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  1. Day 1. I had the shakes after this run. Been a long time since that happened.
  2. I've been autocrossing an ND Miata since 2017. Moved to Hawaii during COVID and stopped autocrossing until coming back to the mainland/Phoenix. When we did the Vegas Pro on a whim last year in a borrowed STX car, we decided we might as well just build another STR ND. The car is objectively incredible. Low power, but a flat enough power curve to be good anywhere on course. Almost a year into our latest ND though, we're ready to move on to a different platform and do something new. Codriving a GTR in AS during this past weekend's tour solidified that decision. We'd been thinking of taking a plunge in the deep end of SS GT4 ownership, but also considering looking for a GTR or taking a risk on an Evora GT. I don't have an dollar amount in mind yet, but posting here to get a conversation started if anyone is interested in the car and/or parts package. Already have an ND but want to make the move to STR? I've prepped and unprepped so many of these we can talk about a full parts conversion! This is a national-level pointy-end build. I had the 2nd quickest STR run on day one of 2018 Nationals and was leading STR in 2019 on day 1 Nationals by 3 tenths in my previous ND1 STR car. Day 1 because I'm a hack on day 2 haha. The car was cobbled together right before Nationals in 2023 and didn't handle properly without testing, but has since been completely dialed in at Phoenix events. Plenty of experience with this platform. Ballpark figure with everything included is ~$35k 2023 Mazda Miata Club - ~2500 miles only Snowflake White Pearl Mica (currently wrapped in VinylFrog RubyStar - a copy of the Porsche color) Shaftworks Bilanx Competition 1-Way Shocks with Swift Springs One of One JDL 4-2-1 Revised STR-Legal Header OS-Giken/REMARK STR-designed Catback Exhaust Karcepts Front and Rear Swaybars with Front Subframe Braces Two sets of 17x9 wheels - 1 set Konig, 1 Forged Titan7 set PCI Adjustable Slider seat mount (driver only) Sparco Evo seat (No Airbag light) Guardian Design Corsa 330 Steering wheel (330mm OEM-style wheel with full oem airbag/button functionality) Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads Supermiata/TechnaFit Stainless Steel Brake Lines Poly Rear Diff Bushings Karcepts Pro Upper Control Arm Camber Bushings (4 degrees negative front camber) All removed stock parts If you've been to recent Phoenix events, you've likely seen the car around. The wrap isn't perfect - I did it myself (first time wrapper) in the heat of August, in an open carport, rushing to prep the car for Nationals. Looks great from 10+ feet, but the bumpers are patchy. The paint is perfect underneath though, as you'd expect from a 2500 mile 2023.
  3. Sent an email - happy to work Tech (Friday PM and Sat 7-8) if needed. Have plenty of national experience.
  4. If Jeff can't do it, also Jonathan Lugod of Shaftworks USA (Built my Shaftworks shocks, but also builds/rebuilds Penskes)
  5. Wasn't it Phoenix SCCA region? Not Solo specific Edit: Oh it was Solo specific, rad!
  6. 100% agree! Finally a course that wasn't just turn around and go straight. Took some actual driving and autocrossing. Only minor complaint was the optional element at the finish. Didn't bother me because the direction was obvious for anyone experienced - but I definitely saw a lot of newer folks go the hard way. Come to find out from working a corner with a guy, he said he was told to go the hard way in the novice walk 😅
  7. Must be an aussie market car
  8. Total toe can be zero, but both wheels can be pointed one side or the other. That's why toe plates will always tell you total toe, but it won't tell you whether or not the wheels are pointing straight ahead. Once you have your total toe, turn the tie rods the same amount on both sides to center the steering. For example, if your wheel is slightly off to the right when going straight, you need to toe in the front left and toe out the front right the same amount to center it. That process gets a lot faster if you turn your tie rod a quarter turn on both sides in the same direction and write down the effect on your steering wheel angle. Also useful to get an idea of what a quarter turn on the tie rod does to total toe too.
  9. Looks like another point, foot to floor, then wait course for a Miata like the last one 😅
  10. Just make sure it's not the rear that slipped haha. Feels unlikely the tie rod end would rotate.
  11. Both our STR Miata and the Lotus were aligned by myself on my uneven driveway on Paco Motorsport hubstands with verified toe with Longacre toe plates. The technique of the alignment and repeatability matters more. Don't skimp on bad tools. The Paco hubstands aren't the greatest (they're cheap compared to alternatives), but they do the job if you pay attention to how they're leveled and set up. Toe is only part of the alignment, so not sure how you plan to address everything other than toe. Also remember toe plates only tell you total toe. It won't tell you if your steering is straight or not.
  12. Ivan M took some great photos at the last event. He gave me the go ahead to share the link here! https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/0a3ceb3827ca49f69716e114823cf554
  13. Man... PDK downshifts to 1st into those digs with 400hp to pull out of them is straight up cheating 🤣
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