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SmokingTires
10-10-2006, 01:17 AM
I'm in search of a co-drive for MOWOG 8. All of my good tires are dismounted and ready for sale, and a set of all-season tires have gone on my 14's (that previously had the race tires) for daily use. So I do not have anything that would be near worth driving on for the event (I had been setup to co-drive Chris's car, but ended up doing it last weekend).

I am hoping to improve on my current year end PAX placing. I would like to get into a car preped, or near preped for class to run. I'm willing to drive pretty much any competitive car. FWD, RWD, AWD, I'm in if it's prepped.

I'm offering up a co-drive in my Miata next season, fully preped with Koni Shocks and on R's.

Thanks,
-Mike Brausen
SmokingTires
10-10-2006, 07:16 PM
No one?

I'll throw in a Blue E-Stock Miata if you buy a set of tires for my car (A set of tires costs $8000) :D

How about a decent PAXing car, competitive or not. Or just one that's fun to drive around cones :)

-Mike
MacDubois
10-10-2006, 08:47 PM
I'll offer you a drive in my GTI, because I want to see want somebody who has been doing this for awhile can do. But, I'm on all seasons too, so your car is much better prepped as it sits anyway.

Bone stock! Oh yeah!
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 01:17 AM
Thanks anyways. Your right, it would probably be about the same as driving my car.

-Mike
wannabfast
10-11-2006, 01:57 AM
how bout in my x1/9... oh wait its not running... and whats with you and being in a competitive car? drive the wheels off what ya got first...
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 08:59 AM
Ummm... Did you not read my thread at all? I'm on all-seasons that would be no less than horribly disappointing. They wouldn't PAX very well in CS.

I don't really need to be preached to ;)
MattD
10-11-2006, 09:36 AM
Too bad you decided to go back to all-seasons 1 event before the end of the season. :rolleyes:
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 11:14 AM
Too bad you decided to go back to all-seasons 1 event before the end of the season. :rolleyes:

Originally, I was suppose to be driving Chris Delays car for this event, but Rich couldn't make it last weekend, so I ended up driving Chris's car last weekend instead. I had swapped tires (2 weeks ago) having secured drives for both events, but something came up with Rich and he couldn't make it. So now I am stuck looking for a ride this weekend.


-Mike
EWAustin
10-11-2006, 11:34 AM
Paul's got a Festiva, maybe he'd hook you up...
MNbiker
10-11-2006, 11:36 AM
...So now I am stuck looking for a ride this weekend.
Or drive on your all-season tires......like it's going to kill you.:rolleyes:

It's supposed to be 50 degrees on Sunday, so your car won't be at much of a disadvantage, if you run in Street Tire Index. Or are you afraid of getting thumped by Salah, Tyler, Dave B. & Lee? ;)
StevenMosley
10-11-2006, 12:13 PM
Sounds like Steve wants to challenge Mike to a drive off. :)

Talk to Chris about Steve's driving style before you let him drive your car.
MiataAndy
10-11-2006, 12:30 PM
Mike, you know my Miata is always open for co-drives. It PAXs well in its class and you know the vehicle.

As of now, i'm not signed up for the event but i do plan on making it and even if i don't, you can use the car if you want to.

Let me know.
AlexL
10-11-2006, 01:37 PM
I'll let you co-drive my car, but you have to buy it first. ;)
MattD
10-11-2006, 02:26 PM
Paul's got a Festiva, maybe he'd hook you up...

Paul has a Ford Festiva?

http://www.quierouncarro.com/vehiculos/f861-ford-festiva-1989-2.jpg

No kidding? I've always thought these cars were sooo cool. (Ask Nikki... I have some quirky favorite cars that I get excited to see on the road...ie the Ford Festiva... SVT Contour... )

(Paul, wanna sell it? :D )
111R
10-11-2006, 03:35 PM
Paul has a Ford Festiva?

