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Well Folk here it is. I am now building my mazdaspeed for the goal of a competitive BSP Autocross car. Ill post all updates results and mods here. I had to stop buiilding in 07 and now I can start again.

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So far.
225/40R15 Hankook Rs3's
Porterfield R4's Pads
Redline Fluids
FM Intake
FM DP
Hallman MBC
FCM Coilovers (Being made now)
FM Bar (front)
No rear Bar
Alignment
    1.2 deg camber front
   .8 deg rear
   No toe
Ebay IC
Corbeau A4 Seats
Mazdaspeed Comp Engine Mounts

Since you said "competitive" I'll play Devil's Advocate and decry the need for Hoosier A6's!  You can't be competitive on anything less than 100 Tread Wear (really 40 but I've seen some amazing things done on Nitto NT01's)!  That being said, your alignment is also WAY TOO conservative.  You should be on the other side of  negative 2.5 in the front and a bit less in the rear (gonna need those adjustable control arms).  I see you have FCM suspension coming which is excellent!  Ride height is imperative for proper AutoX handling so anything above 12" (fender lip to wheel center) is too high (could be lower)!  If you haven't ditched the stock ECU that will also be a major stumbling block!  You've got to rid yourself of that 6500 rev limit and the horrible turbo kick that makes it nary impossible to have delicate throttle input.  The MSM can be an amazing weapon in the AutoX arsenal but it does have quirks that need addressing to be successful!   :mrgreen:

Im not ready for nationals yet. lol. Im in  the number 1 region in scca solo http://www.scca.com/events/news.cfm?eid=3263&cid=50937 (http://www.scca.com/events/news.cfm?eid=3263&cid=50937) and i still only need to be in the mid 60's in PAX points when compared to bill shenker http://miataroadster.com/racers (http://miataroadster.com/racers) to win BSP at least until someone else comes in. I will however need the a6 when I go pax or when the competition heats up.

Well its been a long while since the update. Still tinkering and I need to post some new photos. Bottom line. With my lovely new FCM coilover im now at 1st place for the year!!!

The 550 rc's i have purcahsed are at RC for a cleaning and a calibration. Hopefully they will be back in time for the next race so i can plug them into my new to me 2.5 hydra  :lol:

really cant wait....

 :mrgreen:

More war stories please!  Things slow down in the winter and we need some good reading...  :dink:

Hey Canyon, what spring rates and valving are you running on your FCMs?

Well Here is a video from the June Divisionals!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WlEYlmH6o&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WlEYlmH6o&feature=player_embedded#!)

Im using 600F 475R with the mid range valving.. Fm front bar no rear bar.. Its still a little loose. Still tracking down some oversteer in the quick direction changes. Shaikh has been very helpful even 6 months after the items were delivered!!!!

Next event is next Sunday and I will have tons of photos + video as im no longer employed  :( 

I'm one of the top 3 miatas in auto x in my region in raw times. The 2 guys who consistently beat me are on r-comps. On the tighter courses (around 40 second), I can take them from time to time, or at least be within 1.5 seconds. On the larger courses (60+ second), the rs3 are completely inadequate against r-comp, being within 3 seconds takes work.

I like this thread already, subscribed for updates  :mrgreen:

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Oh yes I did....  Hydra Hydra Hydra.  :angel1:
 Now for the tune  :police: and a hopeful win?  :lol:

Thank you all for the support on the forum. More photos and video to follow.

Another First Place!
Here is my video from Sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVgvzjsbqCw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVgvzjsbqCw)

Another win!!!  :D

In Car video w/ telemetry >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkKGngvrhE&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJkKGngvrhE&feature=youtu.be)

Thank you to Harrys Lap Timer  http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Home.html (http://www.gps-laptimer.de/Home.html)

Here what the course looked like

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I was wondering if iphone had an app similiar to Trackmaster.  The main problem I find with Trackmaster, and i wonder if this app suffers from the same problem, is that the built in GPS sensor in most smartphones only update at 1hz (1x every second).  In autox mode, this isn't quite accurate enough, especially considering the app needs to chart the course as well.

On tracks, my friends have verified that trackmaster is within 0.2 seconds of actual timing transponder, but I've got a feeling that accuracy is artificial, being a result of google maps mapping out the track beforehand, and algorithms meant specifically to tweak accuracy on particular track.  Which would be unavailable during autox mode.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I0JYUY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I0JYUY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01)
Plug in the above. Instant 5hz.  :mrgreen:

Or this:
http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-XGPS150-Universal-Smartphones/dp/B004M3BICU (http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-XGPS150-Universal-Smartphones/dp/B004M3BICU)

The firmware hack gets you 5hz in no time.  The onboard GPS does OK if you just want to try it out but the faster GPS is better in every way.  If you track or autocross your car, have an iphone and don't have another video or lap/telemetry solution, you are hereby required to buy the Harry's Laptimer App.  Period.   :mrgreen:

Chased down a book leak.

Going to West End Alignment to add another .5 deg of camber to the back making it 2 and 2 deg. instead of 2 and 1.5

Next race Nov 4th.

Nice!
I'm really enjoying this build thread, keep it up!  :mrgreen:
You might try a larger front sway bar to help out with the over-steer.

I'd consider adding another .5 to the front as well as the rear.  The MSM really likes negative camber up front.  If you're planning on racing tires -2.5 is the minimum I would consider and -3 is even more appropriate.  If you're still running the stock front bar definitely get a larger one.  The Racing Beat tubular is a good choice but ditch the stock endlinks because they suck! 

Well i need to update my sig. Its only the front FM sway I have. No rear Bar.

949 endlinks already installed. Im going to do some more testing but with it on Full Stiff its too much oversteer. Oddly enough with it softer there was less. idk it was right after i got the FCMs installed aligned and corner weighted. Without the rear bar is the rear just jacking up and im loosing camber instead?

So the alignment helped bring another 1st  :lol: :lol: :lol:  I think as long as i show up I have the Cal Club BSP Championship!

First Place BSP Champion!  :lol:

Will post photos of the award ceremony later.

Congrats, I hope to be able to replicate this locally someday

Moved to CST for this year which it Cal Clubs run what ya brung on street tires 140 treadware or higher.  This year there isnt anyone in BSP and I really cant afford to go PAX BSP as I would need at least two sets of slicks. On the upside there are some very competitive cars in CST!

Place 3rd out of 17. If it werent for a nationally winning class jumper it would have been 2nd. The step up in tire width has really helped me gain half a second over a 60 second autox course so im very happy with that. The rear is still a little jumpy but much more stable. Perhaps an exhaust is next or a 2.7 hydra over my 2.5 or a rebuild on the trans as it grinds in 3rd but only when shifting hard.  I figure there is at least 1/2 a second there alone.

