This is the big event of the year. 48 states, thousands of racers to pick from....but only 100 drivers get the invitation. A chance to compete in one of four classes to find out where a driver and his/her car ranks.
...and we are one of them.
Tales of angry snails and evil vaccum cleaners have been buzzed around the internets. But TDMS has chosen to keep things in perspective as far as keeping the car close to a Showroom Spec Miata for the future. Though we will say we have ventured into gray areas and have done a few things that are not Spec compliant until such time comes. But we have plenty of time to reverse those things when the time comes.
The TDMS crew has been working with some great friends to get the miata in one piece again. A couple years of problem free events has caught up with us. The oil pump went out and sped up the failure of what was already an engine on the way out. Ronald "Stringer" Roderick was quoted at Summit Point while getting out of the car..."...hey, the engine has been trouble free for three years. I knew this was coming because I could feel the loss of power over the last few events. But she held together long enough to beat my personal best time by 2 1/2 seconds. That was awesome! I have to thank Michael D. for some pointers on reviewing my video with me to help me out."
Now into several weeks of tear down and rebuild...things are coming together. The block and head are at the machine shop and they have been advised on class spec rules to stay within when machining the parts. Murt has spent a lot of time going over the engine rules to keep the engine Spec legal for future use in the series.
Ronald states..."these guys are awesome. I cant wait to give this new engine a try. Basically the only thing left on it that is from the old engine is the oil pan and the valve cover. I am just amazed at how much stuff there is to know about an engine."
On top of everything...TDMS will be visited trackside this event by sponsors and long time online racing friends for a fun and festive weekend. Three years running sponsor Glaze Communications of the TDMS miata will be there as well as Tony Resha from Tailgaiting Internet Talk Show and also the owner of Tailgating Trackside.
See everyone at the track!
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