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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
Both of the same guy. MR2 turbo. His screen name is Mr. Hyde somewhere. It's a FAST MR2 
I don't know if there's downhills probably not since it's safer to go uphill and that's why it's call hill climbs
And yes they are public roads that are closed off. Duryea (same as Pagoda but longer) is in Reading in the spring, and Pagoda is in the fall (Pagoda at the top of the mountain). Actually Duryea is coming up at the end of this month.
I don't know if there's downhills probably not since it's safer to go uphill and that's why it's call hill climbs And yes they are public roads that are closed off. Duryea (same as Pagoda but longer) is in Reading in the spring, and Pagoda is in the fall (Pagoda at the top of the mountain). Actually Duryea is coming up at the end of this month.
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
Both of the same guy. MR2 turbo. His screen name is Mr. Hyde somewhere. It's a FAST MR2 I don't know if there's downhills probably not since it's safer to go uphill and that's why it's call hill climbs
And yes they are public roads that are closed off. Duryea (same as Pagoda but longer) is in Reading in the spring, and Pagoda is in the fall (Pagoda at the top of the mountain). Actually Duryea is coming up at the end of this month.
I don't know if there's downhills probably not since it's safer to go uphill and that's why it's call hill climbs And yes they are public roads that are closed off. Duryea (same as Pagoda but longer) is in Reading in the spring, and Pagoda is in the fall (Pagoda at the top of the mountain). Actually Duryea is coming up at the end of this month.
h: Also probably looked slow after I rode a CBR954RR the first time that day, everything looks slow after you get off of that. 
About how fast did he get going? It sounded like the bottom of fourth.
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Originally Posted by cbags05
Is a school a good place to start, or just a waste of money learning things you could learn by doing events?
If you just do events you could just be making the same mistakes over and over again and not improve.
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Yeah....central illinois has a school every spring...I think I'll aim at fitting that into my schedule then hitting up some events. I really don't think it would be a good idea to use my Civic in races, so i'll probably save up lots of money till then and look at buying an RSX or something. Hopefully all goes as planned...
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Originally Posted by cbags05
Yeah....central illinois has a school every spring...I think I'll aim at fitting that into my schedule then hitting up some events. I really don't think it would be a good idea to use my Civic in races, so i'll probably save up lots of money till then and look at buying an RSX or something. Hopefully all goes as planned...
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
What's wrong with a Civic? For 8 years that's all I've ever autocrossed.
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Originally Posted by cbags05
Sorry, I should have elaborated. It's my only car and I need reliable transportation. I'd hate to go beat the hell out of the car and put myself at risk of losing it. Then I'm in a tight financial situation. I'd rather wait till I can at least have something to fall back on.
-change rotors
-change brake pads
-flush brake fluid
-change oil every 10,000 miles
-change oil filter every 3000 miles
-flush tranny fluid
-add fuel injector cleaner every 3000 miles
and that's about it. Nothing has ever broke on me *knock on wood*
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
I've autocrossed my 2000 Civic Si for 5 years straight. Had 80 miles when I did my 1st autocross. It now has 78,000 miles and it still runs strong. The only maintenance I do every year:
and that's about it. Nothing has ever broke on me *knock on wood*
and that's about it. Nothing has ever broke on me *knock on wood*
Why do you only change your oil every 10,000 miles?