Pics by my ever so patient Lauren Kane.

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Can you provide more info on CST class?  If it's C-Stock, how are you able to run with all those mods?

CST = California Street Touring = Run what ya brung = As long as it has current reg and smog all mods allowed

As in, a CARB inspector with a portable spectrum analyzer, OBDII reader and a set of neoprene gloves could sniff and poke the CST cars on grid and pass them OR

It passed when I renewed my tabs...   ::) :P

It passed when i renewed my tabs  :P ::)

Another WIN  :D  62.049 best Comp run  61.423 Best Xtra Run putting me only a second behind the nationally winning STR guys who are running wider tires.

Faster than alot of cars but only .03 faster than a 1991 civic si....  :shockeyes:  (jeff wongs nationally winning STC Civic)

This year im looking to take my driving and miata to the next level, so im going to try and do a better job or updating this thread and filling it with more data, photos, videos and information.

Fighting the oversteer issues has finally come to an end. By lowering down the rear of the car by 2- 1/2 turns has made my mazdaspeed more adjustable in the corners. Now I can choose with the throttle and brake inputs understeer / oversteer depending on the corner and situation. Hopefully niether :)

The no rear bar with FM front bar setup is almost too relaxed. Even with 600lb front springs it could change direction more quickly. Im debating on going with a larger RB bar and the stock MSM bar in hopes of stiffing up the transitions or upping the spring rate to 800 in the front (proportionally in the rear as well). My goal is to make it as fast as if it were an STR car. Then next year add R-comps and race PAX and hit Nationals along with the CD event on the National Tour.

So only small adjustments on the car, but there were BIG adjustments with my driving this weekend. I took the evolution driving school (www.evoschool.com (http://www.evoschool.com)) Challenge Course. It was taught by the venerable Multi Time Natinoal Champion Brian Peters. I found that I was focusing too much on the apex instead of looking through the corner to the next element as well as staying closer on the slalom cones. The other significant improvement in my driving came from the actually driving at the limit during the WHOLE course. Trying to make sure the car was dancing on the edge of either oversteer or understeer everywhere helped pick up the last bit of time i needed to come close to Brian Peters challenge time. I dropped my personal wall time from 65.9 to 64.5 to a stunning 63.9 behind Brian's 63.8.

Practice best time 63.975  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1RY-NRRfJk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1RY-NRRfJk)

Taking the knowledge from the challenge school helped big time on Sunday with the Championship event. I placed 2nd behind Ken Montinishi (http://toyotires.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=140 (http://toyotires.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=140)) in a porsche GT3 61.088 to my 63.083. He doesn't normally race in CST so it wont effect my overall standings but it was amazing to see just how fast a Porsche could go, which was faster than every STR car.  :shockeyes:

My best champ time was a 63.083 while my best x-run time was 62.293. Brian Peters ran a 61.400 in his STR 350z.
Complete Results here (http://members.quixnet.net/free2000/cscc031013_fin.htm (http://members.quixnet.net/free2000/cscc031013_fin.htm))

Best x-run video 62.293 http://youtu.be/maCiOakOThM (http://youtu.be/maCiOakOThM)

If anyone is interested in looking at my data from HLT i can email it you. it opens in Vbox Circuit tools.

Just curious, do you have 3.63 gears?

What ever is factory.

4.10:1

Well I removed the hydra Thursday and sent it off to Hydra to repair my WB 02 and upgrade to the 2.7. The free LTT and Flex fuel was enough to make me switch. In addition to this being a race car its also a DD so the ease of starting and a/c performance also was a factor (my 2.5 worked great though!) So Im off to find some used injectors and fuel pump to add to the ever growing list of mods. E85 power has become too tempting.

Probably before I finish that conversion I plan on installing some offset bushings to get my front camber more than 1.9  degrees. Which should help overall grip and since I have lowered my rear spring perches 2mm the car no longer oversteers like crazy. 1.9F 2.4R camber is now ready to safely change. Maybe 2.5F 2.6R? Still deciding but I need to be at least another 1-2 seconds  on the average 60 sec course to be able to switch to PAX BSP which will put me in competition for overall  Regional PAX...  :o . Might put the hooisers on in Jan just to open a few eyes  :laugh:

I have been too busy to put the hydra back in but i did get these..

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Hello Camber!!!! These are isc racings offset camber delrin bushings and I can't wait to get these installed. Another trip to the awesomeness which is Westend alignment.  drivingss

Im currently camber limited in the front at 2.0 and because of that the most ill run in the back is 2.4 without backing up to too much understeer.. Im sure they will suggest 3.0 and 3.0  :laugh: but I do drive this everyday so maybe ill go 2.5/2.6.

installed my hydra 2.7  :lol: still working it in but i can no longer keep anything in the space below my radio as it slides right out on acceleration. the base mappin gon the 2.7 is already much more refined than my previous 2.5. After the auto fuel tuning ill get some dyno time and result up here.

Are you considering FM's Flex Fuel kit.  I'm still running the 2.6 v but moving to 2.7 would be appealing just for that option.  It would offer a pretty big power gain to run E85 or E100 while still being able to utilize pump gas.  By the way, my FCM Elites arrived yesterday.  :mrgreen:

Yes... Actually I was considering just switching to E85, but apparently you never know whats in the pump e70-e90 etc. So if you tune for e85 and get e70 then BOOM..   :angry9:  so the flew fuel kit will interpolate the maps.  If $$ was no object then yes, but Ill probably try to put it off till summer. Also another note to price; E85 Flex fuel for me since i already have the 2.7 (with CAM LTT and Flex) is the same price or cheaper than going with meth injection and probably safer as well.

Youll be happy with the FCM's. The adjustable rebound would be nice (read; i dont have the $$) for when I hit the canyons, but the valving is a great compromise and made the car much more controllable.

Took part in my first ever road rally  :lol:

That was the fastest two hours of driving has ever gone by. I can't believe how challenging driving an average of 45mph can be. My co-driver / navigator was also a total noob as well but we grew up in the area the rally was held so we has a small advantage. With his great instructions translating what was written into something i could understand we placed well. It was the best 7 bucks I have spent in a long time and I highly recommend you all to try one if your a fan of puzzles and math. With an accidental 1 min stop we average roughly 1min 15 seconds of error over a 2 hours driving from assigned average speeds with no rally computer. 1st place  :mrgreen:

http://www.scca.com/rally/content.cfm?cid=44491&tag=73 (http://www.scca.com/rally/content.cfm?cid=44491&tag=73)

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Congratulations on the win.   thumup
Many moons ago my premier TSD rally also yielded a first, but I never placed again on TSD or gimmick rallys.
Oh well, they're still great fun.

