[ Closed ] THE PEOPLE'S CURSE RAN!!!!! (Page 4 of 8)

Thanks for finding two VERY bad condition miatas to prove my point. One needs a motor and the other is wrecked up like hell with every different panel a different color and 210k mile automatic?! Wow good examples of winning cars that haul ass down the straight and around the track (sarcasm)!

Again, you prove to me that miatas are beyond the scope of the race for my said reason - THEY AREN'T Lemons, THEY ARE AWESOME MOTORSPORT CARS...there are a few more styles of cars that I'd add to that list as well.

haha, "grow a set". That's funny that you are defending the yellow-bellied bastards that ran!

I was recruited to drive the 280Z car. I ran the fastest laps on my team on both days and ended both of my sessions AFTER PASSING said black miata. Not to mention that I also passed the entire field 3 times aside from 2 cars. And I did it in a REAL Lemons car. I've owned AND built 25 cars myself (aside from my new EVOX), I know how powerful a "120HP" miata is around a track. That car had the fastest lap time...it was the fastest car...the best choice for a cheater Lemons car with reliable stock parts in near-stock form...but you can't find that for a legitimate $500.00...sorry. Not to mention the chances of finding 3 in a row.

Hey again, It was the people's choice, not just mine...

Patrick

I've been campaigning Miatas in Lemons ever since 2006 at AMP -- when I stumbled on a free car -- yes, 100% free.  236,000 miles and it didn't run (because of a burned out coil).  Trailered it home and a $20 pick-a-part trip later, it was ready for it's tranformation for Lemons.  I found another Miata for $500 that "had a loud knocking noise form the engine" -- according to the owner.  It was a broken water pump impeller shaft.  $30 to fix.  They are out there -- I have 12 of them in a file that I bring to tech, just to prove my point.  In fact, I may buy another one (our team's 3rd car) next weekend for $350... and it runs!

Stop ragging on Miatas and BMWs... and learn to build and prep a car.  Learn to drive.  Learn to compete, but at the same time, learn to share in the knowledge you gain with those who are deserving.  That means those who don't whine.  That means those who work at it.. trying and failing and trying again.  You apparently don't qualify.

What a waste of a post.

Hey Matt -- Hey Erik -- let's go get some BBQ.

John

That's fine...campaign your miatas. I really do hope they do well (so well that they too get crushed). I hope we run into you guys (literally) in Houston.

haha I love the learn to drive and build and prep car comments...this is golden.

You guys are funny!

Patrick

No argument, Matt.  Just throwing a gauntlet to see who else out there wants to put their money where their mouth is, before (or after) they start spewing about Miatas or BMWs or Geos.   Build and prep and focus and driving is everything.  Granted, 4th in Houston may be great on paper... now let's see what's under the sheet metal that got it there?  Legal?  Sunday morning were were 3rd overall at Reno and I'm willing to let anyone look under my kimono. ;-)

I'm sorry we did have a theme.

"under the radar"

yeah it was perfect...no one really even noticed that we had a car there at all. No attention, no blag flags, just some medals for the best Z car at the end...everyone was thinking, "which Z car was that?"

Patrick

I think anyone with a real competition license should be banned they're all whiners.WAH WAH WAH

I don't want to build a car a because it might get crushed!!  Then apparantely you must be very aggressive and have a lot of Road rage .
Or I don't want to get it all dented up !!!  wah  wah  HTFU

This race is all about having fun ! 
AS the drivers meeting and  pits get filled with nicer firesuits with guys names and blood types. The more arguments you hear in the pits w/ lieberman and other judges . In which I think when the judges see those fancy pro racers they  get all excited for a really F$%ked up thing to do to those guys .I LOVE THAT !

And all those pro racer guys always go half assed on there themes  actually they suck .Some house paint there cars put Stickers on and there is our theme .Don't think of shit .
I personally think if your theme is not altering your aerodynamics then it sucks .When My car was the caltrans car I had a 5gal jug on the roof and 4 ft street signs for rear spoiler . That car came in 6th place out of 91 @AMP and it looks it

AS for $500 miatas they are out here in Ca. A guy down the street has a sandwiched one for $400

I just got a 96 northstar cadi for $300

If we ban certain cars that would suck I got 2 civics and they run in the pack when they are on course It seems like sometimes 50' wide is not wide enough for my drivers!!

REMEMBER THIS FOR FUN! 

The look on the faces at the bank when you deposit $500 in nickles(which is right about 100lbs) is priceless!!!

And you Matt are on the member of the Aerodynamic Altering Theme Team .
John and the gnome are great racers out there totally got the Lemons down.
There is always going to be cheaters but cheaters never win in Lemons .
Soon we are going to have to get like club presidents of every make car to police at the BS judge inspections.

penalty laps for themes that suck!!!

Our Miata, currently sitting at a $80 investment (Car was $900, purchased sight unseen after noticing the hardtop, replaced the clutch for $160 shipped, a windshield washer tank/motor for $15 shipped, and a rear passenger hub for $55 shipped ---it had a dead wheel bearing).  The hard top you can see in the photo sold for $1050 after I buffed it out and waxed it.  There is more than one way to bring a legal Miata.  We're being smart, leaving this one bone-stock despite having lots of money under the cap. 

ta da.  The list of things wrong with this car is immense, but nothing we care about as racers.  A/C is dead, windows don't go up/down well, antenna broken off, windshield leaks terribly, wipers barely move, heat shield rattles, radio sux, paint is horrible, big holes in rockers, mismatched tires on pitted out wheels, torn up seats/interior, etc.  Drove the price down, but again, nothing we care about.

No doubt that those Miatas are out there.  I never realized that there were so many <500 buck cars out there until we decided to field a Lemons car.  You can find almost anthing you want to race.  It is all in the documentation.  I just feel that when people show up in those cheater cars, they better have a good story and evidently they did because they were only penalized 25 laps.  This is just taking away from the sport a little bit if you ask me.  The BS judgement was meant to keep the playing field level as well as the curse in my opinion but the process is not a controlled one and some will slip through the cracks.  I think my team and I may start looking for a old ferrari to run next spring.  Hey, if we bought it for 40K but sold 39.5k worth of the unneeded shit, it would be legal right?

you think there would be easier to find $500 Miata back east with salt ,snow and rust .

right before they bolted.....