Was a success! The previous owner of the MX-5 had left a bottle of touch-up paint in the glove compartment. Of course, it rolled around inside the glove compartment until it spilled, sat in a puddle, and froze solid into the glove compartment. There was no way that bottle was becoming detached from the plastic of the glove compartment
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Hey, I should put that Auto-X on the calendar. Should we do the Saturday session?
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Honestly, though, I really want to have race ride-alongs in your RX-7 before you sell it. So, if you wanted to do this Saturday in your RX-7, I think that'd be the sweetest option.
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Grenacia bought wrist bands for the Zombie Pub Crawl on Saturday night, so I think I'm probably going to sleep like a baby zombie for most of Sunday. :)
I don't see a start time listed on the MAC website. What time are we supposed to get out there? I'm sure it's early. Are you planning to co-drive with me? I think they have magnetic numbers we can borrow. I know they have helmets.
You should register a number for next season and get a set of magnetic numbers made up. It can be good to register two sets of numbers - I think it's only $1 to do so - and make them anagrams, like 117/711, so you can just swap when running different drivers or classes.
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It's my understanding that many, many autocrossers use the blue 3M painter's tape for numbers, because it doesn't leave any residue or harm the paint. I think people driving cars to shows use it as well, to protect against chips and what not.
You could always do a test in an inconspicuous area before hand, if you're worried.
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Oh, and no, I don't have any food allergies. So glad I don't. I <3 food.
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I was going to use 2022 (my derby number), but it does tend to be pretty inefficient when it comes to magnet purchases. If the numbers have to be a certain height, then they'll probably have to be bought singley, and it wouldn't matter.
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So, does this mean you're keeping your RX-7 for another year, then?
Also, be sure to remind me to bring my portable compressor with me. You'll want some extra air in your tires for racing. I'm sure they'll have compressors there, but it'll be more convenient if we can just use the power from your cigarette lighter to do it.
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Anything like that, that you think we'll need, we should definitely bring along with us. There's really nothing out at Canterbury. It's a good quarter-mile to the stands, and I'm not even sure we can get in there to use the bathrooms. It's just a big ol' chunk of asphalt and not much else (not even shade).
Which reminds me... something like this is what I was trying to describe to you, for a portable and temporary carport. Of course, it would be better to just build out of wood and fiberglass off the north side of your garage... Something to think about.
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