10AE checking in from Idaho
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Hello everyone, my name is Keith. Idaho is where I currently call home, although I have lived in 5 other states (New York, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Washington). I am 28 and work in IT doing programming, among other things. Despite the stereotype, I actually prefer talking to people in person!
I've always loved cars, but until 2015, I hadn't personally performed a single piece of maintenance on one. That summer I bought a 2009 Subaru Legacy GT (auto w/ paddle shifters) and started teaching myself basic maintenance by reading forums and watching youtube videos. I subsequently drove it at PPIR in Colorado during a NASA HPDE event. I could talk at length about that experience, but the takeaway was that afterwards I knew I needed to race again, and I knew I needed a dedicated car for it (which was a manual), so certainly not my LGT. I eventually sold it and inherited a Volvo station wagon for a daily driver.
I then bought my Miata, a 10AE, a little over a year ago in the fall of 2016. It had 187k miles on it, came with the original hardtop, deuce roll bar, and had zero rust except for a little inside the front wheelwells where the sway bar brackets are welded to the frame. It was located in Baker City, Oregon, and being that my last name is Baker, it was pretty much destiny.
After doing all the basic maintenance and nailing down rev matching and heel-toe (kinda), I got the 'Ultimate E-Street' kit from Goodwin in preparation for some autocross. I enjoyed many mountain cruises over the summer, but for many different reasons, I wasn't able to attend any of the local autocross events except for the last two. My first event was in the Novice group and the second in ES, both of which I managed to win. I plan on competing quite a bit in ES this upcoming year, and hope to participate in some Hill Climbs a really cool local organization puts on (Northwest Hillclimb Association ? Great Races in Beautiful Places).
Fun Fact: I bought a 99' engine with 75k miles on it to tinker with this winter, and I've since learned that the person I bought it from and still have contact with, is the creator of the SKOU coolant reroute that came to be on these forums https://www.miataturbo.net/miata-par...fittings-76320.
Below are a couple pics of Huck, short for Huckleberry (Idaho's state fruit and similar to the 10AE color). Sometimes it's a he (Huck), sometimes it's a she (Huckleberry).
I've always loved cars, but until 2015, I hadn't personally performed a single piece of maintenance on one. That summer I bought a 2009 Subaru Legacy GT (auto w/ paddle shifters) and started teaching myself basic maintenance by reading forums and watching youtube videos. I subsequently drove it at PPIR in Colorado during a NASA HPDE event. I could talk at length about that experience, but the takeaway was that afterwards I knew I needed to race again, and I knew I needed a dedicated car for it (which was a manual), so certainly not my LGT. I eventually sold it and inherited a Volvo station wagon for a daily driver.
I then bought my Miata, a 10AE, a little over a year ago in the fall of 2016. It had 187k miles on it, came with the original hardtop, deuce roll bar, and had zero rust except for a little inside the front wheelwells where the sway bar brackets are welded to the frame. It was located in Baker City, Oregon, and being that my last name is Baker, it was pretty much destiny.
After doing all the basic maintenance and nailing down rev matching and heel-toe (kinda), I got the 'Ultimate E-Street' kit from Goodwin in preparation for some autocross. I enjoyed many mountain cruises over the summer, but for many different reasons, I wasn't able to attend any of the local autocross events except for the last two. My first event was in the Novice group and the second in ES, both of which I managed to win. I plan on competing quite a bit in ES this upcoming year, and hope to participate in some Hill Climbs a really cool local organization puts on (Northwest Hillclimb Association ? Great Races in Beautiful Places).
Fun Fact: I bought a 99' engine with 75k miles on it to tinker with this winter, and I've since learned that the person I bought it from and still have contact with, is the creator of the SKOU coolant reroute that came to be on these forums https://www.miataturbo.net/miata-par...fittings-76320.
Below are a couple pics of Huck, short for Huckleberry (Idaho's state fruit and similar to the 10AE color). Sometimes it's a he (Huck), sometimes it's a she (Huckleberry).
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Thanks! Other than some huckleberry cocktails, I actually haven't indulged in them too much haha. I can imagine that ice cream being pretty damn tasty though.
I'm in Boise. I almost made it that far north during a camping trip last summer but have never been to Coeur d'Alene. Hear it's beautiful though...definitely on my list of places to visit.
I'm in Boise. I almost made it that far north during a camping trip last summer but have never been to Coeur d'Alene. Hear it's beautiful though...definitely on my list of places to visit.
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Thank you for introducing me to this, it will likely become one of my go-to news sources when I'm not intentionally burying my head in the sand to maintain sanity.
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Where about's are you in Idaho? Unless I'm remembering incorrectly, I believe I've actually met the plant manager of the clover creek creamery while autocrossing in Boise. His name is Eric and he also has a Miata...that's not you is it?? In any case, thanks for the heads up; I'll check it out next time I go to Hagerman for some hot spring/kayak adventuring!
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Where about's are you in Idaho? Unless I'm remembering incorrectly, I believe I've actually met the plant manager of the clover creek creamery while autocrossing in Boise. His name is Eric and he also has a Miata...that's not you is it?? In any case, thanks for the heads up; I'll check it out next time I go to Hagerman for some hot spring/kayak adventuring!
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