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SQLGeek wrote:

MadMonkey wrote:

Rex B wrote:I learned not to take the Z3 skeet shooting, until I got a breakdown shotgun ;)

Miatas and Z3's are good excuses to buy SBR's!

I thought they were a good excuse to buy a bigger car.

I did, I have a 2000 Mazda MPV minivan too, much to the chagrin of my younger friends

Rex B wrote:I learned not to take the Z3 skeet shooting, until I got a breakdown shotgun ;)

Miatas and Z3's are good excuses to buy SBR's!

Fangs wrote:

MadMonkey wrote:Well, I had just gotten my first true GT car, a 1986 Toyota Supra.

I had an '87 Supra back in high school. Absolutely loved it, unfortunately I ran out of money trying to keep it running. These days it's sitting on my mother's property, I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of it.

HAH, same here... my 86 broke down every time I went to the mall I wish I was joking.

I bought an 88 after that and it was significantly more reliable, but still not great...

jbirds1210 wrote:Don't get me wrong.....couple of fat guys in combination with a steep hill and Carol the Corolla can move along quickly.

Jason

Man I wish I had a pick of my buddy in my Miata.. he weighed about 350lbs at the time and was almost 6' tall. He looked EXACTLY like a chubby kid in a Barbie car, his head was even sticking out of the top!

I've seen several Ford GT's in person... gorgeous cars, but they're still Fords

Once I get a house I'm planning on picking up a Lotus 7 or similar stripped-down toy (Caterham, Locost, anything like that). Ultimately I'd like a Lotus Elise. I have simple tastes... or maybe realistic. If I was "baller" status I'd go no lower than a Ferrari F430 Spyder, I just can't afford the upkeep on something like that. Heck, I'd have to save for a year just to change the tires!

The coolest "sports car" moment I've ever had was when I was heading to a skating rink a few years ago. I lived near La Grange (yes, the ZZ Top one) and drove pretty much F-M roads most of the way to Brenham, TX.

Well, I had just gotten my first true GT car, a 1986 Toyota Supra. I was having a blast playing on the curve, when I suddenly saw a flash of red off to my left. I flipped a U-turn and headed back, and in the parking lot of a tiny bed & breakfast near Round Top there were 18 Ferraris of various models and years, a Lamborghini and a Maserati. I was in hog heaven I hung around for a while taking pictures.

It may not sound like much, but things like that are rare when you live in the sticks

Rex B wrote:

gigag04 wrote:We've been trying to get a Monaco trip going.

Now THAT would be fun

Rex B wrote:looking good!

I've spent many weekends on that lot

Equipe Rapide?

Yup! I haven't autocrossed in over a year, though. I'm preparing to sell the Miata and get a Point A to Point B car until I buy a house, then I'll get something fun again.

Me and Le Pew at an autocross in Mineral Wells

92 Miata here