(Paul, wanna sell it? :D )

I'm sure Paul would part with his beloved Fiesta/Festiva for enough $, or he would take a Ariel Atom on partial trade. But you better get it before it gets all stripey.
weidnerpaul
10-11-2006, 03:44 PM
Paul has a Ford Festiva?

http://www.quierouncarro.com/vehiculos/f861-ford-festiva-1989-2.jpg

No kidding? I've always thought these cars were sooo cool. (Ask Nikki... I have some quirky favorite cars that I get excited to see on the road...ie the Ford Festiva... SVT Contour... )

(Paul, wanna sell it? :D )

It's white with rust splotches and needs about $200 of brake parts & the time to do it before it's roadworthy. My plan is to Ice RallyCross it this winter in Lacrosse, maybe even use it as a DD, we'll see. As for selling it, what do you want to pay? ;)
Paul
PS, I'm up to 31 in the "Sooch" Cylinder index, Alan beats me at ~40, what do other MAC'ers have?
(total IC cylinders owned, whether working or not)
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 03:53 PM
Or drive on your all-season tires......like it's going to kill you.:rolleyes:

It's supposed to be 50 degrees on Sunday, so your car won't be at much of a disadvantage, if you run in Street Tire Index. Or are you afraid of getting thumped by Salah, Tyler, Dave B. & Lee? ;)


You drive your Miata on all-seasons, and I'll drive mine, and we'll both see how fun it is ;)

I highly doubt at my skill level, I could keep up with either of them on these tires:
http://subydude.com/osc/images/azenis512.jpg


I'm not really sure what's so unreasonable about me asking for a co-drive that people find the need to challange it. But no matter, I have a co-drive for the event now.


Alex: Your more than welcome to co-drive my car for an event next year. Driver comparison will help me work on my driving :)

-Mike
weidnerpaul
10-11-2006, 04:25 PM
I have a co-drive for the event now.

-Mike
yeah but you had to offer

I'm offering up a co-drive in my Miata next season, fully preped with Koni Shocks and on R's.

to get it.

Hope for good weather...
aansorge
10-11-2006, 04:28 PM
In the cold and at Midway, R's don't have a big advantage. I'll toot my own horn and say that I once paxed 6th at a cold midway event on tires that had a treadwear rating of 600.
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 04:36 PM
yeah but you had to offer

to get it.


Not at all. I'm driving Rich's STi for the event.

-Mike
austinpike
10-11-2006, 05:17 PM
yeah but you had to offer... to get it. I've been telling Mike he could try my car for some time now. But I will certainly be hitting him up for some time in an R-comp shod Miata next season. :)
Darryl
10-11-2006, 05:21 PM
Not at all. I'm driving Rich's STi for the event.

-Mike


Rich, Is your insurance up to date...

Just had ta...
austinpike
10-11-2006, 05:47 PM
Rich, Is your insurance up to date... Just had ta...I was working about 30 feet from the latest AWD "incident" around here... can't say it isn't on my mind. I have Mike's word that he will use this opportunity to practice working on slow-in, fast-out. :D
AQuimby
10-11-2006, 05:54 PM
PS, I'm up to 31 in the "Sooch" Cylinder index, Alan beats me at ~40, what do other MAC'ers have?
(total IC cylinders owned, whether working or not)
Can you count weed wackers, snomobiles, and lawn mowers?
weidnerpaul
10-11-2006, 06:01 PM
Can you count weed wackers, snomobiles, and lawn mowers?

ANY IC Cylinder, operative or not (you will have it operational someday...)
The "1" in the 31 is my lawnmower, rest are cars (my chainsaw is elec).
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 07:25 PM
Rich, Is your insurance up to date...

Just had ta...

Would these comments be made if it was Randy looking for a co-drive? They are starting to get tiresome...

-Mike
Darryl
10-11-2006, 08:24 PM
Randy's not...

Randy, is your insurace up to date...

Gee, I'm co-driving with Ivan... Ivan, is the check in the mail?

Sorry Mike, look forward to seeing you Sunday...
porkbone
10-11-2006, 09:05 PM
I can honestly say that Mike co-drove my ITR last weekend and it is still in one piece. In fact, it doesn't even have a scratch on it. Mike was even kind enough to write my name in the layer of dirt on my rear quarter panel.
AQuimby
10-11-2006, 09:28 PM
ANY IC Cylinder, operative or not (you will have it operational someday...)
The "1" in the 31 is my lawnmower, rest are cars (my chainsaw is elec).

