Page 1: updates, introduction, overview of work done
Page 2: Soul of a Roadster
Page 3: Description and pics of newest work done
Page 4: Photoshop manipulations, more pics, and more work done
Page 5: My other vehicles, including my 05 SV650N

Page 6: RACING

**SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR A LIST OF LATEST UPDATES**

This is my 04 Mazdaspeed Turbo Roadster. #2448 of 4000, born on 4/6/04. Some of the pics throughout these pages are from just after I bought this car, before I changed things, so you will see some variances. This car has every single factory option and MANY non-factory parts!

And this is me:
 

I have a degree in Automotive Systems Technology, I'm a drivability diagnostics technician at a Cadillac/GMC/Buick/Mazda dealership and I build performance machines on the side. I'm taking some classes this fall to get ready to go into an engineering degree in fall 2010.

UPDATES..

8/5/09 - added pics and specs of my motorcycle to PAGE 5 . Check it out! I'll be adding more pics of the bike on page 5 from now on because there's no option on cardomain for making pages for motorcycles. [lame!]

3/25/09 -  pic of my cold-air box added to page 3.

3/11/09 - I built a cold-air box for my (modified) flyin' miata intake. I haven't taken pics yet, but i should be able to find the time this week. It's a stainless steel box of my own design with 2000 degree radiant heat reflective material on the outside. It fits snugly in the front left corner of the engine compartment and follows it's contours. It takes in outside air forced through the space between the front fascia and the fog lights.

ALSO..

If you have a miata, CHECK THIS OUT!

ALL the info can be found here:
The official MATG event forum!
The official Tail of the Dragon/Deals Gap website!

10/11/08 - Here is a link to my photo album of me and the Roadster at a DGTrials Gymkhana/drift time trial event. or you can see a few of them on page six.

10/11/08 - Here is a link to a photo album of my photography from the 12th annual Roadsters at the Gap!!
8/8/08 - New photoshop manipulations on page 4.. from photos at the Tail of the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway!

8/2/08 - July 25-27th was the 12th annual miatas at the gap gathering in the mountains of NC and TN, centered around the Tail of the Dragon. HERE IS A LINK to a small album of photography of me on the dragon done by killboy.com I'll have some of my own photography of the weekend up soon!

7/11/08 - update #1 In the middle of May, I went on a solo road-trip around the eastern US. I drove over 2000 miles through North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, back through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and back to NC.

update #2 Back in March, I was hit direct on the driver side by a volvo stationwagon. This was the result:

over $8000 damage. But, it's been all fixed for a while now, and I've been top-down driving like mad! And just for good measure, I already put a nice little nick in the driver door paint.

update #3 NEW intercooler! YAAAY!! Took out the old intercooler, chopped some piping off, affixed a larger intercooler. Pretty straight forward. Since I'm now blocking all the direct air flow to the radiator, I installed a lower temperature thermostat (160* instead of 180*) and a higher pressure radiator cap to help protect from overheating and boiling respectively. So far, it's worked perfect for several months. Pics on page 3!

update #4 Ground Control threaded coil over spring perches with Eibach race springs! I love these things. MUCH smaller than the mazdaspeed springs, but stronger spring rates, lighter weight, all while maintaining good road manners. They work perfect with my Bilstein shocks, they're easy to adjust, they look spectacular. I thought this thing could corner before.. now it really is like kart racing! Pictures on page 3!!

update #5 After about 8 months of driving on the 17" riax wheels, I decided to put the 15" Kosei K1 TS back on. At only 10.5 lbs a piece, they're MUCH lighter weight. Enough less rotational unsprung weight that I can feel the difference. Faster acceleration, shorter braking, faster steering response, lower center of gravity.. especially now with the Ground Controls.

update #6 Finally replaced the downpipe with an FM stainless steel DP with high-flow catalyst. 7.2 lbs lighter than stock, and it allows the turbo to breath much easier. This combined with the MagnaFlow pipes that include everything behind the downpipe.. it sounds like roadster SHOULD sound. Strong, throaty burble, tuned exhaust note, NO harsh or raspy sounds at any RPM. It pretty much sounds like the old british roadsters after they had been fully built for racing.

8/21/07 - First place in my class at SpeedFed Nationals!!

*Who am I?*
*See some of my photography here*
*Other carshow photography here*

All photography done and copyrighted by me!

Oh.. to feel that deep, innermost awakening, that arousal of latent rapturous emotion solely effectuated by moving unconscionably faster than the human body was ever meant to go, by incessantly pushing the verge of the laws of physics; that titillating sensation, equidistant between the conscious and the subconscious which is entirely unfathomable to those who haven't experienced it, don't understand it, or those who only care about looking like they're fast.
I just can't justify spending a lot of money on looks when performance is so much more.. vivifying.

What's been done so far:
*Hard Dog M2 Hardcore 5-point roll bar w/single diagonal cross member

*Leather-wrap padding for roll bar

*larger intercooler

*Flyin' Miata intake pipes and compressor outlet pipe (modified)

*Flyin' Miata throttle body inlet pipe

*Cold-air box of my own design with 2000 degree radiant heat reflective coating

*GFB Blow off valve

*Manual boost controller (boost set at 11 psi)

*O2 signal modifier

*Speed Hut custom-designed boost gauge to match the other gauges

*replaced the stock 17" wheels with Kosei K1 TS racing 15x7" with a 38mm offset, and wrapped them in VERY sticky Yokohama S.Drive (this combination is about 8 pounds lighter at each corner than stock)

*Mazda color-matched headlight and tail light bezels

*Mazda color-matched small side sills

*Mazda color-matched rear stone/mud guards

*side marker lamps replaced with clear pieces

*Brushed billet aluminum gauge bezel

*Custom painted center console sections and door panel sections (done by me)

*replaced MX-5 badging with 2006 Roadster (script style) badging from Mazda Japan

*replaced fuel lid and surround with chrome lid and surround

*Cruise control added

*zoom-zoom 3rd-eye tail light

*Magnaflow direct-fit stainless steel midpipe and muffler

*Flyin' Miata Stainless Steel downpipe with high-flow catalyst

*Sylfex Auxmod

*Track Dog Racing air splitter

*Red brake calipers

*Replaced rear Mazda badge with tribal Ichthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ, Greek for fish. Jesus fish

*Ground Control threaded spring perches

*Eibach race springs

Much more is already in the works. ECU: Link piggyback, Hydra Nemesis, or the Xede, haven't decided which yet. Sooner or later, possibly.. the engine will be stroked with a Flyin' Miata stroker kit (and some serious internal metalwork to go with it.)

Next page: Soul of a Roadster.