like we do is go to a performance driving school which is usually $500. with loads of autox some schools will take you with no actual track experience. but autox is the best start usually, you learn a lot too, autox makes you a better driver.....

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 03:46 PM
11xray, the only way to jump right into lapping like we do is go to a performance driving school which is usually $500. with loads of autox some schools will take you with no actual track experience. but autox is the best start usually, you learn a lot too, autox makes you a better driver.....

yeah need to do more of those when I get back. I need to check out the schedule for HPDE also for when I get back hopefully by August.

what did the wifey said about you going lol? baby is almost out dad!!!

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:47 PM
yesterday was $180 plus gas+food, so close to $300 for the whole weekend. xMR was able to reserve his company's corporate apartment so we had a place to stay saturday night. that was so nice instead of the 1.6 hr drive for me, twice as far for him

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:48 PM
she just says to be careful, yeah after june im not gonna be able to do any for a while. hopefully i can do the bremerton days this summer though, best value for lapping ever.

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:51 PM
it sucks my wife wouldn't ride with me even if she wasn't pregnant. she hates even roller coasters. my passenger was smiling every time he was in the car. the alfa club made instructors ride along the first 3 sessions, they all said nothing but good stuff on my driving, just gave me tips on how to go faster there....

bradze
03-22-2010, 03:52 PM
definitely never running a low class like that, was way faster than anyone and a lot of people were doing dumb shit, not to mention i must've passed like 40 cars yesterday.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:00 PM
his is the closest thing i have to a video, not my car but still an evo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ksbx0jUjG4

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 04:01 PM
man that would take an hour for me to load lol

weebles
03-22-2010, 04:04 PM
Have you ever considered putting all of your thoughts into one post rather then 12 consecutive?

Just an idea....... :p

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:04 PM
that sucks, almost as much as drag racing!

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:05 PM
i was doing that for about a day, but no one takes notice. i put a lot into that how to "ruin" a $40k car, but no responses to the other stuff

JDZNate
03-22-2010, 04:06 PM
I wish I would have known about the track day. I would have came and watch I'm laid up with an injury from Jui Jitsu, so yesterday I was really bored with watching tv.

xMR
03-22-2010, 04:06 PM
xMR, how are you liking the AMR coilovers? Your car looks like it barely has any lean going thru the corners!

They worked awesome! I am sure there was a little lean, but I sure couldn't tell. I went up a couple clicks front and rear and got to just where I like it stiffness wise. I have robispec control arms(RCK/PSRS/Solid front bearing) on the way. So it is only going to get better. Oh and I was on starspecs; no wheels for my R1s yet.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:09 PM
JDZnate, check out these pics http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars

and in no rush to get coilovers til these tires are gone(have 2 sets), gonna get AMR's cause they have a lifetime warranty

xMR
03-22-2010, 04:10 PM
i know, im really sorry, i dont have a video camera, i was assuming xMR would bring his, but he wanted to concentrate on learning the new track. next time definitely though, i might go back april....

Yeah sorry folks. The camera setup I had last season blew and was way too bouncy so I didn't want to mess with it on a new track. I also spent my GOPro money on the SST cooler this go around. Soon though there will be video logs of the adventures of B and J. :)

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:13 PM
that sounds like Brad and Bill's World Takeover Organization my friend and i made up in middle school.......

Scooter
03-22-2010, 04:14 PM
i know, im really sorry, i dont have a video camera, i was assuming xMR would bring his, but he wanted to concentrate on learning the new track. next time definitely though, i might go back april....

And now you disappoint me once again!!! :jk:

This is what I use...

Camera (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Canon+-+PowerShot+10.0-Megapixel+Digital+Camera+-+Blue/9223832.p?id=1218062133183&skuId=9223832) and the Camera Mount (http://panavise.com/index.html?pageID=1&page=full&--eqskudatarq=74)... The camera will do 640*480 video at 30 frames per second... decent quality as long as you are not an HD freak. Both camera and mount should not add up to more than $150 including tax and shipping.

I'll have my video up soon... still editing.

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 04:14 PM
Yeah sorry folks. The camera setup I had last season blew and was way too bouncy so I didn't want to mess with it on a new track. I also spent my GOPro money on the SST cooler this go around. Soon though there will be video logs of the adventures of B and J. :)

thought all is good without the SST cooler?

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:15 PM
oh yeah, wanted to post this but last one got me off track(which is also funny cause i usually go off the track at least once), anyway here's my favorite car from yesterdayhttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2540/816254363_6Cgxo-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816254363_6Cgxo)
2nd favorite;http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2349/816236885_uprrz-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816236885_uprrz)

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 04:17 PM
the first one is sick as hell

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:19 PM
11xray, without an SST cooler, youll get a slowdown after 2 or 3 laps, throwing you into limp mode. scooter, xMR gave me his old in-car mount for free, could just buy a shitty camera at wal-mart. but a shitty camera would pay for another lapping day, guess which i'm gonna choose!

