Hello All.

random_tox · 02-26-2008, 05:32 PM

New to the forum and looking forward to it. Hi gang.

A bit of history:

An 88 Corolla FX-16 GTS was my first car after high school. Great car with the 4AGE engine. Drove it from 89 to 92.

An 88 na t-top was my second car. Drove it from 92 to 98. Sold to my brother and bought a Tacoma, which is still my daily driver. It's boring as hell to drive, but having done it in both, the Tacoma is better suited for mountain biking camping trips with two big guys.

Last year my brother bought a 85 MR2 for $250. We raced it in the 24 Hours Of Lemons and took 18th in a field of 85 cars. It was our first race of any sort and the most fun I've ever had. I can't tell you how more I appreciate these cars after racing one.

I started a local 24HoL team and we just bought the crappiest MR2 I've ever seen. I'll be mining the site and forum for repair performance tuning advise.

I'm interested in getting an NA MK1 for a daily driver.

I've also been exploring the idea of an electric conversion.

Check out our team blog: The Verbose Beater-car Racing Chronicle

Gairloch · 02-27-2008, 02:14 PM

Welcome!! Always good to have another speed addict

Grats on your placement in the 24HoL. Very cool stuff! Do the racers all take it seriously or is it just a parade for some?

random_tox · 03-09-2008, 11:16 PM

(Sorry for the slow response. I just got home from a vacation to Mexico.)

You would think you couldn't take a $500 car race seriously, and for many cars/teams this is true. Just have as much fun as possible before the car dies, and finishing is a bonus. But there are some impressive performers on the track and the racing becomes very real very quickly. All but a couple teams show excellent sportsmanship and a sense of comradeship develops easily as you wander the pits visiting with other racers.

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Originally Posted by Gairloch

Welcome!! Always good to have another speed addict

Grats on your placement in the 24HoL. Very cool stuff! Do the racers all take it seriously or is it just a parade for some?

PHOENIX · 03-10-2008, 07:30 AM

That is awesome!

Check out U-MOC (utah mr2 owners club). I think you will find those guys interested in helping you achieve your goal. Fair warning though...the forum is by far not the most professional places on the net to visit, however there are some pretty intelligent people on that forum.

PearlJammzz · 03-10-2008, 08:40 AM

Pretty intelligent....never heard us explained as such, haha.

Ya, we are highly informal but it's a good group of guys, we keep getting more and more MK1 owners every week it seems. Where do you race in the 24HoL? MMP?

PHOENIX · 03-10-2008, 09:10 AM

nevermind, after reading your blog, you will fit in just fine....trust me

PearlJammzz · 03-10-2008, 09:19 AM

haha, I tried to go to it, it's blocked at work

. Guess that'sa good sign aye?

Where in Utah are ya located?

shimric · 03-10-2008, 05:34 PM

Hello from the bottom of the main page!!

Welcome.

EL PAALO · 03-10-2008, 07:46 PM

good to have you.
Lemons looks like a blast.

02-26-2008, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
random_tox Did you call me 'dude'? Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ewtah Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Hello All. New to the forum and looking forward to it. Hi gang. A bit of history: An 88 Corolla FX-16 GTS was my first car after high school. Great car with the 4AGE engine. Drove it from 89 to 92. An 88 na t-top was my second car. Drove it from 92 to 98. Sold to my brother and bought a Tacoma, which is still my daily driver. It's boring as hell to drive, but having done it in both, the Tacoma is better suited for mountain biking camping trips with two big guys. Last year my brother bought a 85 MR2 for $250. We raced it in the 24 Hours Of Lemons and took 18th in a field of 85 cars. It was our first race of any sort and the most fun I've ever had. I can't tell you how more I appreciate these cars after racing one. I started a local 24HoL team and we just bought the crappiest MR2 I've ever seen. I'll be mining the site and forum for repair performance tuning advise. I'm interested in getting an NA MK1 for a daily driver. I've also been exploring the idea of an electric conversion. Check out our team blog: The Verbose Beater-car Racing Chronicle

02-27-2008, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,436 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Welcome!! Always good to have another speed addict Grats on your placement in the 24HoL. Very cool stuff! Do the racers all take it seriously or is it just a parade for some? __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

03-10-2008, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tachikawa, Japan Posts: 7,297 Thanks: 71 Thanked 220 Times in 166 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (39/100% )	That is awesome! Check out U-MOC (utah mr2 owners club). I think you will find those guys interested in helping you achieve your goal. Fair warning though...the forum is by far not the most professional places on the net to visit, however there are some pretty intelligent people on that forum. Last edited by PHOENIX; 03-10-2008 at 07:42 AM.

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EL PAALO Wheels make the car. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 2,332 Thanks: 4 Thanked 55 Times in 53 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	good to have you. Lemons looks like a blast. __________________ WHEELSPECS.COM - a ridiculous number of wheel pics & links

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03-10-2008, 08:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,899 Thanks: 8 Thanked 65 Times in 62 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Pretty intelligent....never heard us explained as such, haha. Ya, we are highly informal but it's a good group of guys, we keep getting more and more MK1 owners every week it seems. Where do you race in the 24HoL? MMP?

03-10-2008, 09:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tachikawa, Japan Posts: 7,297 Thanks: 71 Thanked 220 Times in 166 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (39/100% )	nevermind, after reading your blog, you will fit in just fine....trust me

03-10-2008, 09:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
PearlJammzz Cage Fighter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,899 Thanks: 8 Thanked 65 Times in 62 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	haha, I tried to go to it, it's blocked at work . Guess that'sa good sign aye? Where in Utah are ya located?

03-10-2008, 05:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
shimric Ruler of OT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 35 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Hello from the bottom of the main page!! Welcome.