3rd gen Protege vs. [insert loser here]
December-10th-2007, 05:53 PM
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^^ you're lucky, all the tracks here are covered with snow and closed, no racing for teh kansei until like may
December-10th-2007, 05:54 PM
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December-10th-2007, 06:40 PM
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jackelope is the man, i guess i never looked that hard. thanks alot hopefully i can finally get some of those cool auto x pics.
December-10th-2007, 07:06 PM
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December-10th-2007, 08:02 PM
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If you don't think a Protege is slow, try driving one after driving a Speed6. Perspective is everything! On the other hand, as has been pointed out the thing handles great. I have always had fun with all my Mazdas running away from people on the back roads (which are awesome where I live, despite a lot of my old favorites being neutered due to "progress"). Guy in a mid-80s Capri was trying to stay on my butt in the RX-7 one time, he was slowly losing ground until we went over a crested railroad crossing and I swear I saw air under his car. He gave up after that. Nowadays I have fun in the Speed with people trying to follow me turning a corner, I zoom through barely braking and when they try it things get hairy (for them). Sad thing is a lot of cars can handle more than their owners are comfortable with.
One of these years I'm going to give autocrossing a try, I have been meaning to the past two years but something else always comes up. I need to get in on those cheap Mazda parts for when I start restoring my RX.
One of these years I'm going to give autocrossing a try, I have been meaning to the past two years but something else always comes up. I need to get in on those cheap Mazda parts for when I start restoring my RX.
December-10th-2007, 08:22 PM
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hell yea ive been wanting to auto cross for years but i was either busy with school or some other thing. i cant wait to start autocrossing, thanks to jackelope ill hopefully at least start practicing in jan-feb. what gen is ur rx? i have a 1st gen with a turboed 13b and a stripped interior that i was hoping to get back in running condition but i started hooking my protege and decided to put it on the backburner for now until im content with the protege. plus i havent been driving for too long so im trying to build up my driving skills before i jump in rear wheel drive rotary beast.
December-10th-2007, 08:39 PM
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pretty sure my Specialized commuter could beat my 1.6 protege off the line, say six to ten feet. my 1962 schwinn two-speed... probably even. against my v-rex (rans recumbent bicycle, not rx-7) definitely the protege wins.
December-11th-2007, 08:11 AM
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a bicycle beating a car??? i bet it wont beat my 1.3 rotary(if it was running).
December-11th-2007, 09:55 AM
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December-11th-2007, 10:19 AM
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i can still tow it faster than a bike. plus some new tires and a clutch and im pretty sure i will be able to murder any kind of bike... or focus. turboed 13b baby rotary power. plus im pretty sure the bababababababa of a rotary sound waaay better than when u put a card on the back wheel of ur bike
December-11th-2007, 11:51 AM
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i can still tow it faster than a bike. plus some new tires and a clutch and im pretty sure i will be able to murder any kind of bike... or focus. turboed 13b baby rotary power. plus im pretty sure the bababababababa of a rotary sound waaay better than when u put a card on the back wheel of ur bike
granted I doubt anyone was really trying to race me haha
December-11th-2007, 11:58 AM
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i will lets race to the moon...on your marks...get set.... go
December-11th-2007, 02:16 PM
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i can still tow it faster than a bike. plus some new tires and a clutch and im pretty sure i will be able to murder any kind of bike... or focus. turboed 13b baby rotary power. plus im pretty sure the bababababababa of a rotary sound waaay better than when u put a card on the back wheel of ur bike
I caught that....
if, if, if....
if i got a new clutch, if i got new tires....no "if's" here...don't underestimate that 2.3L duratec....It runs now, not IF i spend more money on it...
I'd be happy to pit it against your protege any day
December-11th-2007, 02:24 PM
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ok whenever im in tampa(which i doubt any time soon) but ill be in spring hill thurs so if ur in the area id be more than glad to remind u that a stock focus aint ****. well see about those ifs, i think i might sell my protege and buy the tires and clutch then well see about those ifs
December-11th-2007, 02:36 PM
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ok whenever im in tampa(which i doubt any time soon) but ill be in spring hill thurs so if ur in the area id be more than glad to remind u that a stock focus aint ****. well see about those ifs, i think i might sell my protege and buy the tires and clutch then well see about those ifs
FYI...I don't have a regular Focus...I have a Focus ST....from what I've seen on a turbo II, you dont really have much on my Focus with that either...
Focus ST runs low 15's , same as a Turbo II RX-7