Yeah, those are fun! Congrats!

Thank you faithful followers. Upgrade to 2.7 complete 213HP  :shock: on the Base Map. Now im really itchin for e85 hello 240 hp hehe.
also need to fix that lean out
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Finally installed the isc bushings. Ill post up on the thread too. While I did not do the work. Westend alignment had no problem. They popped the ball joint unbolted the upper a- arm and pressed them in and out. We decided not to use the zerk fitting for various reasons among the wanting to not deform the bushing. If westend says not to then thats my recommendation as they work on more national champion cars than we have fingers and toes.

Based on my wear in the rear at 2.6 we went to 2.75 (yeah he does .05 increments lol) I was only getting about 1/32 more wear on the outside of the tire in the back. added 1/32 of rear toe for a total of 3/32. Instantly better traction out of corners (as for the slower rotation i wont know till autox) In the front we went with a conservative 2.65 degrees. 

upped the boost and resolved the lean issue.

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Racking my brain working on the ebc for the hydra.....  http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,27981.new.html#new (http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,27981.new.html#new)..

I did finally get it to stop pegging my fuel cut.... not much else tho  :'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svPM9JegcGg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svPM9JegcGg)

Aprils Event. Super tough all sweeper and transitions. Jr karts setting same times as RT cars. Short course and Stock times = ST and STR times.

maybe i missed it but what psi you running at on that last dyno.  You are running a little leaner than me and Im at 10.5-11.1 AFR at 12psi and only pulling 203hp/212ftlbs.  Im in 90degree heat on the dyno too but shouldnt be a 40hp difference.  Maybe the richness and heat will hurt some  HP but i wouldnt expect a 40HP difference.

That one was 10psi at 4k falling to 8psi which is not fixed thanks to my now working hydra ebc. AT 90 degrees youll be running less timing assuming a hydra due to the coolant temp trims etc.

Ok, so you were running 10psi on a 245 dyno run?  man, i need a new tuner.......   Car runs great but what you are saying is completely off the charts from what I have seen.  Either way, your curve looks good and smooth, stable AFR.  Tell me Im missing something here as now I feel inadequate.

Haha. It's just virtual dyno. It's strong but probably not that strong. Serious though about the timing though as trimming out 5 deg really takes the punch out of the top end. It's also noticeably better than my 2.5. I'm trying it again in the heat ill let you know.

Sorry its taken me so long to post this, but here ya go. Thank you to everyone on this board who has helped me along the way. Im glad you enjoy following me and I hope I can provide more success along the way towards BSP.  :mrgreen:

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So.I have most of the elements needed to get to BSP. I will be buying slicks next year so few things are left (other than the nut behind the wheel). Midpipe and Exhuast, E85, OS Giken Diff, lighter Flywheel /Clutch (90k so far on oem  :laugh:), Lighter Seats, Lighter Battery, Lighter Brakes.

What will pick up the most time? More Power? More Lightness?

I saw a test of the OS Giken Diff at an AutoX and the car was actually slower than with the stock Torsen.  Probably better places to invest that much money.  Once you get the 275 Hoosiers under the car, and start running E85, I'd think lightening things up would give your biggest benefit.  Since BSP limits doing anything to the engine or turbo, once you've done your other listed items you should probably consider some aero (front dam and rear spoiler).    The National CSP Miatas are a good example.  A splitter would be nice but the rules say it can't pertrude past the front bumper so that's not possible on our cars. :mrgreen:

Is there anyway to find out how much time areo nets on a 60sec course? The CSP style spoiler would be easy enough to do. Plus its would give me street cred fo when Vin Diesel shows up.

So I couldn't resist.

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Im going to build it out of some .220 clear poly so I can see out of the rear. Its also a goal not to drill any more holes in the trunk lid than stock. Im also not working at the moment so im trying to keep it cheap. The poly was 57 bucks  :shockeyes:  other than that just cheap but durable hardware (read heavy).

Idle time on your hands can be a dangerous thing.   ;D  Looks good.  I'll be interested to see pics as you progress and what sort of difference it will make in autocross?  Any plans on a splitter too? 

Can't run a splitter in BSP.  Front aero can't extend beyond the bumper.  Car needs a Dam!  What do the rules state about spoiler width?  I think you could extend your design a bit further out on each side.  Better make two (I want one)!   :mrgreen:

Yup ill work on a air dam next. If nothing else ill have more grip coming out of the corners. What im really wondering is at what speed I really start to feel it. Also the reason for the 48" width is the cost. Over 200 bucks for the full sheet needed to make the spoiler inches wider just did not meet my cost benefit analysis. (you can go as wide as the factory body) In addition Im not sure how much more front end grip ill gain with that air dam; which should also  enhance the rear download. If its still unbalanced at the high speeds ill change it then. Ill try to get a better shot of the corner.

Mock up through finished product

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All done. Solid up to 80mph but i didnt test it higher. took it for a run and added those two extra turn buckles on the outside just to keep the angle on the ends from changing and firm up the whole piece. Very simple but time consuming to make. No extra holes drilled, everything from home depot. Total cost under 100 bucks.

On the twisty test run it felt more planted especially through the transitions. the rear seemed slower than it would be otherwise. Surprisingly not a bunch of push either but then again i didnt know this road well enough to go a full 10/10th's. I really like it! The ride home seemed smoother too?  less rear lift = less effect of springs and stiff autox rebound?  So worth it I may keep it on all the time  :tool:

Today I enabled Launch Control on the hydra 2.7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1y4jvJyb2Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1y4jvJyb2Y)<< still may be processing as of this posting.

80% fuel 60% ignition; -10 deg timing trim. at 3250 rpm from 9.6% throttle to 100% throttle.

You can build a splitter legally in BSP and it does work.  Our mounts have been stretched down several times.  What doesn't work is hitting cones at 75+ with the splitter like we tried to do a couple weekends ago at Blytheville.  LOL

Good thinking on building the aero stuff, DIY is very inexpensive and noticable.

Great! thats next.

Its good to hear from another MSM BSP competitor. So what do you think should be next? .I have most of the elements needed to get to BSP. I will be buying slicks next year so few things are left (other than the nut behind the wheel). Midpipe and Exhuast, E85, OS Giken Diff, lighter Flywheel /Clutch (90k so far on oem  ), Lighter Seats, Lighter Battery, Lighter Brakes.

