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    The NASA 25 Hours Of Thunderhill Overload Gallery

    Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class

    Four Hours Down, 21 To Go: Welcome To The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill!

    Evil Genius Racing To Take On 25 Hours Of Thunderhill
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    Image of nick2ny nick2ny
    12/08/08

    In reply to The NASA 25 Hours Of Thunderhill Overload Gallery
    wow, so it is true, more mazda's are raced on any given weekend than any other manufacturer. i always dug that commercial.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/08/08

    @nick2ny: Mazdas tend to dominate the 24 Hours Of LeMons as well, which makes me wonder why they don't have an ad campaign like "Mazda: Even When It's A 500 Dollar Shitpile, It Can Win Races!"
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/08/08

    @Murilee Martin: I CraigListed for Miatas near me after reading about yet another fine showing. All the ones around here are mostly mint--or certainly non-beater--and too much $$. Dammit.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/08/08

    @NovaloadMissesPolar: How about a Protege, then?
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    Image of dontknoa dontknoa
    12/08/08

    In reply to The NASA 25 Hours Of Thunderhill Overload Gallery
    I wana knoa - who brought the 1960's beetle, and why?
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    12/08/08

    @dontknoa: That's actually a Fun Cup Beetle (go here for info), and the only Type 1 parts on it are the windshield and wipers. It's got a mid-mounted Golf 2.0 engine, Audi transaxle, and a full tube chassis. Really cool car; I'll be doing a post later on with more info.
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    Image of 79TA 79TA
    12/08/08

    In reply to The NASA 25 Hours Of Thunderhill Overload Gallery
    I for one was shocked to see the little MX-5 take the overall win given the stiff competition last year. For those of you who don't follow racing unless jalopnik reports it, last year was predictably dominated by a Crawford Daytona Prototype and other noteworthy competition came in the form of a Factory Five GTM and two Normas. A similar set of competition was present this year (minus one Norma) but I still don't know why they couldn't keep up with an MX-5. The DP crashed, but I wonder what happened to the other front runners.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/08/08

    @79TA: POAK.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    12/08/08

    In reply to The NASA 25 Hours Of Thunderhill Overload Gallery
    Man, no offense to the owner, but even decked out as a racer, the honda del sol is still the dog's breakfast.


    My compliments to the snap-shooter however. You do good work.

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    12/08/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    I loves me some endurance racing. Doesn't matter what kind, really. Congratulations to all the competitors.


    And thank you Murilee, for going above and beyond the call of duty. Especially when you really could have used your beauty rest.

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    12/08/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Something about the miata's grille makes me think of the pillsbury doughboy.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    12/08/08

    @5000punchestotheface: Hehe!
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    12/08/08

    @Mad_Science: It's more of a hoo hoo!


    stop poking my stomach

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    12/08/08

    @5000punchestotheface: I was thinking Stay-Puft marshmallow man (the giant evil one).
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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Get some rest and kick that bug, Murilee. We need you out there scouring the island for Saab Sonetts and the like.
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    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Here's a hearty 'well done' to the Evil Genius crew for a well spent weekend. Also, Murilee, I find heated waterbeds are the ticket when you get the flu. They keep the cramps and the shivers down a bit.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Fluids and rest, Murilee.
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    12/08/08

    @Tysto: I prefer 20W50.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Mazda speed 5? As the rest of the world knows it an MX5, or the girlfriends car ;) & oh i couldn'd give a fuck who bites to that.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    12/07/08

    @layabout couldn't give a f**k: Mazdaspeed is Mazda's go-fast division, IIRC it goes by a different name overseas? I recall Clarkson testing the Mazdaspeed 6 against a Mondeo STsomething and a Vectra VXR, but it was called the Mazda 6 MPS or MTS or something...
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    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    Some Miatas won. What a surprise.


    I propose a race series that bans all the usual suspects. Miatas are out, for example.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/07/08

    Yes. Also, ban Audis from Le Mans. And ban Toyota from U.S. because they sell too many vehicles.
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    12/07/08

    In reply to Mazdaspeed MX-5 Takes Overall NASA 25 Hours Win, Evil Genius Miata Wins E2 Class
    My great grandmother survived the 1918 flu. Hopefully that will give me some kind of immunity when the bird flu pandemic hits (right between the complete collapse of Western civilization into anarchy and the zombie plague, naturally).


    Is it just me, or did a Miata win last year's race too? Those things seem to be built to win SCCA and NASA races.

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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    12/07/08

    In reply to Four Hours Down, 21 To Go: Welcome To The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill!
    Okay, after reading all the comments on this thread, am I to conclude that you folks are not referring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...? At first read, I thought "oh, cool, Murilee has a friend writing for the space program! "


    Keep in mind that Murilee and I both have done technical publications and documentation in our careers...

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    12/07/08

    @Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: National Auto Sport Association I initially assumed it was the better known NASA also.
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    Image of JohnnyWagon JohnnyWagon
    12/07/08

    In reply to Four Hours Down, 21 To Go: Welcome To The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill!
    After searching, I found that the Beetle is from a series called the "Fun Cup"


    [www.fun-cup.com]


    Pretty neat!

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/07/08

    @JohnnyWagon: 2beetles1funcup?
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/07/08

    In reply to Four Hours Down, 21 To Go: Welcome To The 25 Hours Of Thunderhill!
    You know, for those of us who are a gazillion miles away, Murilee, it really does just feel like you're teasing us. Seriously, all I ever have to watch is fucking Nascar. If I wanted to watch half-wits drive around in a circle for two hours, I'd go to the Save-On-Foods lot, and watch teenagers try and figure out how to do donuts in the snow.


    Okay, not quite true anymore, now that I've started downloading V8 Supercars. That'll have to tide me over until Murilee can figure out how to televise LeMons.

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    12/07/08

    @Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: V8 Supercars is what Nascar should be. Absolutely awesome.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/07/08

    @Jon: You, sir, speak truthiness and wisdom.
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