Hi, guys!
Lots of response! Thanks for making me feel so welcome. As for my TT, I did attend track events up in Tacoma, WA, but never here. I've been looking for a good car club since I moved here, but never found much I liked. Mostly, just some street racing wannabee punks! Please...
As for my racing tastes, I've done it all. I like road racing on those curvy roads, drag racing, and some autocrossing. I always thought autocrossing was pretty hard on the clutch, so I didn't continue doing much of that after the first few times. Not sure I'll be subjecting my STi to that abuse.
Sounds like a lot of us have stuff in common. I like to attend movies on Friday early evenings or on Sunday. I also always catch the matinee, since I need that extra $3 they charge for evenings movies for my car upgrades!
I stay on top of the new ones that interest me. I've already seen iRobot, but I'm planning to see the Machurina Candidate on Sunday with a friend of mine; likley the 11:30 showing on Plumb Lane. Want to make it a group event? Maybe we could setup a lunch afterwards? I love spicy foods and frequent Super Burrito often! Actually, I make some really kick ass hot sauce, for those that can stand it. I'm actually getting prepared to take it to the masses as a little side business. You know, something to help support my car habit.
I read about the August 29th event and I am definitely in! I've been talking to a few other people I know about going along too. They are beginners, but I'm a big believer in track training to help you learn to be a better overall driver. I know my race training has changed my driving forever.
Now onto the STi...I've been hunting down all kinds of modification parts from many different vendors. I'm checking out who's who in the WRX tuner camp. I'm definitely going to pump my baby up to over 500HP. It's a lot of power and that's exactly why I bought this car! It has great potential! I'm checking out new turbos from APS and XS-Engineering. Anyone have any experience with either of them? I'm also looking to completely rework the intake system and intercooling, maybe a little NOS just for fun! I'm a definite an engineering type, so I do a lot of homework and carefully selected my parts. I've done a lot of upgrades to my past vehicles and have always gotten what I planned to from each upgrade.
I'll be working on my front yard tomorrow morning and hoping to complete it's transformation, but if anyway is up for hanging out tomorrow evening, I'm available for that.
See everyone soon!
P.S. - I'm going to be buying anyone but myself a new turbo kit!