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:19 PM
taurus set up for the 24hrs of LeMons.

Scooter
03-22-2010, 04:27 PM
11xray, without an SST cooler, youll get a slowdown after 2 or 3 laps, throwing you into limp mode. scooter, xMR gave me his old in-car mount for free, could just buy a shitty camera at wal-mart. but a shitty camera would pay for another lapping day, guess which i'm gonna choose!

You can do a lapping day for less than $90 dollars ($48for a POS camera?) Here it's a $300 minimum per person. That just means your a selfish bastard that doesn't want to share... Boo on you Bradze.

You are right about AutoX though. AutoXers find it easy to transition to roadracing but not the other way around. People that start off in roadracing have a difficult time adjusting to AutoX. I think they are not used to the very fast reactions you need in AutoX.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:30 PM
the bremerton days i do in late summer are only $80, and they let you run all day if your car can take it.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:32 PM
this guy was fast as shit in his totally stock wrx on rain tireshttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2640/816263724_jx8iu-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816263724_jx8iu)he was pretty cool, i especially liked his joke about bmw owners. whats the difference between a porcupine and a bmw? the porcupine has pricks on the outside.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:41 PM
would be 3 wheelin' in this pic if i had coilovers!http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2870/816280121_i3QZd-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816280121_i3QZd)

Scooter
03-22-2010, 04:47 PM
the bremerton days i do in late summer are only $80, and they let you run all day if your car can take it.

This is where the jealousy kicks in and I say "I hate you"... well not really, but damn... $80. That's cheap as shit. For me it won't go under $600. $300 for me and $300 for Lady X. You know she won't be left behind.

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:48 PM
if you look close behind the drivers side front wheel, you can see my stock gasket hanging down. still waiting for HFC to come in mail, sold my test pipe so running stock cat and installed it totally half-assedhttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2929/816283486_VveLE-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816283486_VveLE)

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:52 PM
its a pretty sweet deal, they have no run groups, you can drive your car out to work stations(not close to track though as in spun cars being able to hit it), although you can probably just sit at the gate making sure people sign the waiver. actually last year i was 100 ft from sliding into this one car after i spun through the grass and flew over the little ditch at 80mph!

bradze
03-22-2010, 04:54 PM
i am kinda surprised that guy didn't get yelled at for parking his car that close.

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:04 PM
fixed pics so they dont say "proof" anymore

xMR
03-22-2010, 05:19 PM
thought all is good without the SST cooler?

It is, working great actually!

Brad was in SS manual and I was in SS auto the whole day. Neither one of us had a single "slow down" warning.

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:23 PM
i left foot brake which brings a lot more heat, josh's driving style is MUCH more conservative than mine

xMR
03-22-2010, 05:28 PM
Sucks, he got no good side shots of me like that. I know I was tri-poding it a bit in some spots.

xMR
03-22-2010, 05:29 PM
fixed pics so they dont say "proof" anymore

Did you buy them, or do you have a trick to share?

bradze
03-22-2010, 05:50 PM
no i didn't buy any, just went to roadshowphotography.smugmug.com if you click on pic and then original at side menu, itll come up huge with no proof going across, also entire gallery there of PIR events going back to march 4th, lots and lots of pics

dminor04
03-22-2010, 05:59 PM
Glad you got those wheel locks off! Excellent pictures!

bradze
03-22-2010, 06:04 PM
on sunday with the rain, i was almost gonna use my all seasons, then all that running around last weak would've been for nothing. after the driver's meeting looked to be clearing up, did rain off and on but still got plenty of dry track. the R1s were great even in the rain.

spy007
03-22-2010, 06:38 PM
Nice! I loved riding that track on my R1 a couple years back when I lived in OR.

bradze
03-22-2010, 06:52 PM
you're not confusing BFG R1 tires with the Yamaha R1 are you? thats pretty nice bike though

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 06:57 PM
how much you picked up the HFC for Brad? 200 cell?

bradze
03-22-2010, 07:03 PM
$225 shipped from rallysport, 100 cell i think, its on backorder

bradze
03-22-2010, 07:05 PM
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/turboxs-evo-high-flow-test-pipe-with-cat-p-4229.html

11XRAY
03-22-2010, 07:13 PM
thanks man. Let me know once installed bro. Hope on getting one

Zoru
03-22-2010, 07:21 PM
Awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

bradze
03-22-2010, 08:14 PM
supposed to come mid april.

TheNEWB
03-23-2010, 01:26 AM
that sucks, almost as much as drag racing!

