Boony's Motown STi - New pics post 666! New mod post 757! - Page 11

**boondocksaint** · 05-28-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by T3h_Clap

everyone is closed today

<S'okay, I'm 99% sure I'm going with the Seibon wing.

T3h_Clap · 05-28-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by boondocksaint

<S'okay, I'm 99% sure I'm going with the Seibon wing.

well then.

<i'll send you an email with that one since i know it.

mEnTaL · 05-28-2007, 02:53 PM

heh yeah, kinda looks like your car is ready to punch someone in the face.

Boony, you shoulda came out to the autox today, I got first in STU!

**boondocksaint** · 05-28-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mEnTaL

heh yeah, kinda looks like your car is ready to punch someone in the face.

Boony, you shoulda came out to the autox today, I got first in STU!

Nice! Can't say I had better things to do, but I've been fighting a huge headache. It's to the point where I'm downing 4 Motrin every three hours. Hmmm. Yay.

I won't be at the meet tomorrow night.

I'm going to want sleep. I have a feeling I'll be up a while tonight.

fullerton · 05-28-2007, 05:44 PM

Give naproxim sodium a try (aleve).

**boondocksaint** · 06-10-2007, 05:36 PM

UPDATE:

Went to Waterford Hills for an open trackday today. I'll try and sum the day up for you as best I can, start to finish.

9:30 a.m. I arrived just in time for the drivers' meeting. Afterwards, I got a learner lap in the passenger seat of one of the track workers' Neon (which went pretty fast, I thought). The track is one late apex after another. There are elevation changes, including a big up-downhill right turn with bad camber.

10:45 The white group (aka n00bs) get to go out and rip around the track. The very first lap, I get passed by an old Fiat roadster and a Mazaspeed Protoge. Next lap, I passed the Fiat back.

And a few other cars. I missed most of my apexes, but I must say that have 255s on the car made the lateral G-forces incredibly fun.

11:15 In the second blue group (aka "good drivers"), I watched a guy wad up a five day-old white Porsche GT3. It made my balls hurt to watch it. I heard squealing tires, which I though odd because no one was entering or exiting the front straight. I look up to see grass flying up from the GT3 in the S turns before a winding left into the uphill turn. Then it hit the tire barrier. Hard. Back end came up three feet off the ground and settled back in. It had to be towed in.

12:00ish, got my second run around, and Stuart's nephew offered to time me. According to the kid (who times Stuart's laps) I was consistently in the 1:34 range, with a best lap of 1:34:28. Not bad. Passed a good number of cars, including a GMC Canyon pickup truck. Twice.

High marks for tracking it, though. Got stuck behind a 66 912 driven by a French guy who apparently forgot how to let people pass.

NOTE: You can only pass when waved by the driver ahead of you.

2:30 ish Third run, I picked up a passenger. Pretty cool guy who drives an old Talon TSI which is (surprise!) not running. DSM. Cool guy. I was almost too embarrased to have him along, as I thought I really sucked. We had some fun and put down some good laps.

3:30 I realize I'm sunburned like a naked chicken in the Mojave.

4:30ish They combined several run groups to get more track time. I passed two STis (

) and got passed by an 06 Z06 and a Spec Miata. Other than that, I passed a number of cars. I put down my best lap by far. I hit more than half my apexes correctly.

MISCELLANY: Stuart got a little footage of me, but is going on vacation. I'll get it when I get it. If you include the trip to and from Waterford, which is mostly interstate, I got 10.2 MPG on that tank of gas.

I did burn a bit of oil, but not much. Only missed one shift all day and was not as hard on the brakes as I feared (which is not to say I wasn't hard on them). Came home, washed the track grime off and applied copious amounts of anti-burn goodies to my sizzled skin.

IBcolinpowell

fullerton · 06-10-2007, 05:40 PM

Sounds like fun.

Are you cool now?

Hooked?

turboranger · 06-10-2007, 05:41 PM

chris did you get those from street legal, cus i saw those rims and tires there when they came in, love the tires and love the rims.

donnie

**boondocksaint** · 06-10-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by turboranger

chris did you get those from street legal, cus i saw those rims and tires there when they came in, love the tires and love the rims.

donnie

No, the rims and tires you saw at Street Legal were mine. I ordered the wheels from Japan through GarageSpec.com (a vendor here) and the tires from VlucanTire.com.

I highly recommend the wheels. They're awesome looking, light and strong. And didn't pit despite the amount of brembo dust I shed on them today.

**boondocksaint** · 06-10-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fullerton

Sounds like fun.

Are you cool now?

Hooked?

It was fun.

I don't think I'll ever be cool.

With this sunburn especially.

Hooked as a po boy can be. I don't has a dual income household.