What will pick up the most time? More Power? More Lightness?

http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28165.msg305874.html#msg305874 (http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28165.msg305874.html#msg305874) more hydra mods

10" wheels with 275s a6s, 9s will work without flares but 10s do it better. And then weight reduction and then more power.

I don't know how many runs you typically make a year but our 2nd set of Hoosiers now are a year old and have 115 runs on them. Rotating them around often. Also a good thing about 10s, since we switched over 9s, we aren't cording the corners at 75-80 runs. Essentially 40 extra runs per set. A couple weeks ago we tested then 80 run tires against tires with less than 20 runs and had no noticeable difference. We have 3 drivers in the car currently. 2 open and 1 ladies.

Im so relieved to finally hear how many runs i can expect instead of guessing. If I dont do x runs we have roughly 48 in a season. So even without 10's I can make it on one set. Pick up any speed with 10's? Also I hear the first 8 runs are the best then stable until heat cycling or cording. Any truth to that? Woofster can you weigh in on your wear?

I usually get 90 runs on a set before I consider ordering new.  I definitely want to move to 10" rims.  The offset is better and the tread width increase is substantial.  Those flares might find their way onto my to do list (Fiberglass or CF is the question).  :)

I can't say for certain that we did pick up speed on the 10s but I can't imagine that we did NOT pick up any speed.

To be fair on sticker tires, the last set we threw on the backup car at Nationals, on less spring rate and smaller front bar, so can't really tell you definitively about that either.  At the Summer Nationals we will probably run some stickers if we end up with enough cars to have a chance to win contingency.

edit: your surface is a huge factor on the number of runs you will get.  Generally sealed asphalt is less abrasive than old concrete.

Another race weekend another trophy.  :)

I had the time off so I decided to also sign up for the practice. Getting the seat time really helped although it was a rather unique course. Most people complained (me included) that it was too open with too many 25-60 acceleration zones. Racing at El Toro with CSCC we are lucky enough to have vast spaces and when a corvette club hosts well you get the idea. I realize a courses with an average speed of 47 mph at a peak of 70 would be relished elsewhere but this was pretty biased towards high HP cars. I use STR as a goal as im on street tires. Endicott and Hayter's average times in the mid 82's were my best. They amazingly got down to 81.5. Sunday Champ day was even better. Being in the cal club region does it have its benefits of stiff competition, that said -3 seconds for slicks would have won me PAX.

Video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC5gWrgmfAI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC5gWrgmfAI)

Below are RAW times
My best time CST 76.153 (2nd place was 76.471)
Best STR Max Hayter 75.160
Best STX Steve O'blenes 75.107
Best STC Steven Yeoh 76.156
Best SS   Steve Abbot 72.682




 

So I have worked out the solution for a big rear wing.  ^-^

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but it was too low to go down this tiny dip....  what are others leaving for a gap? im at about 1.5 inches


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I'm not sure that will provide enough DF to override the big wing.  Your preventing the air from going under the car but your not providing a surface sticking out for the air to push down on.

Then again I'm not an aero engineer so what do I know! :laugh:

This is the splitter/front end on the wife's M3 track car to help counter the wing on the car.


BTW, i thought the wing on the M3 was a big wing until Joe showed up at the track with his COT wing on the MSM!   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Thanks. but i cant do that in my class. im limited by "the spoiler or air dam cannot extend farther than the front bumper" I should get some reduced lift as noted by the miataturbo guys cfd. worst case ill just up the rear suspension and balance the car out. (= more oopo)

What about a splitter like Edens and FrankL are using? 

mmm  well im not convinced about the design plus its more $$. I cant see how a splitter can work without protruding in front of the bumper.

Since it's dropped below the bumper and has what appears to be enough surface it would seem to be creating downforce.  Didn't look to sit much lower than your design (both designs seem a bit problematic to ever drive on the street; I can barely navigate my own driveway without scraping the front fascia at my current ride height so anything lower would be impractical unless I only trailered the car).   :'(

Flat Shift is AWESOME  :lol:

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In testing it dropped .412 to 60 mph. with more careful tuning i dropped the 2-3 shift by .271 alone. The time from the start of the shift to adding 1 mph more dropped .229 seconds. This alone will easily take .5 seconds off every autox time. I may finally catch up to the STR national champion cars which have been my street tire target. (although i wish i had the 245).

Running full e85. 10% more hp as advertised. so far I have used 1/2 a tank so the MPG is as advertised as well. with the 550's im maxing out at 75% duty cycle. We will see how it holds up over the race weekend. Thus far all I have done is plugged the sensor into feed fuel line, and electrically into the hydra, and massaged the aux trim and ignition maps. If it makes it through the weekend I can finally say that 550's, stock fuel pump and stock turbo at 10-11psi work with e85 without maxing out the injectors and for the short term the stock fuel system can survive.

Big weekend coming up. 3 days, 2 racing and my first chief position! Its cal Clubs Super Regional, Saturdays course will be run backwards on sunday with both times being added together. aahhh yeaa. E85, Flat shift, Front air dam and a rear shock adjustment all dialed in dominate.

http://youtu.be/gnXq2ghleOc?t=11s (http://youtu.be/gnXq2ghleOc?t=11s) second day. 69.123

Second place by .264 seconds, would have won had I not spun on the third run. Great weekend. Motenishi put the hurt on str and beat lugod and peters. amazing!

I ran e85 on all the stock gear sans fuel injectors so all the voodoo hype has so far been unfounded.

great vid!  close time!

So the heater is working :lol:

Cut my rear bumpstops down a bit on a recommendation from FCM. Less oversteer and other weird twitchy stuff.

Went for a terrific adventure with my friend yesterday. We started in ojai at the attitude adjustment shop. Then we went across the street to the ojai valley inn and spa for drinks and break from driving. There was a deer eating on the driving range!

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After that we headed north through Santa Barbra by hwys 150, 192, and other back roads. Great views!
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Ending up at the 1878 ojai jail, Old Stage Coach rd 29, and a historic engineering landmark.

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Passing through Monticito (one of the top ten most expensive zip codes in the U.S. we stopped at a FULL service gas station for petrol and a window wash.

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Then boccalis for pizza and strawberry shortcake before a drive though gorgeous hwy 33 and Lockwood valley.

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p.s. all shot on a iphone4s

Very cool.  I like the name of the "Attitude Adjustment Shoppe".   ;D

Thanks for sharing.  Great cell phone pics.
This brings back memories of a similar California adventure many moons ago in a Triumph TR-4A.

