The Roadster NA Journey Begins

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:33 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:It's a race car.

That is obvious now! Kept kidding myself for the past few years that it was a road car that could be used on the track.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Jul 20, 2017 3:05 pm

But now you need a road car for fun not-racing drives.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:30 pm

Have the bike for commute duties.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:56 am

What about mountain runs with MX-5 buddies (like next weekend's SEQ run that Daffy is organising)? I know I'd miss cruising with the top down and a few friends if my car was a race car. Though I do get that that isn't the appeal of MX-5s for some.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:58 am

I still have the shell in the shed that could have a future on the road...

chefie · Postby **chefie** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:37 pm

Looking Good Mark, Cause Race car ??? Finally :shock:

looking forward to your feedback from this weekend

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:08 pm

Morgan Park went better than expected, still lots more time to be found and I'm doing my best to find it!

A few more small jobs ticked off. Still have to put wheels on it and take it out for a wash, maybe next weekend

Too many times in the past the front video camera has come loose from its suction caps and I end up with a bumpy video. There are 3 caps as well as a cable tie so no danger, just crap footage.

Plan was to use the rear view mirror as the mounting point.

Simple bracket

IMG_1870 by Eipeip, on Flickr

Mirror mount flattened and hole tapped.

IMG_1871 by Eipeip, on Flickr

Bracket mounted.

IMG_1872 by Eipeip, on Flickr

Camera mounted. I could almost write another post on how difficult is when you take the mirror off. Suffice to say removing the glass makes the job easier. A heat gun helps as well...

IMG_1874 by Eipeip, on Flickr

Now to hard mount the OLED display (bottom left) as it has a tendency to also come loose from the suction caps.

IMG_1877 by Eipeip, on Flickr

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Sat Aug 26, 2017 7:19 pm

Went under 60 on the sprint again today, managed a 0:59.9861 on the sprint in the afternoon with a 1:27.77:) Also managed to string together a few fast laps as well 1:00.4311 1:00.1918 1:00.1348.

It was a very 'difficult' general practice and street sprints today. In the sprints was dive bombed on T1 by a 'faster on the straight car' that then locked up in T1 attempting the 'overtake'. Further, there were a lot of people who were not watching their mirrors.

Anyway, the car ran well plus was thanked by a few other drivers for allowing them to follow me around the track. They were wrapped because they also did some PB's!

Chefie also set a PB. Had an interesting conversation that only a few years ago Chefie's car and my own were setting similar lap times.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:40 am

Good stuff dude :beer:

Have you entered the race yet

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:06 am

I have entered:
11/09/17 - MX5 Club QR
14/09/17 - Time Attack QR
11/10/17 - Driving Events SMSP

Undecided
30/09/17 - Porsche Club Morgan Park
02/10/17 - SDT Morgan Park

I did manage a 49.875 on the DTC at Lakeside during the Interclub challenge. Had a ball, my aero is no use on this sort of event, neither is a booster less brake system

Will try and do this again soon!

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:58 pm

FTFY

Magpie wrote:I have entered:
11/09/17 - MX5 Club QR
14/09/17 - Time Attack QR
16/09/17 - mx5/86 Challenge QR day 1
17/09/17 - mx5/86 Challenge QR day 2
11/10/17 - Driving Events SMSP
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