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September 9, 2005: I've just had a bit of a chat with Larry at Carbotech.
He had a lot of complimentary things to say about the Porterfield R4S pads I've been using and was surprised to hear that I had complaints about the braking. His theory? I've glazed the pads over in one of my early track days due to overheating. That could be related to the blued rotors in the rear. I'll try scuffing up the pads a bit based on his recommendations but I've also ordered a set of Carbotech XP8 pads. It's similar to what Formula Ford cars run and much better suited to track use. I'm a little heavier (200 lbs) but I have a bigger pad, so hopefully it'll work out.

There is a large group of Se7ens driving across the US from Houston to San Francisco. They'll be circling around my area for a few days. I'll buzz out to visit them in Durango in a couple of weeks, then run down to Moab a few days later. It's going to be very interesting to see my car surrounded by the "real thing". Of course I have a list of things I want to do to the car before then so it's in good shape. I'd like to have a lower windscreen done but that's a matter of will on my part. I also need to sort out my bouncy headlights and possibly put in a muffler that actually, you know, muffles. First job is to get the car on the dyno with the throttle bodies and see if these bloody things are worth sorting out. They look and sound very cool but they still require a bit of attention. I've also had the tires pulled off another set of 1990 Miata wheels so I'll refinish those in black and silver like the others. These will get the Azenis tires remounted although the Seven will likely stay on the RA1 tires. Janel wants the Azenis tires for track use. Hey, I'm not going to discourage this behaviour!

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