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Below is a recounting of various car events I've attended along the years, from car club meets, autocrosses, track events, and enthusiast drives.

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2004/09/11 Doc Wong's Driving Clinic
2004-09-11 00:00 by Merlin in Cars
I can't believe it had been so long since my last DocWong drive. I think that one week, I had just run out of excuses not to go :-))
We had a fair amount of cars, and all went well, except for a mostly stock 240SX, who thought he had to race me down Jamison, except that I had Toyo RA-1s and 4 piston calipers with racing brake pads. He ended up banging up his car by hitting the wall that actually stopped him from going downhill off the cliff. While his car was crippled by the time he finally got down (tss, this is not a race, drive within your own and your car's limits), he got lucky overall
I did find out however that something was out with my suspension/alignement/bushings, as my car felt unsettled in too many spots. I guess it's time to fix all that up (Tein 16 way adjustable shocks, Flying Miata Super Pro bushing, and a new wheel alignment and rebalance (ok, as always Jason knows better :-) )
The Toyota wagon-like front wheel drive driver gets muchos points for sticking really close to me despite a car that's not as capable

The picts are here

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