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RX-Midget 01-20-2004 03:17 PM

These are from 2002, but I just got a new PC and converted them to digital. Mike at vintagerotaries.com has been nice to host them. One is from Hyper-fest at Summit Point JC, and the other is The Roadster Factory auto-x. What do you think?



http://www.vintagerotaries.com/videos/TypeRpass-1-1.wmv



http://www.vintagerotaries.com/video...y-0000-1-1.wmv



B.

drew 01-20-2004 07:17 PM

sweet stuff Brian! you going to have her finished this spring?



damn... gotta get me a ride in that thing!



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif



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mazdadrifter 01-20-2004 07:39 PM

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/ohmy.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683329.gif



damn, that is the perfect setup. reliable as hell too

RX-Midget 01-20-2004 08:15 PM

Hope to get it painted in about a month. Body work is about done. Just finished up making the dash. Made a console for it this past weekend shown below. Just need to do a few small things before paint, but they seem to take for ever. I now work 4, 10hr days so i have off on Fridays which will help.



Next little thing is to make wheel well liners to keep out the 5lbs of rocks that got stuck inside the fenders. That is this weekends project....



http://www.vintagerotaries.com/FORUM...h_switches.jpg

Fd3BOOST 01-20-2004 08:27 PM

WOOHOO.,.

I love the victorious cheer at the end of vid 2.

I still want me ride in that car man,,

RX-Midget 01-20-2004 08:38 PM


Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' date='Jan 20 2004, 10:27 PM
WOOHOO.,.

I love the victorious cheer at the end of vid 2.

I still want me ride in that car man,,

That was my last run of the day and I down by almost 1/2 a second to get the FTD (Fastest Time of the Day, not flowers!). I wanted to win, since this would then be the 3rd FTD in 3 years, and the 4th class win at this event for me and our club. I had crazy compitition from full race prepped TVR running masive Hoosier slicks and a good driver and a TR-6 running a 100 shot of NoS.



I pushed the car as hard as I could and ended up beeting the 2nd place TVR by over a full second. That got the blood pumpin! We camp out at this event with about 20 other Baltimore MG club members and boy did we party that night https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/beerchug.gif



When she is all put back, I'll give out rides like a carney!

4RotorRocket 01-20-2004 08:39 PM

wicked

defprun 01-20-2004 08:48 PM

What kind of setup do you have? How heavy is that thing? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/boink.gif

Mazderati 01-20-2004 08:52 PM

Yeah. That looks like fun.

g_dripht-alex 01-20-2004 09:01 PM

damn man, thats awesome, congrats, wheres it that track?

RX-Midget 01-20-2004 09:17 PM

It weighs in at about 1550 lbs ready to go.



My website sucks, but it give a little more info:



My Webpage





The track is Summit Point, Jefferson Circuit in West Virginia. About 1.5hrs from Baltimore.

93 R1 01-20-2004 09:21 PM

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Mazderati 01-20-2004 10:27 PM

Sounds as if that car has to have some serious brakes.

Wargasm 01-21-2004 07:58 AM

I got a ride in the Midget and it rocks! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png



Brian

rfreeman27 01-21-2004 08:04 AM

I totally saw you up there one or two years ago!

RX-Midget 01-21-2004 08:38 AM


Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='Jan 21 2004, 10:04 AM
I totally saw you up there one or two years ago!

Were you running or just come out to the show? I only remember like 2 FD's there that I didn't know the owners.

I'd like to do the next Hyper-fest. It was fun.



Mazderati - the brakes are 11.75" X 1.25" Willwood ultralight rotors and Wilwood Dynalite calipers up front. Stock Mazda GSL-SE rear brakes (10" X .8" vented rotors). I have pics at home. Trust me, they work real well and I was never able to fade them even running as deep as I could into the corners. And I didn't even have the brake cooling ducts hooked up!

ColinRX7 01-21-2004 09:00 AM

That's Awesome!

defprun 01-21-2004 10:44 AM

FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS?!



AYE CARUMBA!!!11

inanimate_object 01-21-2004 02:48 PM

I'm impressed, nice choice of car+engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif



Mark.

RX-Midget 01-21-2004 03:18 PM


Originally Posted by inanimate_object' date='Jan 21 2004, 04:48 PM
I'm impressed, nice choice of car+engine https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif



Mark.

Wha'ca got there in you sig inanimate_object?



If its a rotory 7, you are the man!

Mazderati 01-21-2004 08:28 PM


Originally Posted by RX-Midget' date='Jan 21 2004, 02:38 PM
Mazderati - the brakes are 11.75" X 1.25" Willwood ultralight rotors and Wilwood Dynalite calipers up front. Stock Mazda GSL-SE rear brakes (10" X .8" vented rotors). I have pics at home. Trust me, they work real well and I was never able to fade them even running as deep as I could into the corners. And I didn't even have the brake cooling ducts hooked up!

I meant to imply that by reading your description of the car's weight and brake set-up that it must stop on a dime. I'm not sure if that is what you got out of it. Just thought I would clarify.



Again, great job.

RX-Midget 01-22-2004 10:23 AM


Originally Posted by Mazderati' date='Jan 21 2004, 10:28 PM
I meant to imply that by reading your description of the car's weight and brake set-up that it must stop on a dime. I'm not sure if that is what you got out of it. Just thought I would clarify.



Again, great job.

oh... sorry for all the extra info https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blush.png

inanimate_object 01-22-2004 12:54 PM


Originally Posted by RX-Midget' date='Jan 21 2004, 10:18 PM
Wha'ca got there in you sig inanimate_object?



If its a rotory 7, you are the man!

Not a rotary 7 I'm afraid, (although technically I could still choose what engine to put in it) I'm going with motorbike power instead to keep the weight down and for the sequential gearbox https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png I would definitely consider rotary though if petrol here wasn't so expensive and there were more donors around here (Ireland).



Mark

RX-Midget 01-22-2004 02:43 PM


Originally Posted by inanimate_object' date='Jan 22 2004, 02:54 PM
Not a rotary 7 I'm afraid, (although technically I could still choose what engine to put in it) I'm going with motorbike power instead to keep the weight down and for the sequential gearbox https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png I would definitely consider rotary though if petrol here wasn't so expensive and there were more donors around here (Ireland).



Mark

I hate to say it, but I was beat in a time trial by 0.06sec by a Locost running a 1200cc motorcycle engine and gear box. I think it was 700lbs! I helped the guy lift the front of it up onto jackstands for him to make some adjustment in the paddock.



That thing was quick.

Good luck!

inanimate_object 01-22-2004 04:06 PM

Bloody hell that is light!!!! I thought I'd be doing well if I get it below 500kgs (1100lbs). I honestly can't imagine the speed that car must go (and yours by the looks of things).



Mark


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