HAHAHA AWESOME!!! Best thing I have ever heard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

bradze
03-23-2010, 02:51 AM
waiting around all day for a total of about a minute at WOT, yeah, that sounds like fun.

bradze
03-23-2010, 02:58 AM
too bad i wasn't there on the 4th to see cars like thishttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/pro-drive-march-4th/IMG5073/802670163_ZBdUk-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/pro-drive-march-4th/11419414_GCJHA#802670163_ZBdUk)

bradze
03-23-2010, 03:20 AM
this evo looks like funhttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/cascade-track-day-march-20th/IMG0558/815447420_tA3NW-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/cascade-track-day-march-20th/11574412_HLXiE#815447420_tA3NW)

bradze
03-23-2010, 03:29 AM
check out these tripletshttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/cascade-track-day-march-20th/IMG2241/815522636_bWqsH-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/cascade-track-day-march-20th/11574412_HLXiE#815522636_bWqsH)

bradze
03-23-2010, 04:04 AM
video from the white evo from the 20th http://www.vimeo.com/10349678

weebles
03-23-2010, 04:19 AM
video from the white evo from the 20th http://www.vimeo.com/10349678

Sweet vid looks fun as hell, had to mute the sound though lol

bradze
03-23-2010, 04:21 AM
didn't listen to it, the stepdaughter being a little bitch.

bradze
03-23-2010, 03:50 PM
was going to use my street tires, but then my passenger convinced me to switch to R comps, this guy did too, so glad i didhttp://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2338/816234872_j23qy-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816234872_j23qy)

whitecomet
03-23-2010, 03:57 PM
good stuff I can't wait to get on the track myself

bradze
03-23-2010, 04:11 PM
lets list the things you can do with the MR you cant with a GT-R. rear passengers can enter evo more easily(4 drs), SST will let you manually change gears with console shifter, supposedly evo a bit more nimble, GT-R(according to journalists) rewards more of a conservative driving style, which certainly isn't me.

bradze
03-24-2010, 03:21 AM
i need to get the setrab cooler install pics from TCL so i dont have to pm everyone

TheNEWB
03-24-2010, 09:59 PM
would be 3 wheelin' in this pic if i had coilovers!http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2870/816280121_i3QZd-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816280121_i3QZd)

Nah brother, coilovers not required.

Ask me or trackjunkie :freak: how we know? :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3821832772_55330824c4_o.jpg

bradze
03-25-2010, 02:24 AM
with the picture blown up, i actually am 3-wheeling. pissed my batteries were dead i wanted to take pictures of the track day i was at today. really a go-kart track they let cars on. i was the only x as usual and 3 evo 9's were there. still loving my race tires!

bradze
03-25-2010, 02:48 AM
one of the guy's with an evo 9 will post vids from today on youtube, post that when available.

bradze
03-25-2010, 11:50 PM
as much as i rag on the people who use evom, at least it seems like a higher percentage of users there actually use their car(legimate racing)

trackjunkie
03-26-2010, 04:18 AM
Good times:) can't wait for sways bars to be installed

bradze
03-26-2010, 03:59 PM
doing both front + rear?

bradze
03-26-2010, 04:00 PM
the only other thing i want for my car, besides the HB Speed map which i should already have, is AMR coilovers.

trackjunkie
03-26-2010, 08:04 PM
Yes theNEWB and I ordered a set of Hotchkis sways over the winter. They just have to be put in. From reviews they are suppost to make a world of difference. We'll see this summer at the track how they perform:)

Whitewind
03-26-2010, 08:11 PM
the only other thing i want for my car, besides the HB Speed map which i should already have, is AMR coilovers.

I don't think HB is giving you that map man. lol.

bradze
03-26-2010, 09:09 PM
just got a reply back today, said it will be a while because they're so damn busy. xMR has his already but is still throwing cat-related ses lights.

bradze
03-27-2010, 04:53 PM
my only pictures from Pacific Grand Prix from july '09, strangely that batteries went dead right away that day too....http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/dnCA1GFJ20.jpg?t=1269708411http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/dn2.jpg?t=1269708607http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x86/lilyluvr77/dn.jpg?t=1269708639
here's an in-car vid in a lotus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll2kNqCat1g

bradze
03-27-2010, 07:49 PM
i cant get this shit out of my head! http://www.shutupwomangetonmyhorse.com/

whitecomet
03-28-2010, 05:27 AM
oh my god it's annoying yet addicting make it stop.

bradze
03-28-2010, 04:12 PM
haha, now someone else feels my pain

bradze
03-28-2010, 04:12 PM
anyone else watch the australian gp last night?

bradze
03-28-2010, 04:43 PM
what is it with mustang owners? 2 of them were drifting all over the place and spinning out occasionally at wednesday's track day. i cant believe they weren't kicked out.