I'm going to try and do more trackdays, if that's what you mean.

turboranger · 06-10-2007, 05:51 PM

well its good to know that you kept the rubber side down, glad you had fun man. im hopeing i can make it out to gingerman this year for my first track day. hey ill give you a call when we head out there, sound good?

later!!

donnie

**boondocksaint** · 06-10-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by turboranger

well its good to know that you kept the rubber side down, glad you had fun man. im hopeing i can make it out to gingerman this year for my first track day.

donnie

If you hear of any open trackdays (on weekends) let me know.

turboranger · 06-10-2007, 05:54 PM

will do!!

Donnie

skubv8 · 06-10-2007, 07:23 PM

those anti-burn goodies would work better on your skin if you applied them BEFORE you go out in the sun

j/k

T3h_Clap · 06-11-2007, 03:30 AM

Good to hear you had fun.

Trust me i know how you feel about being burnt... 105 degree temps in the middle of hialeah all day...

were you happy with the power the car was making?

how about the suspension?

05-28-2007, 02:53 PM	#153
mEnTaL Professional STI Racer Car: 06 WRB STi Fav Mod: moar boost Location: Auburn Hills, MI Posts: 601 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: boony's motown STi - NOW with Prodrives! heh yeah, kinda looks like your car is ready to punch someone in the face. Boony, you shoulda came out to the autox today, I got first in STU!

05-28-2007, 05:44 PM	#155
fullerton abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,553 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: boony's motown STi - NOW with Prodrives! Give naproxim sodium a try (aleve).

06-10-2007, 05:36 PM	#156
boondocksaint Reasonable Car: Boony's Motown STi Fav Mod: correct grammar Location: D3TR01T Posts: 22,628 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: boony's motown STi - NOW with Prodrives! UPDATE: Went to Waterford Hills for an open trackday today. I'll try and sum the day up for you as best I can, start to finish. 9:30 a.m. I arrived just in time for the drivers' meeting. Afterwards, I got a learner lap in the passenger seat of one of the track workers' Neon (which went pretty fast, I thought). The track is one late apex after another. There are elevation changes, including a big up-downhill right turn with bad camber. 10:45 The white group (aka n00bs) get to go out and rip around the track. The very first lap, I get passed by an old Fiat roadster and a Mazaspeed Protoge. Next lap, I passed the Fiat back. And a few other cars. I missed most of my apexes, but I must say that have 255s on the car made the lateral G-forces incredibly fun. 11:15 In the second blue group (aka "good drivers"), I watched a guy wad up a five day-old white Porsche GT3. It made my balls hurt to watch it. I heard squealing tires, which I though odd because no one was entering or exiting the front straight. I look up to see grass flying up from the GT3 in the S turns before a winding left into the uphill turn. Then it hit the tire barrier. Hard. Back end came up three feet off the ground and settled back in. It had to be towed in. 12:00ish, got my second run around, and Stuart's nephew offered to time me. According to the kid (who times Stuart's laps) I was consistently in the 1:34 range, with a best lap of 1:34:28. Not bad. Passed a good number of cars, including a GMC Canyon pickup truck. Twice. High marks for tracking it, though. Got stuck behind a 66 912 driven by a French guy who apparently forgot how to let people pass. NOTE: You can only pass when waved by the driver ahead of you. 2:30 ish Third run, I picked up a passenger. Pretty cool guy who drives an old Talon TSI which is (surprise!) not running. DSM. Cool guy. I was almost too embarrased to have him along, as I thought I really sucked. We had some fun and put down some good laps. 3:30 I realize I'm sunburned like a naked chicken in the Mojave. 4:30ish They combined several run groups to get more track time. I passed two STis () and got passed by an 06 Z06 and a Spec Miata. Other than that, I passed a number of cars. I put down my best lap by far. I hit more than half my apexes correctly. MISCELLANY: Stuart got a little footage of me, but is going on vacation. I'll get it when I get it. If you include the trip to and from Waterford, which is mostly interstate, I got 10.2 MPG on that tank of gas. I did burn a bit of oil, but not much. Only missed one shift all day and was not as hard on the brakes as I feared (which is not to say I wasn't hard on them). Came home, washed the track grime off and applied copious amounts of anti-burn goodies to my sizzled skin. IBcolinpowell

06-10-2007, 05:40 PM	#157
fullerton abracious Car: AW GDF-D Fav Mod: Track time Location: Near a 100oct pump Posts: 16,553 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: boony's motown STi - NOW with Prodrives! Sounds like fun. Are you cool now? Hooked?

06-10-2007, 05:41 PM	#158
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06-10-2007, 05:51 PM	#161
turboranger Professional STI Racer Car: silver 05 rex STi Fav Mod: T3/T4 turbo for my ranger Location: Detroit, MI. or Royal Oak Posts: 815 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boony's motown STi - NOW with Prodrives! well its good to know that you kept the rubber side down, glad you had fun man. im hopeing i can make it out to gingerman this year for my first track day. hey ill give you a call when we head out there, sound good? later!! donnie

06-10-2007, 05:54 PM	#163
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06-11-2007, 03:30 AM	#165
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