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Old Oct 28, 2002 | 05:52 AM
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Talking All Southern Cali people meet up at Carlsbad!!! Saterday!!!

All Southern Cali people meet up at Carlsbad!!! Saterday!!! They open at 11:00 am, I'll be there with my c32 and10 of my friends, s2000, transam ws6, mustangs, bmw's and more! Give me an email if you need dirrections or info on the track! theloser0@aol.com Lets show these people what our cars are made of !!!!
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Old Oct 28, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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what's "Saterday"? ...

where is Carlsbed anyway? i only heard it's about an hour and half from where i live.
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 07:43 AM
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Carlsbad is a drag strip .....

OOPs..... I ment Saturday.... It was late...... Carlsbad is a drag strip thats almost at sea-level! Its right next too San Diego but not that far. It takes me 30 minutes to get there from Orange County.

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Take 5 SOUTH, to PALOMAR AIRPORT RD.., Exit and go EAST on Palomar Airport Rd. Take a LEFT on BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, then go LEFT at stoplight into the TRACK ENTRANCE(Poinsettia Ave) (760)727-1171 ---Track
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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Well I guess I will go, where is everyone meeting? Or do we just yell "hey I have a mercedes" when we get there?
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 04:53 PM
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how come carlsbad's drag strip does not have a webpage? I can't seem to find much information on it. What is the entrance fee and the rules and so forth.
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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 11:58 PM
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Ill be there. Im going with a few other people actually
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 12:54 AM
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Talking Carlsbad info....

The rules to race at Carlsbad are you need to have a helmet! It has to be a motorcycle or dirt bike or any helmet thats not your little sister bycyle helmet! I do believe its $22 to race! Try to get there early so we can take up space on the top parking area. And yes we will meet by yelling "I HAVE A MERCEDES"! I think it will work..... Or bring alot of attention... either way its not too bad.....
SEE YOU THERE!!!!! You can bring chairs to hangout by the cars. you can actually bring what ever you want. PS. Im not sure why they dont have a webpage. I'll bring it up when I get there....
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 02:10 AM
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Vadim and Ben, are you guys gonna be there? Ben, my $100 bet is still on for you to take, if your car can do 12.0s flat in 1/4 (that meant 12.0s or less). So bring on the slick tires !!
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 03:06 AM
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Re: Carlsbad info....

Originally posted by N.M.M.
The rules to race at Carlsbad are you need to have a helmet! It has to be a motorcycle or dirt bike or any helmet thats not your little sister bycyle helmet! I do believe its $22 to race! Try to get there early so we can take up space on the top parking area. And yes we will meet by yelling "I HAVE A MERCEDES"! I think it will work..... Or bring alot of attention... either way its not too bad.....
SEE YOU THERE!!!!! You can bring chairs to hangout by the cars. you can actually bring what ever you want. PS. Im not sure why they dont have a webpage. I'll bring it up when I get there....
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either you'll get a lot of attention or your car will get a lot of unwanted attention...if you know what i mean...
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Question: Will my car get trashed by dirt if I go? That's what I hear.

It would be nice to meet you all though...
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 05:39 PM
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NO!

Your car is not going to get trashed. its a short compressed dirtroad to get in thats not even that long! get trashed? you dont have to rally it! what people mean is, will my car get dusty? pretty good chance, for all of those people i will bring a set of 100% terry cloth towel and a couple bottles of Meguires Quik Detail. I'll even bring some tire shine! Its a really good chance for all of us to meet each other!
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Just talked to some guys on the DTM forum. An S4 and M-coupe, both of which run mid to high 12's, are coming. Not as fast as we thought we were!
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 11:21 PM
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Originally posted by JustinTRW
Just talked to some guys on the DTM forum. An S4 and M-coupe, both of which run mid to high 12's, are coming. Not as fast as we thought we were!
those are the people im going with. i raced that s4. He definately killed me.
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those are the people im going with. i raced that s4. He definately killed me.
S4 running 12s...WOW...was it only ECU mod? or he change the turbos too? His 0-60 is probably like 4.6-7...WOW
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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 12:03 AM
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Yeap, those cars are no joke when tuned properly. Just wait till someone here gets a pulley kit...
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Yeap, those cars are no joke when tuned properly. Just wait till someone here gets a pulley kit...
yeah, but i still don't recommand people to modify their car unless they want to keep the car forever. It's hard to sell a modify car, and the resale value will drop like a stone. When selling the car individually i think it's very necessary to tell the buyer what has been done to the car. cheating the dealership is another story...

I just don't see the point of tuning a already fast car like the S4, M3 or C32 to be even faster for 10-20k. I think it's better to save the money for something more important in life. Besides, if one can spend $20k on mods on a $60k car, why can't he/she just add that $20k to the budget for the car and get a better car at $80k.
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Well, I will not be getting any mods resulting in more power (any time soon anyway). I like the reliability the way it is.

However, the suspension mods I am all for.
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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 04:18 AM
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S4 running 12s...WOW...was it only ECU mod? or he change the turbos too? His 0-60 is probably like 4.6-7...WOW
Here's a litttle preview. Go to www.giacusa.com . S4 can go for high 11s and low 12s.
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