So Since the last post of this type I have added e85, Aero, Flatshift, and R-comps are going to be a given late in the year. Its getting harder and harder to make mods that dont brake the bank. My thoughts are, What are yours?

Lightweight Front brake setup (2 piece rotor wilwood kit by goodwin; more aggressive autox pads)
Lighter Battery (no idea which one)
Clutch / Flywheel (not sure a lighter flywheel is actually faster)
Miata roadster shifter (Maybe a tenth in shifting?)
Lighter Seats (Fixed back sparco's sprints)
Custom Mid-pipe (I use a turn down at the muffler for autox's)
Bigger Throttle Body (does it even make more HP with a tune?)
EBC for hydra (One that actually works that the subie guys use; probably a given)

Something I have missed? Still daily so im not pulling the radio. Different lines so I cant remove the softtop etc.

Here is my progress since starting this thread. My 100% is Bob Endicott our resident STR Winner thats at every event. I know its not BSP but im still on street tires so its closer to my development. Once I go R-comps then its vs Tom Berry.

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Nice chart.  How long had you been autoxing before last January?  The things that have made me faster are more seat time (by far) and finally getting my suspension mostly figured out (though I've got new ideas for next season). 

How often do you have to shift?  A tenth from the shifter seems like a lot....

I'm not sure my Wilwoods helped much, but I did them at roughly same time as my springs, so who knows?

It was a long break between January last year. Im constantly critiquing my driving and seeking input. I do the evo school every chance I get and im continually  drilling down the suspension. the suspension has by far been the greatest gain. While Im not able to keep up with someone like Brian Alien Peters  :laugh: in 4 runs given 8 I was within a tenth of his time in my car. So still more work there as well as making the car more drivable and thus help along my consistency.

Some mazda related sweet shots I got this weekend


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Couldn't resist sharing these. A Roadster from another era would have used mine but a black mica miata wouldn't have shown as well.

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Top Time of day in the Big Bear Alpine Autox by seconds....
6000'+ Turbo= Winning

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Congrats and funny trophy.  What does it day under "Generic Recycled Trophy"?

Nice!  Congrats!   :mrgreen:

See mom, you were wrong. I did amount to something!

 ;D ;D ;D
Oh ... Congratulations!  thumup

The thrill of victory is alsways better than the agony of da feet.   :lol:

designing the next autox course http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28856.0.html (http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28856.0.html)

Instructed for Imagine Lifestyles Autocross Event last weekend. What a trip all Ferrari's and Lamborghini's.  drivingss  The MSM may eeek would a few more tenths but these cars sound like nothing else i have ever driven.

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Swapped out my R4's to some of porterfields historic race car compounds. Much more friction, lower start temp, 1000x more dust and racecar squeaky, but it stops amazing. highly recommended.

Well I eneded up winning my class CST (run what ya brung but with street tires) by a mere .452 point out of over 1000 total points. This season im moving up to BSP and PAX and running 275's. Im very excited to see what they will do this weekend. More to follow

dismal. Many more mods coming. New custom digressive valving from fatcat. bigger bar more camber. more travel. bigger splitter......  sliding down the slippery slope quickly these days.

Keep up the updates! I'm continuing my BSP campaign this year and hoping to hone my skills a bit more. All the work you've done is an inspiration for me to keep pushing harder.

Notice the sig change? Thank you to Miataroadster for their sponsorship of my BSP project. Their continued support has already helped increase the speed of development of my BSP Mazdaspeed Miata.

Added a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Porta-Racing/1460088630878617 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Porta-Racing/1460088630878617). Like  thumup

Fastest run of the day. good enough to PAX 30th out of 145. Not bad , 2 seconds behind Tom Berry on Bill Schenkers 2 year old cast offs.

Good job!
Thanks for sticking with the BSP route, it will be interesting to see how you do at Nationals.

We finally had enough of the god-awful 6-speed and it's crappy gearing that we swapped in a 5-speed and we're now in SSM.

Are you guys still running street tires in BSP?

loller skates. no A6 275/35 R15

The land of big wings and even bigger power! EFR time there!

Tire temp toy.... really. Although I do have an analogue logging function as well.

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2013 CST Champion!

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3rd PAX overall (2nd on x runs) 1st place Combined Street Prepared, but in Bill Schenkers miata.TENTHS (paxed) behind Fred Zust and his XP Lotus. So much fun!

Congrats!  What's the orange balloon in the background? :o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County_Great_Park

Very cool.  I bet that is a great autocross site.

Are you planning on running the pro solo there?

I can't... I own a restaurant www.roccospizzaplace.net and can only take so much time off. Ill be down at the SD tour though.

Man... pizza sounds good right about now. I'm going to head down to your joint when I get a chance lol

Ran Schenkers car in the San Diego National Tour to a second place finish with a decent sunday and a terrible saturday. I believe I would have paxed second on sundays runs only, .4 behind KJ's monster A mod car. Jeez that thing is fast....

Anyway, thanks for checking the updates. Here is sundays fastest run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KmtWRbqOU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KmtWRbqOU)

GJ in the csp car!

Thank you Bill with MiataRoadster for the Works Bell hub so I can try a smaller steering wheel.  drivingss   12.5" dia. Steering feel is up. Schenker uses an 11" wheel. It really feels like a go kart then.  :laugh:

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Here is some in car footage from this weekends event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heR74nhl2sA&list=UUaxO0x4DAYPkCJkTjazRK3Q&feature=share (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heR74nhl2sA&list=UUaxO0x4DAYPkCJkTjazRK3Q&feature=share)

Hard to tell, 2nd or 3rd gear? Sounded like 2nd.

3rd all the way, but late in the slalom and too wide in the first sweeper. Not bad for bald 2 year old castoffs.  :laugh:

I thought you were going way to fast for 2nd but it sounded like the rpms. Our car is so quiet it's hard to compare. Lol

one fender flare done. 3 to go....

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The rears are the fun ones  :mrgreen:

thoughts or tips as I havent done them yet.  :mrgreen:

Just be sure to weld the inner fender and outer skin back together. take your time and you can hammer the inner fender up to the skin and then tack weld it back. How are you attaching the flares?
 

I was going to use some screws to attach the inner fender temporarily (as shown here http://site.autokonexion.com/fender-flare-installation.html (http://site.autokonexion.com/fender-flare-installation.html)) as well as screw the flare on until i want to paint them.

2nd place pax now only 1 second behind mr schenker. Heading out to crows landing  thumup

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Some shots with the 15 x 10's... Sorta Flush :laugh: Going to the crows landing national tour event this weekend. Very tough competition. Rivera. Ankeny...
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What seats do you have in it?

Sig says suede Corbeau A4.

