Finally Joined... Have a road race AND a rally prepared NA second gen
11-26-09, 08:45 PM
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Finally Joined... Have a road race AND a rally prepared NA second gen
Hello All.
My name is Neil Wright and I live in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
After being a spectator and volunteer for many years, I decided seven years ago to buy a race car to go road racing. Didn't know anything about RX7's or rotaries, but had the opportunity to buy a rally-prepared 1986 NA... so I did. Didn't know much about rallying either, but have been rallying and road-racing an RX7 ever since. What great cars, fun to drive, fun to work on...handle as good on gravel as they do on pavement!
For a few years I actually rallied and raced the same chassis, but a few years ago caged-up a second chassis, so now one is dedicated to rally and one to road racing.
Check out my website for pics: fourpeaksracing.com.
Look forward to getting more advice and info from the site (been a quite lurker up till now). Focus for this winter is to put both cars on a diet!
Neil
My name is Neil Wright and I live in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
After being a spectator and volunteer for many years, I decided seven years ago to buy a race car to go road racing. Didn't know anything about RX7's or rotaries, but had the opportunity to buy a rally-prepared 1986 NA... so I did. Didn't know much about rallying either, but have been rallying and road-racing an RX7 ever since. What great cars, fun to drive, fun to work on...handle as good on gravel as they do on pavement!
For a few years I actually rallied and raced the same chassis, but a few years ago caged-up a second chassis, so now one is dedicated to rally and one to road racing.
Check out my website for pics: fourpeaksracing.com.
Look forward to getting more advice and info from the site (been a quite lurker up till now). Focus for this winter is to put both cars on a diet!
Neil
11-30-09, 01:03 AM
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" Didn't know anything about RX7's or rotaries, but had the opportunity to buy a rally-prepared 1986 NA... so I did. "
nice. the 86's are one of my favorites. and i dont know anything about rotaries. but i figured might as well learn on my 86 so when i get my 94 i know what im doin
nice. the 86's are one of my favorites. and i dont know anything about rotaries. but i figured might as well learn on my 86 so when i get my 94 i know what im doin
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Update:
Regrettably we wrote-off the rally car this season. Hit a tree so hard that we struck the engine block and one of the long bolts busted! Perhaps I shouldn't have removed the stock bumper element.
So, we are going to focus on road racing for a while. Good news is we remain a two-FC race team as I have just bought another fully caged second gen (with no drive train). I'm thinking this one I will drop a V8 into.
Regrettably we wrote-off the rally car this season. Hit a tree so hard that we struck the engine block and one of the long bolts busted! Perhaps I shouldn't have removed the stock bumper element.
So, we are going to focus on road racing for a while. Good news is we remain a two-FC race team as I have just bought another fully caged second gen (with no drive train). I'm thinking this one I will drop a V8 into.
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Welcome!
I havent ever seen an rx7 do rally racing or even heard anyone talk about it for that matter. I will have to see some videos to see how your car does.
I havent ever seen an rx7 do rally racing or even heard anyone talk about it for that matter. I will have to see some videos to see how your car does.
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