Howdy.
After several years of DDing/Autocrossing an NA Miata, finally stepped up and bought a real car.

Found an 08 GSR just across the border in Canada, brought her home on Friday.
One - lady - owner before me, 40,000 miles on the clock, stock except for an aftermarket stereo.

Current plans involve Autocross and having a smile put on my face every time I hit boost.
Looking to run B street for the foreseeable future, so 200 TW tires and that's about it.
(Maybe however much exhaust I'm allowed to run, dunno yet)

Thoughts on alignment specs?

 

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Thanks!
It's amusing trying to find relevant information for running this car in BS, so few are anywhere near close enough to stock to do it.

RE-71R's headed my way thanks to the rack, now just need some wheels to put all-seasons on.

Thoughts on brake pads? Fluids?

 

I use ds2500's and penrite racing brake fluid, works well for street and track

 

Nice choice. I'm sure you will have lots of fun.

 

Autocrossed it for the first time yesterday, had a blast even on street tires, bone stock.
RE71R's going on as soon as I pick up a spare wheelset, investigating a larger front sway and cat-back exhaust to round out mods for the foreseeable future.

 

Might want to research that front sway bar, you'll have to drop the entire subframe, and I hear it doesn't feel the greatest even with the front sway bar. I hear the rear sway bar though feels great you'll get more oversteer.

 

Yeah, sway options/cat-back/brake pads are my list of things to do over the winter, we'll see.

Have the RE71Rs in my kitchen, wheels on their way, should be joined with the car in time for the last autocross of the year, this weekend.
Very excited to see what this car can do on 200TW tires instead of (high end) all seasons.

 

Your new Car is a lot more than just a new set of wheels. It is something with which you will associate with everlasting beautiful memories. Congratulations.

 

Can confirm, even more fun on sticky rubber.

Set of MR wheels headed to me in the mail, now just to figure out the TPMS issues I'm having
(New wheels from tire rack with sensors installed, refuse to talk to the car)

 

Sounds like I need to go to a dealer to get them reset?
Awesome.
Guess I'll just get used to having the light on anytime I'm running my nice wheels, there's no dealer within 50 miles of me.

 

Last AX of the season just happened, confirming my need for either upgrades or spontaneous increase in talent behind the wheel.

Tomei Expreme exhaust has been sourced second hand, rest of the mods waiting for either good deals or worst case, until cyber monday sales.
Hopefully I'll be more competitive next season, I was all over the place these last three events.

 

to late now but should hold out and plan your mods, I would have gone turbo back with high flow cat, K&N, tune, pump, then whitelines, coil overs, R specs etc

 

Sticking close to stock for classing reasons (plus other than shocks it'll save me a ton of money)
Shots from recent autocrosses:

 

nice tripod pics!