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12/14/04 I rolled my car. It is totaled. The following pages are now a dedication to my love for this car and all the time and money i spent on it. I will no longer be updating this page.

I had a very trumatic day today. Everything was going fine. I went up
to Arby's for lunch and on my way back i decided to go back to the mall. So
i took the i-85 north ramp so i could loop around back to ga20. Well, about
200ft in i reached for my phone on the floor and i failed to notice that i
was going toward the outside of the turn. When i realized the my left tires
were in the gravel on the shoulder i pulled the wheel back and the car
started to rotate and i felt my back wheels go off the road. I looked to my
left and saw the rock wall coming toward me. I did what i always told myself
i should do and just closed my eyes and relaxed. I dont remember hitting the
wall. When i came to, there was a strange sensation in my head..and my body.
I was upsidedown. Appearantly i caught the wall just right and it flipped
me, i dont know how many times. I stayed suspended in the car until the EMT
got there about 15min after it happened, which felt like only a minute and
an eternity at the same time. I was pinned in the car. Luckily they got me
out without cutting the car. I ws helped to a waiting ambulance and checked
over. A higher power was watching over me, i walked away with not even a
scratch on me, though i am sore. I owe my life to my racing harness and my
rollbar....2 things i never wanted to put to use. Sorry for the long
story.... im still kinda in shock. Tomorrow i get to deal with insurance
companies..yay. I'm already looking at another car.. a blue one this time.
I'm gonna call and see if its still for sale.

First i need to thank my sponsors..

Evolution AutoDesign for all my stickers.These guys can do more then graphics! Evolution-Autodesign.com

R*Speed...if you have a Miata and dont know these guys.. you really need to. Thanks Joe,Hector and The Cheat!!! If you need anything for your Miata/Mini call these guys and tell them i sent you!rspeed.net

Drift411.com The SouthEasts local drift forum and information site.. hince the name!Look for me on there as user 'DropTopDrifter'. drift411.com

S.E.D.A. SouthEastDrift.com This a the newist sanctioned drifting body based out of Atlanta Ga. We will be trying to set up a minimum of 6 events and 6 meets next year. With the SCCA behind SEDA, things could get intresting down here! I am a charter member.Southeastdrift.com

This page is dedicated to the ever ongoing progress of my car. This 1st and 2nd page is the lateist and greatist stuff going on... starting on page 3-12 is the progress from when i first got her to right before now.

Specs for now...
Jackson Racing Supercharger
Frontmount intercooler
RacingBeat street springs
Koni Yellow adjustable shocks
Flyin' Miata solid sway bars
Rota GT-3 16x7
205/45/16 Bridgestone Fuzion tires
R*Speed upper strut bar
HardDog - Hard Core roll bar
Custom intake (modified OEM to sit right behind the TSi)
Bosal 2.5" cat-back
Advanced timing to 16* BTDC
Denso Iridium plugs
R*Speed plugwires
KOYO aluminium 55mm radiator
Mazdaspeed 160* thermostat
K.G. Works short shifter
3-Puck metallic clutch
2000psi pressure plate
Jackson Racing flywheel
Throttle-body coolant bypass
MOMO Competition steering wheel
Custom shift knob
Aluminium parking brake cover
Indiglow gauges
Carbonfibre passenger side airbag cover
Carbon gauge cluster insert
Custom center console treatment
Pearl White paint
Bomex bumper w/driving lights
BrainStorm Turn Signal Intakes (TSi's)
Mazda OEM "high" wing
Roadster emblems
Hella dual air horn
Removed powersteering

DRIFT VIDS. I like drifting.
OK, i have some small drift vids that i got the other day that kinda go with the pics on page 6.
*** You must right click and use "Save taget as", then open using your media player. Or just click and hit save. Can also play with QuickTime***

These first 2 are the newist and best i have got. Full sound and great quality. Not to mention i have gotten much more skilled since the other ones.ENJOY!

Gymkahana style parking lot drifting.. major tire toasting action! Pretty risky too.

Nice big,fast Manji (side to side) drifts followed by inertia drifts.. lots 'o smoke here.

some inertia and shift_lock drifts

Wet drifting

Wet drift spin

Wet drifting

Wet Drift

Wet drifting

Inertia Drift

180* Shift Lock Drift

Quick Opposite-lock Drift

12/4/04 DGTrials Southern Fried Slide, Atlanta's first ever public drift practice/event. Here are a few pics of my car with the new graphics. When i update this page again... i'll have more pics AND VIDS! give me about a week and check back...

Boost has arrived......

Thanks to Mainstream Performance (www.mainstreamperformance.com for helping with the install of the supercharger and fabrication of the intercooler piping (which does not go under the rediator). Its a simple setup runnign 5-6 psi for now. The intercooler does help very much in the observations that i have made so far.

I was invited to the NOPI Nationals 2004 show to participate in the NOPI Drift Showoff. Here are a few snapshots from NOPI's own website.

**U.S. Drift Nationals WINNER**
On Aug. 28/04 I competed in my first drift event at Lowes MotorSpeedway in N.C.. Out of 20-25 cars in the competition, I was very satisfied i made the Super 8. I had no idea that I would be the winning driver of the event. My prize pack included :
$500
New set of Cooper Zion tires in any size
New set of BBS wheels up to 17"
Plaque
Checkered flag used for the event.

I am really happy.. can you tell.In the process, i also picked up my first sponsor, BatlGround Engineering. They are a performance shop in Atlanta Ga that specializes in making cars really fast. The shop drag Supra is a 8sec 1/4 mi car if that says anything. I will be representing them with my car and driving their 240SX in upcoming events. Here are the pics from 8/28/04...

Got some new rims... as of 5/20/04.
I was going to get some new tires. I decided to visit one of my favorite places and saw these rim and had to get them. 16x7 w/205/45/16 Bridgestone Fuzion tires. Hopefully there will be very few sets of these rims available to keep the uniqueness value.

Here are my other new toys...
I got to finally taking pics of the new lightweight shoes i won. They are BBS RG-F 15x7 with a +42 , 10.2lbs each and are forged... i am awaiting tires for them from Cooper... want 225/50/15s.. i might be drifting on them for the SFS....

Note the trick valve stems... 3-piece.

What do you guys think of the BBS sticker i put on the lip?? Should i put it on all them??