Wow Canyon if you need to drop weight get rid of those seats.  We have a set we used in the 92 Miata and they are in the BMW right now and they are so heavy it's scarey. 

Thanks. FWIW I cant see people's sig's when viewing through tapatalk on my phone.

Good point.  Of course, sometimes sigs get a little out of date now and then...

Yup they are up there with my oe battery. I was thinking the krikey road racing seat or the sparco sprint v

If you don't need the most comfortable seats for road trips I recommend the Ultrashield Rally seats.  Remember if your using an aluminum seat you should have a back brace on it.

Good luck this weekend at Crow's Landing.

Good job today! Definitely in striking distance for day 2!

Crazy weekend! I did much better than I expected with a 2nd Place finish in BSP paxed 22nd. It would have been a real nail biter if I hadnt coned away my 59.4.  :buck2: That would have also been 1 tenth behind csp. It looks like its time to start removing things to save weight. The 350z was on 295's and 335s were next so ill need to up the development for next years SanDiego Tour and Pro. and perhaps nationals next year. It was a long 7 hour slog up there and 7 hours back in an SP miata, next year ill have to rent a trailer as well.

Video to come soon.
Class results http://sololive.scca.com/BSP.html (http://sololive.scca.com/BSP.html)
Pax results http://home.comcast.net/~paxrtp/results/tours/2014_tour_CrowsLanding.pdf (http://home.comcast.net/~paxrtp/results/tours/2014_tour_CrowsLanding.pdf)
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The other top national level 350z is giving up on 335 fitment. He's running 315 squared.

You did a great job! Now you gotta get every ounce possible out like we are focusing on.

There is no replacement for light weight.  What have you taken out already?

They need to give you a different color shirt next time ;D  Funny, I was looking at that pic, thinking, he has vinyl on there that looks like Mr Schenker's car, then read the text and find that it is, ha.  Hey, if they are sponsoring you, the SSK is really something should already be on your car, the tall one probably.

Next time I go to Disneyland, totally coming for pizza.  Went to Marri's last time

1) All underbody bracing and strut brace.
2) it is the tall one
3) sweet! ill bring the msm if i know ahead of time. It makes for quick pizza delivery  :angel1:

Dropping off the miata on Monday to drop in my OS Giken.  :lol: Anyone else making the transition have to make changes with regard to the suspension?

We've held off on the OSG because I've heard they have to be tuned for optimal results. Don't wanna upset the balance we have now before nationals. Interested what you find out.

Yeah, I race with their entire office pretty much...  :tool:

I have co driven bill schenkers car a few times and I was able to give feedback off his tune to optimize mine. John Lugod can build you anything since the ramp angles and such can be tailored to your driving style and liking.

Ill keep you updated

Must be nice to have connections like that! Good luck and definitely keep us posted. That's on my long list of wishes.

I could feel it locking up while I was parking......  :shockeyes:  I cant wait to romp on it. This is going to be amazing....  :smitten:

1st in Class, 1st in Prepared, 7th Overall PAX.

Im thrilled with my OS Giken. It performed flawlessly  :mrgreen: except i now have to relearn how much gas to give it. ALL OF IT  :tool:

video >> http://youtu.be/WLo5J6b1Nu4 (http://youtu.be/WLo5J6b1Nu4)

NICE!  Superior car control ...  thumup

Very nicely done!

I have the old tune on my OS Giken.  I need to get mine updated to the SPM tune.

Is the OS Giken diff computer controlled?

Did the OSG change the balance corner entry or exit? It's tough to tell from that angle but I would like to see your hands or the front tire.

Unfortunately it just isn't in the cards for us before Lincoln. 

^^ Hard to tell. It seemed a little more pushy on entry, but I could have been going too fast as it really really hooks up out of corners. And its not broken in yet. Slower rear rotation once traction is lost and traction returns quicker. ALL starts now seem to be Launch control and I keep it matted. Its so much faster, 6 tenths or so at the last event, maybe more but I need more data to tell.

Im still working on extracting the most from my suspension, but the car was much more settled. The event before last I went up 100 lbs in the rear (its all i had), very very twitchy but faster as Im still working on rear travel. (new mounts being made as I type) not changing anything but the OS and the car is drivable and way more stable. It will be faster on the lower rate springs and a bit more travel. Ill also see if I can rustle up another camera for my sept event for ya.  thumup

Thank you for all your input on the OSG.

What shocks and springs are you running? What are you doing to get more rear travel?

Same mounts as yours. Fatcat Digressive Valving.  :dink:

What springs are you running these days?

We have 850s in the front and considering going to 650 in the back because of our increased rear grip on the new wheels. But we aren't changing anything else before Lincoln. Just a small ride height change and alignment to correspond with the 11" wheels on concrete.

Roughly .3 faster on my local kart track with the OSG and thats with my stock muffler. Maybe another .2 with the turn down. and Im up to 4th gear from 3rd on the back straight weeeeee.. :lol:

Working on my suspension travel and bumpstops. Looks like ill have to raise my fender flares.  :laugh:

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This is why Grip is more important than anything! 90% to 110% of scaling of grip vs lap times simulated on the 2010 nationals course. 5% more is 7 tenths faster!

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I have been working more and more on my suspension setup and that has been yielding some great results. Unfortunately their not sexy changes and don't get the fanfare people usually feel when keeping up on build threads. Making these changes however has brought me ever closer to those I measure myself against. In my region if I ever want to win a pro solo ill have to top Tom berry in his evo (asp pax), that means working on the little details and extracting every last bit of mechanical grip as well as being very critical of my driving and where I can be faster. Making sure I have enough travel has gained me over .5 second on a 60 second course and has been one of the biggest decreases in time for the least amount of money. One of my next back burner projects will be to model my suspension in a transient state sim to further look at my shock valving in search of higher "cpl's". and in the process replacing guesses with math and fiction with fact.

Very cool! I love hearing about what others are doing to find those final tenths of seconds. I welcome any updates you have.

Im posting it here  to see if anyone whats to Co-drive my Mazdaspeed. Based on this year 2 sets of r-comps would be required to run the local events. Minimum cost is 1/2 of the tires about $1300 for the year, in addition to the other smaller consumables such as brakes etc.

Im currently renewing the front suspension bushings, getting a custom driveshaft made (none in stock in the us), and will probably have to replace the clutch in the first half of the year as a preventive maintenance item. Which, is why im looking to offset the cost of r-comps and competing in BSP.

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Help out my pizza shop and vote!

http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,30473.0.html (http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/index.php/topic,30473.0.html)

New bushings, alignment, oh yea and I fixed my front bar bind. What a difference!!! Only took a few washers...