OK then I have 22 and they are all operational. :D
73GT
10-11-2006, 10:35 PM
Paul it's CI (Cylinder Index)

Mine is 52 which is more than my age which is "the goal" as Joe says. All run except two 4 cylinder spare Opel engines I have laying around.



Lee F
73GT
10-11-2006, 10:42 PM
I can honestly say that Mike co-drove my ITR last weekend and it is still in one piece. In fact, it doesn't even have a scratch on it. Mike was even kind enough to write my name in the layer of dirt on my rear quarter panel.

Chris who was driving when the car backed into the waiver sign board by the entrance? ;)


Lee F
phile
10-11-2006, 10:43 PM
ANY IC Cylinder, operative or not (you will have it operational someday...)
The "1" in the 31 is my lawnmower, rest are cars (my chainsaw is elec).
Only 22 here, all operational, although the snow thrower feels a little anemic and is in the shop for a pick-me-up. My chainsaw is also electric.
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 10:55 PM
Gee, I'm co-driving with Ivan... Ivan, is the check in the mail?

Sorry Mike, look forward to seeing you Sunday...

I was almost in Ivan's *shakes fist*

Now I'll just have to by Koni DA's on blind faith that they will be as great as I hope :D

-Mike
EWAustin
10-11-2006, 11:41 PM
Since I'm still living at home, can I count my Dad's stuff in my CI too?

If so, then I'm at a 73, and I'm sure I missed something.

69 Arctic Cat Panther 2
72 BMW 2002 4
83 BMW 533i 6
86 Saab 900t 4
86 Saab 900t 4
87 BMW 325is 6
93 Saab 9000 4
96 Chevrolet Lumina 6
97 VW Golf 4
97 Oldsmobile Aurora 8
Snow blower 1
Little snow blower 1
Riding lawn mower 1
Push lawn mower 1
Weed whacker 1
Weed whacker 1
Tiller 1
Outboard boat engine 2
Extra VW Engine 4
Extra BMW Engine 6
Extra BMW Engine 6
SmokingTires
10-11-2006, 11:54 PM
Paul it's CI (Cylinder Index)

Mine is 52 which is more than my age which is "the goal" as Joe says. All run except two 4 cylinder spare Opel engines I have laying around.

Lee F

How many vehicles do you own? Or do they just all have V8's? That's a lot of cylinders.

I only have 3 cars. 12 cylinders :(
weidnerpaul
10-12-2006, 12:01 AM
Since I'm still living at home, can I count my Dad's stuff in my CI too?

If so, then I'm at a 73, and I'm sure I missed something.

Nope, they are in HIS CI not yours!!!

You need a different CI anyway:
"How many cylinders have you killed/burned"...
Is it 8 or 12 now?
MattD
10-12-2006, 12:41 AM
I can honestly say that Mike co-drove my ITR last weekend and it is still in one piece. In fact, it doesn't even have a scratch on it. Mike was even kind enough to write my name in the layer of dirt on my rear quarter panel.

You do realize that writing in the dirt has made scratches in your paint, right? Sucker. :lol:
EWAustin
10-12-2006, 01:01 AM
I didn't kill any cylinders, and I take quite a bit of pride in the fact that my cylinders burn whenever I want them to. God Bless Sparkplugs!
AQuimby
10-12-2006, 03:34 AM
Forgot about the snowblower. I got 22.
MiataAndy
10-12-2006, 03:05 PM
Well, including lawn mowers and the snow blower i guess i'm up to 21 right now. Seeing as how i'm 24 years old, i'm a little behind, but not too far!

And just curious, but what about those who own Rx-7's? Rotary's don't have cylinders!
73GT
10-12-2006, 11:43 PM
Two rotor rotories are considered six cylinders.


Lee F.
SmokingTires
10-12-2006, 11:49 PM
^
How so?

And can I count all cylinders? I have one per brake drum :D
ada///M
10-13-2006, 12:02 AM
Two rotor rotories are considered six cylinders.


