Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5

[Horney]

Just ordered at set of these in 15x7 ET25. 3 - 4 weeks until delivery.



Should look good with the Wilwoods and improve handling being lighter than the Compos.

[VW BUSH]

Nice are they mag alloy?

[Horney]

No idea, but they're about the lightest wheels you can get for the 5. They do two versions and these are the lighter ones used by the Spec Miata MX5 racers in the states.

[Horney]

Urrrgh, bloody old cars. I was supposed to be going to the MX5 National Meet tomorrow and be on the Moss Europe stand. No chance now. Stripped the old Throttle Body off and as suspected one broken throttle spindle.

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The replacement arrived yesterday but as is often the way with used parts it's been stripped of pretty much everything.

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I went to swap over the various bits and rounded off 4 bloody screws. I don't have the time to drill them out or find replacements before tomorrow. Rather than take the MK2 instead I'm going to soldier on with this and get as far as I can.

Sometimes I really hate my hobby.

[Horney]

Update time.

Managed to find the time (i.e took a day off work!) and headed down to Skuzzle Motorsport in Winchester to steal one of his lifts for the day and fit my WIlwoods.

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As probably mentioned earlier in the thread I realised after I ordered these they wouldn't fit behind my beloved Compomotive MLs. For the time being the car is running on some Team Dynamic Pro Race 1.2s I swiped off our Max5 racer.

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I've ordered some of the same wheel but in Gold which I'm waiting to arrive.

Today there was an organised run out to a pub and for lunch and then to Goodwood via some nice roads which seemed like the perfect opportunity to bed the brakes in.

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Next up Farnborough and District Motor Club's Sprint Royale on Sunday. Looking at the others in my class I've got my work cut out!

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[VW BUSH]

You should be the best handling car out of the lot, but I expect some of those cubic inches and forced induction engines might make up for crabbing corners and bad driving.
Should be fun though, underdog and all that....

[total stranger]

I reckon the Cooper will be your biggest threat Nick.

[Horney]

The cooper always wins that class, it's not standard and the guy is proper handy!

Is that Sis pic from Stonor park years ago?

[total stranger]

Yes that's your van man. I believe that's your arm in shot as you dish out the butties.

[Horney]

Those were the days!

I have an unhealthy addiction to stickers and decided some Spec Miata inspired MAZDA stickers were in order.

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