whitecomet
03-28-2010, 05:19 PM
No I was at work but I try to watch it. gotta set up my dvr to record some racing.

bradze
03-28-2010, 05:39 PM
that reminds me, i should figure out how to use this dvr since we switched to comcast

bradze
03-28-2010, 05:42 PM
pretty good race, i haven't been following f1 to closely last few years but wanna pay better attention

bradze
03-29-2010, 03:47 PM
sorry it took so long, heres the video i promised. never rode with this guy, looks a lot smoother than i, i was jumping off a lot of the curbs.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjE7Wy-WtMg

bradze
03-30-2010, 12:54 AM
found another one of my passenger grinning, glad he enjoyed his first experience in a car that is meant for something other than going straight....http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/IMG2737/816271755_bGhWA-O-1.jpg (http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/alfa-romeo-club-march-21st/11584883_MK28Q#816271755_bGhWA)
also 3 EVOs in this pic

migs647
04-05-2010, 05:23 AM
Hey Bradze... I noticed the other day you said you needed a $500 class to do lapping days. What about Cascade Car Club school ($200)? Does that allow you to do lapping days? BTW, very excited you quit getting the slow down message. I can't wait to get out on PIR. I'm still waiting for a cooler from a local company that will go nameless for a few more weeks ;)

bradze
04-05-2010, 05:30 AM
Cascade had a school the day before i went to PIR, never did anything with that club. if i go back to PIR it might be with Cascade, i honestly don't know if you need a school. i dont have any. i have lots of open wheel experience in the past and ive done a bunch of smaller lapping days, that gets me buy. what setup do you have? heres a link containing pics of cascade school day at PIR march 20th http://roadshowphotography.smugmug.com/Cars/cascade-track-day-march-20th/11574412_HLXiE#815440879_b94xK

bradze
04-05-2010, 05:34 AM
curious as to how youre gonna mount cooler

xMR
04-05-2010, 05:05 PM
Yes, we will show you our cooler if you show us yours! :)

migs647
04-05-2010, 05:14 PM
Believe me, I'll have a full review very soon guys :). It's not my cooler, but it's from a very popular company ;). Just waiting for them to have time to do it. Already designed, just gotta put it on and push it. Problem is, I'm still at 3500 miles (haven't pushed my car hard yet as I wanted to make sure it was well broken in before I started hammering on it). So yah, according to bradze, I need a camry ;). I did a HARD english racing drive day and never got the message. But that wasn't at a track. I'm dying to get on the track.

But yes, soon as i can review this cooler I will. :)

slonez
04-07-2010, 10:27 AM
Do you still see many old alfas on the road/track?

bradze
04-07-2010, 05:59 PM
at least a camry starts so you can go buy your wife a birthday present. anyway the reason there were so many alfas is because it was the Alfa Romeo Owner's of Oregon club running the event.

weebles
04-07-2010, 06:08 PM
at least a camry starts so you can go buy your wife a birthday present. anyway the reason there were so many alfas is because it was the Alfa Romeo Owner's of Oregon club running the event.

My evo starts too... You think mitsus are the only cars with problems?

My brother in laws 2007 corolla won't start right now and it's been grandma driven for 2 years solid. Stop being so negative.

bradze
04-07-2010, 06:22 PM
ill do whatever i want

weebles
04-07-2010, 07:04 PM
The sun is bright.

bradze
04-07-2010, 07:05 PM
and there are places where the sun don't shine!

Scooter
04-07-2010, 07:07 PM
and there are places where the sun don't shine!
Yeah, under your gloomy ass...

See

<---- Toothless is smiling.

bradze
04-07-2010, 07:08 PM
yup, especially in WA

bradze
01-08-2011, 03:57 PM
bumping this thread since title is best ever

bradze
01-08-2011, 05:11 PM
hopefully i can do about 10 lapping days a year from now on

bradze
05-07-2011, 04:30 PM
just hoping to get away with 1 a month. thats fair, i have to deal with 2 women on their periods each month, 1 day itll be 3, at least the dog is finally spayed.

orthojoe
05-09-2011, 01:41 AM
One lapping day a month? With a wife, a young kid, and student status? You sir, are a magician. Don't know how you pull it off, but kudos! :rock:

bradze
05-09-2011, 04:27 AM
well considering i collect almost as much as i did when i was working, its not too bad. im responsible for most of my daughter's care, i do all the yardwork, all the cleaning, my wife just cooks, drinks wine and feeds the baby dinner.

dingelingyi
05-09-2011, 06:20 AM
spend 4 years in the military then get out collect disability + gi bill + financial aid + unemployment..do it and time it properly you can get up to 5 to 6k a month mostly tax free depends on where you at, the school you go to and you be set for at least 3 years.

bradze
05-09-2011, 03:42 PM
wow, you too, that's exactly what i do, i was in for 6 years though