Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby bruce » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:46 pm

Took me a while to figure out what 'reverse mount' meant (gold face inside or outside the rim edge).
More dish = good!

Obviously the guards weren't pumped, but how did the lip rolling go? Did the paint survive?

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby PaulF » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:52 pm

Nice one. The gold definitely adds a certain something. Any issues with tyre scrub or were your calculations correct?

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby neilhr » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:56 pm

Lip rolling went well; no issues with paint. It's not totally flat, more of a 'U' shape.

No tyre scrubbing as of yet despite what the tyre shop said haha

yeah going reverse mount would require being slammed and running at least 215/45/17 on a 9" wheel

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Regie » Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:42 pm

Neil, I know where you live :P I want your setup!!!!!
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A Racing Team for Gentlemen

Postby neilhr » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:36 am

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A Racing Team for Gentlemen

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So there is a recurring joke in the Australian MX5 community. Some owners of NAs and NBs are convinced all NC owners are old, wear cardigans and drive oversized MX5s that therefore handle similarly to a barge. As funny as that sounds, the truth is that they are just jealous of the lap times we get at the track ;)

Well we have embraced our monocles, smoke pipes and cardigans and have created a racing team for gentlemen. The Barge Racing Team (Visit us on Facebook).

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Here is our team logo. We will decorate our sexy cars and use them to mock our adversaries as we go sailing past them on the track. Keep your daughters locked up because these gentlemen are ready to have a jolly ol’ time!

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Suspense » Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:09 am

Almost makes me want an NC just to rock that sticker. Looks excellent, great design Neil.

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby neilhr » Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:18 am

ahoy Spence! :)
I'll let you have one if you wear one of these as well

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Sailor » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:04 pm

I have one of those from25 years ago when I was skippering a 46ft yacht and the crew decided I needed to look the part :)
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Guran » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:20 pm

Nice! I better get myself a BRT sticker for Little Bluey. :mrgreen:
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PI 2:00.55 | W-S 1:12.44 W-L 1:43.36 | SR 1:33.25

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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Regie » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:46 pm

Guran wrote:Nice! I better get myself a BRT sticker for Little Bluey. :mrgreen:



Only when we see your nc set a time at a club day :D
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Sailor » Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:43 pm

Nah...Bryan qualifies..did a 1:12.08 at Wakefield in my car with dodgy brakes on his 3rd lap in the car.
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Guran » Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:54 pm

Well I would like to have a crack at the std NC record at Wakefield sometime. Maybe the August club trackday? Will see.
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Sailor » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:08 pm

August?...You might get a crack at the SVNC record 8)
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby taminga16 » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:19 pm

Shoot a couple of BRT stickers south Neil, I would be happy to be a part of The Southern Support Crew.
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Re: Neil's Galaxy Grey Roadster NC

Postby Crapweasel » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:46 pm

Suspense wrote:Almost makes me want an NC just to rock that sticker. Looks excellent, great design Neil.


This.

They are awesome!
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