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No, the way the plates are arranged determines lockup on acceleration and deceleration, or that is my understanding. 

Very inspiring thread.  Inspires me to want to spend a ton of dough on my car.

Hey man dont know if you remember me, but i met you at Adams a while back, I have the purple NA miata, I just purchased my mazdaspeed when I met you!

I remember! glad your on the mazda-speed forums as there is a ton of good info!

Performance is gained a little at a time. By the next race I always have done something to go faster. This time it is a battery 10lbs lighter and an alignment.

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Course MAP and speeds for this Saturdays autox.

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My 59.1 best practice run good but with PAX killed by Brian Peters in his STU 350z at 59.3. I REALLY hope he doesn't go BSP

http://youtu.be/o5vA0NjA-A8?list=UUaxO0x4DAYPkCJkTjazRK3Q (http://youtu.be/o5vA0NjA-A8?list=UUaxO0x4DAYPkCJkTjazRK3Q)

First Local event in the books! 5th in Pax class and 6th overall, behind evo school instructors and Multi-Time National Champions. Not bad on 70+ run Hooisers. I would also like to announce that for the upcoming season National Champion and long time scca solo autoxer Steve Oblenes will be co-driving!

I have some great things in store this season to finish up some of the more major part of the build including moving up to some adjustable shocks (I know right?), adding lightness, and finally getting a professional tune.

Here is the video from the first event.
http://youtu.be/G8lY1Zzn90Y (http://youtu.be/G8lY1Zzn90Y)

Moar Parts.... Super Special Koni's with custom top hats.  Surely to be a schocking transformation.  :laugh:

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More details on top hats?

Custom made for more travel in the rear. All spherical bearings. Front has proparts spring seat that allows for a lot of spring articulation. Torrington bearings upper and lower. All Aluminum. I saved roughly 16lbs on these shocks and top hats.

And for the record being able to adjust rebound and compression from the top of the shock is the bees knees. 

Corner weight and alignment yesterday. Arggg. What a nightmare. Its soo low I can just barely make it over speed bumps without scraping after raising it up. Of course now I can dial in as much as 5.5 deg rear negative camber.... lol actually now my problem is getting rid of most of it. After lowering it I measured 3/4" of total rear toe. jeez. Finished at 2 am. Now I need to make some adjustments and massage the fenders to make sure the wheels don't hit the fenders. Hack hack hack.

I love your car. That is all.

Thanks  thumup

 :D :D :D :D :D :D New tires today!

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That's a rediculous amount of rear camber possible! At least you can continue to hack your fenders up and adjust the flares as needed. Congrats on the A7's! My RC-1s should be here Friday and I'm excited about them as well.

You're (possibly) in luck on that point. He ended up selling that car last month. Not sure to whom, but you may end up seeing it at some of your events...

http://www.azsolo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13911

Its went to hietkotter (sp?) and his new vet is SSM. dodged that bullet unless brian H goes BSP.

Some times a bolt is just a bolt and sometimes its titanium!  :lol:

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With new tires the car is now faster than the Berry Family Evo. On tires from 2011 we were just a bit behind.

The new suspension is new but still not optimized, its weighs over 2450 lbs, hasn't had a proper tune, and needs more brakes.  :P





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Commitment to the sport and development. Same as last year, each event the car must be better and for this year major improvements each event. Thank you Lauren for always saying yes to my late nights...


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Bushings? I have two boxes waiting for weather that's higher than -1 deg. I'm jealous of your weather right now.

Still Workin'

Mid car refresh. next will be the engine/ turbo/ front seals etc.  Im tired.

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#tbt.    Celebrating two years of constant progress. I can't believe it has come so far.

Edit that! 3 years!!! 12-13, 13-14, 14-15!

I went to a "for fun" Autox with SpeedLimitRacing at the Camarillo airport and ended up TTOD.  drivingss Second place was a 911 gt3 on Hooisers so it wasn't easy but its better than I usually do at the scca events. Here is the video. http://youtu.be/EQ9NHBZofZA (http://youtu.be/EQ9NHBZofZA)

I also stopped by westend Alignment to refresh things before the San Diego Tour. Here we Go!!

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I think I asked this somewhere back previously in this thread. But what flares are those again?  :buck2:

Autokonection. Not sure if they are still being made but you can call Bill at miataRoadster.com and he can check. Let him know you saw them here.

Nice job on TTOD!

Autokonexion are still being made but they are very slow. Mine are scheduled to show up today after about two months. If Bill keeps them in stock I'd certainly recommend going through him since he has excellent service.

Wow your car is quick!  Congrats on TTOD.  That course looks really fun. 

First time on a trailer  :lol: boy will it be nnice not to have to drive it hours to San Diego.  8)

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Congrats on TTOD!  I'm a bit jealous of your trailer.   :mrgreen:

Don't be jealous of the trailer its not mine. Be jelly that my co-driver trailered the car for me..  :P

Day One at the San Diego National Tour is a wrap! What an exciting first day. Guy's old s2000 made its way into new hands and will still be in BSP, unfortunately there was a miss communication and the diff was ran without oil. So, they competed on a stock diff today. Tony Rivera strong as always has continued development and was making changes every run and dropping time. My Co-Driver and National Champion Steve Oblenes coned every run including a 44.9 raw. There was more time to be had on course but it was a high speed high risk style and my conservative approach puts me in the lead on day one.

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Nice job on the event! 1.2s over both days  :mrgreen:

Congrats on the Tour event win!

Thank you!

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Congrats!  Very cool!! :mrgreen:

More Success at the El Toro Pro solo. My Co-driver finished 1st and I 2nd on my first pro solo. Its a very interesting format but I think I prefer the slower pace of the tours. We were the only two driver car with both drivers to make it into the challenge. I didn't make it past the first round but my co-driver went up against the pax killing machine of jeff keisel. He would have won by .098 but he hit a cone.

Did anyone else notice that the PAX for national tour events and Pro Solo's are the same this year? That means im basically straight up against the Berry ASP evo with  its 1.60 60 ft times.

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Testing a larger rear wing from a certain CSP car...  :laugh:
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Videos are up from the Crows Landing Tour.
https://youtu.be/iLN5SX9ctX8 (https://youtu.be/iLN5SX9ctX8)
https://youtu.be/dGJaLMZP_X4 (https://youtu.be/dGJaLMZP_X4)

Congrats guys on the mention in SCCA magazine. Your hard work has been paying off!

Thanks!