Lee F.

thats wierd I never heard that before. Id consider a 2 rotor a 12 cylinder considering it has the same number of power events per rotation as a 12 cylinder


at least I think I know how rotories work :shrug:
EWAustin
10-13-2006, 01:00 AM
^
How so?

And can I count all cylinders? I have one per brake drum :D

Your Miata has drums :?
wannabfast
10-13-2006, 02:40 AM
well rotaries have 3 combustion surfaces per rotor, and the spark timing is equivilant to a 6 cylinder, however it only fires 2 spark plugs instead of 6

3 rotors are like 9, and 4 rotors = 12

not sure how you got 12 out of 2...
esper
10-13-2006, 08:03 AM
^
How so?

And can I count all cylinders? I have one per brake drum :D

well in that case my WRX's have 6 extra cylinders on them each. Then the master cylinder, cylindrical cup holders, clutch cylinder... =]

so this old hunk of junk I got parked in my back yard counts as 9 cylinders then lee?

http://www.jhbperformance.com/pictures/787b.jpg
SmokingTires
10-13-2006, 09:01 AM
Your Miata has drums :?
The corolla and the Honda each do.
phile
10-13-2006, 09:02 AM
well rotaries have 3 combustion surfaces per rotor, and the spark timing is equivilant to a 6 cylinder, however it only fires 2 spark plugs instead of 6

Really? All the Mazda 2-rotor engines I have seen have 4 spark plugs. ;)
PeteySi
10-13-2006, 10:04 AM
Geez. My CI is only 9. I'm waaay behind.

Paul and Phil: "Electric Chainsaw" sounds more like the name of a band, not a tool.
phile
10-13-2006, 10:14 AM
"Electric Chainsaw" sounds more like the name of a band, not a tool.
If it makes you feel any better, it still has that macho chain-oil smell.
CDeutsch
10-13-2006, 11:13 AM
not sure how you got 12 out of 2...

I'm pretty sure dc2gsrintegra logic is this.

4 strokes fire once for every 2 rotations.

Rotaries fire once per chamber per revolution.

6 chambers for a two rotor.

12 combustion events for every 2 revolutions. ;)
MacDubois
10-13-2006, 12:11 PM
I was under the impression that only being able to count the number of chambers was why people don't buy rotaries...if they count for for 6 a piece, that changes everything.

Personally at 16...sad a v8 and 2 4s
Household is about 78
4 v8s...32
a v6 and flat 6, 12
2 I4s... 8
Vtwin...2
3 parallel twins...6
2 I3s...6
7 singles...7
3 outboards boaty motors... good for 5 I think (yes, they are 1.667 each)

I'm sure I'm missing something, but now I have to go get rotarys...
And thats without owning gas power chainsaws/weed wackers/blenders
weidnerpaul
10-13-2006, 01:36 PM
The Joe Soucheray Internal Combustion Cylinder Index...
No brake cylinders or "Fires per" nonsense and (my opinion) since each rotary has one spot that always fires a two rotor is more like a 2 cylinder as those are the ones that fire, the others have no combustion...
MattD
10-13-2006, 07:00 PM
You guys have taken this so off topic that you have RUINED Mike's thread! :cry:
73GT
10-14-2006, 12:06 AM
I'm pretty sure dc2gsrintegra logic is this.

4 strokes fire once for every 2 rotations.

Rotaries fire once per chamber per revolution.

6 chambers for a two rotor.

12 combustion events for every 2 revolutions.__________________
So my my RD400 2stroke twin cylinder is actually a 4 cylinder ;)

A rotor has three sides so a two rotor motor has six.
2 x 3 = 6


Lee F
914 Dave
10-14-2006, 12:13 AM
Hey Lee, how do you figure combustion events in a 914?

(opening the door for a smart remark...)
speedyham
10-14-2006, 12:24 AM
Hey Lee, how do you figure combustion events in a 914?

(opening the door for a smart remark...)

Take a random number- divide by 4, multiply by the competency of the mechanic who last rebuilt the engine (.05 if the engine has not been rebuilt) and you have the probability of a combustion event in the engine of a 914. If you are just talking about in the car- well then, maybe 1 out of 2, 1 out of 4 if well maintained.

:lol: :lol: :lol: