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Old 05-19-2007, 10:39 PM
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Here's a brief history of my interesting and somewhat interesting cars...

1993 Probe GT - not a pic of my car, but at least the right color. Great driver for a FWD car, made nice noises, not terribly fast in a straight line, but fun nonetheless. I started autoxing in this car in '98.


1997 Mitsu Eclipse GSX - This car was a beast, easily the fastest thing I've owned, and like most Mitsu's, it broke a lot. Big turbo, boost controller, lots of suspension mods. I did my first track event in this car in '02, and proceeded to sell it a few months afterward.


1991 Toyota MR-2/MR-2 Turbo - I bought an auto-x ride in 2 red MR-2's from a friend for a year. He had both a non-turbo and a turbo, and we autox'd both over the course of a season. Very interesting cars to drive, but not forgiving at all.


2001 Ford Focus - Stop laughing. I tracked a friend's Focus for a few events after selling my GSX and it's the best driving cheap econo car you can buy. I bought this car intending to make a fun track car out of it, but that idea faded when I found the next car on the list.


1991 Mazda Miata - I found this one-owner, fully documented car with a hard top and jumped on it. This was a wonderful car, and sold it to a good friend in NC who still autoxs and tracks it. Drive a 1.6l Miata for a couple of years and learn how to conserve momentum. The 2nd picture shows the 13x8 wheels I had for it - it was a big go cart with those and r-compounds.



2004 Mazda RX-8 - I got greedy for something nicer, newer, and with more power, so I had this for 15 months. Great driving car, revs to 9300, you can fit tons of tire underneath it, and 4 wheels/tires fit nicely in the back seat. I owed too much money on this car to justify keeping it as a track car. I sold it earlier this year.
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'21 Q5 PHEV (DD, dog hauler) | '22 GR Supra (OLOA) | '93 Mustang GT (Crapcan) | '16 BMW R1200RT (Cop bike)
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