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2015 SCCA Solo Autox nationals was a resounding success this year with the car taking home 3 podiums and a 3rd place.
2015 SCCA Pro Solo BSP National Champion (Steve O’Blenes)
2015 SCCA Autox BSP National Champion (Steve O’Blenes)
2015 SCCA Autox BSPL National Champion (Jodi Fordhal)
2015 SCCA Autox BSP 3rd Place. (Anthony Porta)

We have been working on the car all summer by getting it ready for Nationals—refreshing the clutch and associated parts, changing spring rates (four times), removing various parts such as the A/C and stereo, adjusting ride heights (even between runs), and trying to get the fuel from the tank to the engine. The last addition we made to the car was putting on a clean-looking splitter that Steve built. All the hard work paid off as we had some great finishes and a really easy to drive car.

On the Monday, the day between the Pro Solo and Solo Nationals, I had an opportunity (read: got stuck with) some great practice runs at 6:00 p.m. just as the skies started to open up. With changing conditions the car was really easy to handle—a testament to great shocks (Koni’s) and a balanced car. Once there was standing water, however, it was basically a drift session except without the air conditioner the defroster didn’t work well and I couldn’t see out the side windows…

For Tuesday, the first day of Solo Nationals, the skies were clear and the temps were good for Nebraska in the summer, much cooler than the weekend before. We ran in the last run group of the day, which meant we only had to contend with the finish spring which seemed to leak water endlessly all weekend. Steve set some blistering fast runs and led day one. If it weren’t for the cone on my last run on that day I would have been second. The car performed really well needing no suspension tweaks and a gentle shaving of the OPR.

Wednesday would put us on the tight and tough west course. The way it walked was deceptive; there were areas that would be taken flat although there were few straights. Driving it was a different experience all together. The course elements came up so fast there was hardly time to process each section. Ultimately my first run on cold tires would be my quickest while Steve would get faster each run. There was also more to do in between runs, as the OPR was pernicious. Every time we jacked the Miata up an audible thunk could be heard as the tires unstuck themselves from the ground. We were using a plugin scraper with a power converter on the Miata battery as we couldn’t find our cordless ones.  After our second runs the alligator clips for the transformer popped off and Lauren (2nd place BSPL) helped by holding the wires together so we could shave more OPR.
In the end we finished 1st and 3rd, which was a pretty good result for the car’s first nationals. Without hitting cones, the standing could have ended very different. There was great competition from the other MSM and also from an old C4 ‘Vette with a national champ driving it. Funny thing is we would have been 2nd in FP, which is tantalizing for the future. I think a MSM really has a chance there too because, of course, the answer is always Miata. Steve finished 18th and I finished 55th overall (out of about 1300).

The projects for next year are to get the suspension working well on all surfaces and trying to get some of that turn-in magic that I haven’t felt since I drove Schenkers CSP Miata. Those things are telepathic!

Thank you to my Sponsors MiataRoadster (http://www.miataroadster.com), Mazda Motorsports (http://www.mazdamotorsports), OS Giken (http://www.osgiken.net/), FR Sport (http://www.frsport.com/), Hooiser Tire (https://www.hoosiertire.com/),

Here are some cool shots from the event. Enjoy!

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Nice work. More pics and details on that splitter your'e running please

Congrats and you guys should be proud!   :mrgreen:

Steve made it out of some aluminum sandwich stuff. Its pretty strong although I would like to strengthen the edge. The posts keep it supported. Its connected with some of the stock underbody fasteners. Best part is I can still make it over 90% of speedbumps!

Plastic Sheet with thin aluminum skin on both sides? Dibond Sign Board? Do you run that thing on the street?

has a honeycomb plastic core.. Yes alum on both sides. Yup I run it everywhere! Still need to give it a canyon thrashing through....

Check out the 2016 SCCA National Autox Schedule along with a nice shot of my MSM.  :D

http://www.scca.com/articles/1999180-24-top-level-tire-rack-scca-national-tour-and-prosolo-events-on-2016-calendar (http://www.scca.com/articles/1999180-24-top-level-tire-rack-scca-national-tour-and-prosolo-events-on-2016-calendar)

Sorry its been so long since I have updated the build tread. Recently its been a lot of maintenance , replacing the alternator getting an alignment etc...

This weekend has been a project to be able to run less fuel in the car for the events. Bigger line and a better fuel filter. Something tells me 4 years of e85 on a oem mazda filter probably isn't good. So I stepped it up to this. http://miataroadster.com/fuelab/b-10525.aspx (http://miataroadster.com/fuelab/b-10525.aspx)

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Finally installed a proper seat..... swapped the passengers seat and saved 30 lbs! on the minus side I cant see out as a passenger and no more recline.

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Nice improvement, an easy chunk of weight to eliminate!

The fiancé driving it on a practice day.

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Washed and Ready to go! We left wayyyy early to make it out of Los Angeles on a Friday before traffic. Keeping the "Street" in Street Prepared!

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After about 6 and a half hours we made it!

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What an amazing weekend at the Crows Landing Pro Solo!!!! 1st in Bump 4 beating Tom Berry and Paul Russell. Then going on the the super challenge facing a mazdaspeed in E-Street that won its class, Bryan Heitcottier in STU and ultimately the final paring with Jeff Kiesel in his sprite. At the end I won the Super Challenge and broke out on my final runs.

Then drove it home 6 hours.. towing..

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That's a unique method for water/meth injection! The TB looks nice as well.

lol... only certain types of manifold can hold your drink for you ;)

I did notice that. It'll be interesting to see what gains you find from that. I went to a VICS from a 99 this year, but it was in conjunction with a few other changes so its difficult to measure the exact gains from the IM.

any other suggestions? I wonder if port matching the IM to the head is worth it. Most people say no.

I just picked up a 2005 MSM and plan to run BSP next year and ES this year.  Your thread will be of great help.  Thanks in advance lol.

Since this forum is become read only. I thought that I would have my final post be a re-cap of the 2016 Solo Nationals.

It was a banner year for the msm!!

1st in BSP for the Pro Solo Finale, TOP qualifier, and I made it to the second round in the challenge
1st in the BSP ProSolo points championship.
5th in the Overall Super Challenge Points Championship

1st at the SCCA Solo Nationals in BSP

and I would have won a Triad award but they changed the rules for 2016 and are NOT allowing an index of all classes without 3 to be used. So basically no one outside of csp/dp can win one in a street prepped or Prepped class. Ah well.

A huge Thank you to Bill Wilner @ Miataroaster.com for always going above and beyond for me. MazdaMotorsports & Hooiser Tire deserve a special mention as well for all the contingency they provide.

Im Canyonfive over on m.net as well. See you all there!

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