Had some fun today...

I mounted the RX-8 race tire setup on the MX-5 today and I must say the bling-bling gold wheels look better on black. I need to borrow that fender roller because the tires were rubbing on every single bump. I might bring the car out sometime to give you CSP guys a run for your money or maybe I'll just run it in SM2 with Machismo. Watch out Mark52, I hope you got some 275 Hoosiers! ;)

Serious meat:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCN2917.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCN2921.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCN2924.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSCN2930.jpg

and a little minor tweak with photoshop:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/MX-5copy.jpg

so are you going back to csp? wink wink

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Originally Posted by blackzx3_13

so are you going back to csp? wink wink

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LOL, maybe for 1 event a year. :burnrubr:

What, and block the road like that? Geez...


:D

Notice how Miatamoto when from not racing the Miata to maybe at a few events on street tires and now CSP on the RX8 tires with rolled fenders? I might be willing to put money on him taking it to Nationals. Or at least the Dixie Tour. ::Banana::

Man those are some tacky looking gold wheels..... ;)

I must say the rims looked great on the car, after putting the stock rims back on they just seemed to narrow. Hey Thomas i got this bottle of cleaner for your car, million dollar nascar race cars use it. :rolleyes:

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I must say the rims looked great on the car, after putting the stock rims back on they just seemed to narrow. Hey Thomas i got this bottle of cleaner for your car, million dollar nascar race cars use it. :rolleyes:

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ROFL! Wax in an aerosol car FTW!!!

Looks good Thomas!

Nice setting in those camera shots.

Have you ever thought about trying that at a railroad crossing?;)

Man that looks great!

Looks good!

That looks WAY better on the NC than the RX-8. I think it'd be fast with springs and that big tire combo.

Looks sharp Thomas. It is possible to put 10.5 x 18 wide rims on the back of an RX8. Do you think it is possible to put 10.5's on the rear of a NC?

Thanks for the comments guys! It's surprising that the NC can pull off such large wheels and not look silly.

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Looks sharp Thomas. It is possible to put 10.5 x 18 wide rims on the back of an RX8. Do you think it is possible to put 10.5's on the rear of a NC?

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I don't think the fenders on the new Miata are as generous as the RX-8. With the same B-stock setup, the RX-8 has plenty of room between the 245s and the fender lips while the MX-5 was rubbing all over the place.

I think you'd need a whole lot of camber and some serious rolling/pulling of the fenders to make 10.5s fit.

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Notice how Miatamoto went from not racing the Miata to maybe a few events on street tires

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Yeah, he has changed his story! ::Rant::
IIRC, back in early December I was at his house and he was telling me how he wasn't gonna race the miata. I suggested that he put the O.Z.'s on the car because it would look bad ass, but he didn't want to know how good it would look. PFFFTT!!
Now it's a month later and he's posting up pics of how awesome his O.Z.'s look on his NC. :rolleyes:




;):D

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Yeah, he has changed his story! ::Rant::
IIRC, back in early December I was at his house and he was telling me how he wasn't gonna race the miata. I suggested that he put the O.Z.'s on the car because it would look bad ass, but he didn't want to know how good it would look. PFFFTT!!
Now it's a month later and he's posting up pics of how awesome his O.Z.'s look on his NC. :rolleyes:




;):D

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Hey johnwag when he was telling you all this BS was Mrs. Miatamoto nearby by any chance?? ::Bop::

LOL, you guys suck!!!

"Watch out Mark52, I hope you got some 275 Hoosiers! "


Well, no 275 Hoosiers for me this year, so I'll just sit back and watch you and RPMCHRIS battle for 1st and 2nd. Your MX-5 sure looks good with those wheels!

I knew he couldn't leave it alone........ Looks great Thomas!

See ya at Miatas at Hallet 2008 Thomas. ;)

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See ya at Miatas at Hallet 2008 Thomas. ;)

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Hopefully I'll be there driving the Fuji Racing car. :D Try to see if you can keep up with me during the warm up lap this time! ;)

Sucks because it's the weekend after Solo2 Nationals. It's going to be a busy week.

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Hopefully I'll be there driving the Fuji Racing car. :D Try to see if you can keep up with me during the warm up lap this time! ;)

Sucks because it's the weekend after Solo2 Nationals. It's going to be a busy week.

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Must be that 60 lbs of dynamat in the doors ;)

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Must be that 60 lbs of dynamat in the doors ;)

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30lbs for the whole car. ::Rant::

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LOL, you guys suck!!!

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still got some Works sitting here with your name on them.::EvilBana

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See ya at Miatas at Hallet 2008 Thomas. ;)

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When will the 08 Hallet event be? I might be interested in going.

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When will the 08 Hallet event be? I might be interested in going.

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The weekend of Sept. 20th. It's a great event. Last year was my first time attending and I thought the track and the people were great.

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The weekend of Sept. 20th. It's a great event. Last year was my first time attending and I thought the track and the people were great.

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And it's far enough out, and 2 months after tuition is due. So I have a prayer of not being poor at that time!

Looks really good!