Another Cali Relo

Hello all, Run here, another Californian relocating to the DFW area for all of the usual reasons.

This is a neat lil community you have - thank you for letting me be a part of it.

I have a '04 with:

• Tein Street Advance (7kg/6kg)
• RacingBeat 28mm front sway
• MazdaSpeed 14mm rear sway
• 15x7 Enkei RPF1s
• Nitto NT-05s (205/50)
• BlackBird Fabworx Single-diagonal roll-bar

I plan on doing some HPDEs with NASA once the temps go down.

Hope to meet some of the locals folks soon.

Here's a pic from the day we left OC:

http://i.imgur.com/GWLj3D6.jpg

Yeah, the top went up prior to departure.

Welcome aboard and welcome to Texas!

Welcome... I moved here from Northern California 11 years ago and am still loving it here. I miss the mountain roads and cool evenings, but there are many more things that are better here.

Welcome!

Nice car.

For HPDE, I would suggest you also look at "The Driver's Edge" and "Apex Driving Academy." Apex runs exclusively at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson (there are several configurations there). TDE runs all over Texas. There's also PCA, BMWCCA, open track days at Eagle's Canyon, Performance Driving School at Texas World Speedway (supposedly closing, but still going strong), etc., etc. So much track and autoX activity here it will make your head spin. And, like Cali, it's year round.

One thing you should do immediately, sign up for Miatas at Hallett 2015. That's a blast and you'll get to run with lots of the locals as we make our annual pilgrimage to a great Miata track.

Link for Hallett registration.

https://hallettracing.mycustomevent....ode=0IMFA0qFtv

http://www.tracknightinamerica.com/e...torsport-ranch

Welcome to Texas

Welcome! Enjoy the plentiful water.

Come to some solo events. We always have cold water to help with aclimation.....

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Welcome aboard and welcome to Texas!

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Welcome!

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Welcome to Texas

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Thanks for the warm welcome (no pun), guys!

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Originally Posted by Titus

Welcome... I moved here from Northern California 11 years ago and am still loving it here. I miss the mountain roads and cool evenings, but there are many more things that are better here.

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Thank you and it's good to hear that you are still happy in TX 11 years on. I was chatting with the Penske rental agent in Anaheim, CA. He said that 90% of that location's one-way rentals are headed to TX. I imagine the same is true with other CA locations. TX is definitely doing it right.

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Originally Posted by hornetball

Nice car.

For HPDE, I would suggest you also look at "The Driver's Edge" and "Apex Driving Academy." Apex runs exclusively at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson (there are several configurations there). TDE runs all over Texas. There's also PCA, BMWCCA, open track days at Eagle's Canyon, Performance Driving School at Texas World Speedway (supposedly closing, but still going strong), etc., etc. So much track and autoX activity here it will make your head spin. And, like Cali, it's year round.

One thing you should do immediately, sign up for Miatas at Hallett 2015. That's a blast and you'll get to run with lots of the locals as we make our annual pilgrimage to a great Miata track.

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Thanks! And, thank you for the in-depth response - I will look into the other DE organizations you listed. The BMWCCA... they seem to be made up of a bunch of nanny's. That said, I have owned a few E30s and am fond of the BMW enthusiast community as a whole. The PCA sounds like fun though.

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Originally Posted by cone-cerned

Link for Hallett registration.

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Prolly wont make it to this event, unfortunately, but I appreciate you sharing the link. I don't do well in the heat (I know, I know...). I'll hit as many driving events as possible once the temps drop below 80°.

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https://hallettracing.mycustomevent....ode=0IMFA0qFtv

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Originally Posted by wrx74

http://www.tracknightinamerica.com/e...torsport-ranch

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Thanks for the links, fellas!

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Originally Posted by black roadster

Welcome! Enjoy the plentiful water.

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Thanks and yeah, the water is heavenly :)

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Originally Posted by Steve E

Come to some solo events. We always have cold water to help with aclimation.....

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Will do!

So, I have been running errands and such over the past few days. I came out of the Albertson's in McKinney and was pleasantly surprised to find this red NB parked next to me. Are you on this board?

http://i.imgur.com/lE7Q1U7.jpg

Everything looks bigger in Texas - except for the Miata.

http://i.imgur.com/gVsQlSK.jpg

So, it has been just over a year that we have been in the DFW area. We love it and wish we moved here years ago.

God bless Texas!

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Originally Posted by Run_Amok

So, it has been just over a year that we have been in the DFW area. We love it and wish we moved here years ago.

God bless Texas!

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Been here all my life, that is the usual response from a transplant..... Having said that the summers suck, they have worn me down.

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Originally Posted by VFR750

Been here all my life, that is the usual response from a transplant..... Having said that the summers suck, they have worn me down.

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It's not for everybody. We've had visitors from other parts of the country that are not attracted to the DFW area.

Edit: the heat and lack of amenities (compared with right or left coast) is a barrier to some.