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Video From Tail Of The Dragon

Using our new GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Camera, I shot a bunch of video from my recent trip down to The Dragon, but unfortunately both of my full length runs both north and south on The Dragon are over 10 minutes in length, so I can't upload them to YouTube (they have a 10 minute length limit). That being said, I did shoot a couple shorter videos of various sections of the road so I'll just link to those for now...

Tail Of The Dragon, heading south at Gravity Cavity

Tail Of The Dragon, heading north, just before the Tennessee state line

Oh, and I snapped quite a few pics...they are here in the Spring 2009 Trip albums.

I had installed a CG-Lock in our Mazdaspeed 3 prior to the trip and it came in handy on the very twisty roads in Tennessee and North Carolina.

The SoloRacer.com Mazdaspeed 3

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We recently picked up a 2009 Mazdaspeed 3 and will be prepping it for SCCA D Stock autocross and a few track days here and there. The car is setup as follows...

Exterior:
- XPEL Paint Protection Kit
- Rally Armor Splash Guards

Interior:
- CG-Lock (for street)
- Schroth Rallye 4 Harness Belts (for autocross)
- GoPro Motorsports Hero Wide Camera

Stay tuned for more details. More photos can be found here.

Our Honda Civic project car is for sale

Our Honda Civic project car is for sale. Click here for more details.

Project Car: FSP Honda Civic (Part 3)

Well, our Honda Civic project car hasn't seen much action this year. We've been busy with other things, and the car pretty much remains as it was when we last posted an update. At any rate, listed below are some of the modifications we currently have in mind for the 2006 season. This list will definitely change however as we research what is required to build a fast FSP car. The car will be hopefully be trailered to events in 2006 and will probably not be street driven at all.

Suspension:
Stiffer Eibach springs for GC coilover kit (still researching spring rates)
Factory Civic Front Sway Bar
Comptech or Suspension Techniques Rear Sway Bar
Spoon or Neuspeed front lower tie bar

Wheels & Tires:
13x8 wheels (still not sure which ones)
Kumho V710 rubber

Engine/Drivetrain:
DC Sports 4-2-1 Header
Custom exhaust
Quaife LSD
Aftermarket clutch and lightweight flywheel

Brakes:
Goodridge stainless steel brake lines

Interior:
Sparco 383 Suede steering wheel w/quick release
Remove A/C, stereo, etc.
Fire Extinguisher

Stay tuned to this blog for more updates...

Project Car: FSP Honda Civic (Part 2)

Listed below are some of our project cars current modifications. Keep in mind that all of these mods are not necessarily ideal for the SCCA FSP class, but for 2005 we are driving the car to events (rather than trailering it), so we didn't really want to go crazy with modifications that would make the car unstreetable. Stay tuned to this blog for more updates as we continue to prep and sort this car for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.

Suspension:
Koni Yellow dampers
Ground Control Coilover Kit w/ GC Upper Mounts (400f/500r)
Spoon front strut tower bar (Photo...)
Generic rear strut tower bar (Photo...)

Wheels & Tires:
Falken Azenis tires (205/50-15)
Rota Circuit 10 wheels (15x6)

Engine/Drivetrain:
AEM cold air intake

Brakes:
Carbotech Bobcat front brake pads (from Carbotech Engineering)
AutoZone front rotors
ATE Super Blue brake fluid

Interior:
Corbeau Forza race seats
Schroth Rallye 4 harness belts

Project Car: FSP Honda Civic (Part 1)

We've decided it's time to switch to an SCCA Street Prepared autocross class, and we've chosen F Street Prepared (FSP). Our car of choice is a 1995 Honda Civic Dx hatchback. We just picked this car up and have already started planning the modifications necessary to be competetive in FSP. For the 2005 season our goal is to make the car atleast locally competetive for autocross competition, but also good for occasional road course duty and street use. We are thinking that 2006 is a realistic goal for taking the car to SCCA Divisional and National events.