build diary

October 19, 2004: Back from Ottawa!
I have a track day scheduled this weekend at the Pueblo track. This is a real track so it should be a good test of both the high-speed behaviour of the car and of my nerve. My Miata with this same engine was pulling just about 100 mph at the end of the straight a few years back. I'm quite excited about this as it will give me lots of time to learn more about the car, do some tuning and grin so hard my face will hurt.

To get ready for the track, I have a bit of work to do. Let's see, check the fuel filter, do a little engine tuning, swap over to race rubber, change a few electrical connectors and generally check over the car.

For those who miss the chaos and quick updates of the early summer, there are several other builds that are interesting to watch. I've mentioned Heikki's build in the past. Steve Carter has a website about his Toyotus, a CMC "Classic" build. Hmm, those shipping photos look familiar. Dennis Palatov runs DPcars.net which not only includes the story of building and driving a Hyabusa Westfield in the Past section, but also building his own highly ambitious car from scratch. Judging by the amount of email that's coming my way, my own particular build has caught people's attention.

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