2011 Colorado Mazdaspeed 3 Open - Sponsored by Edge Autosport
- Shooter McGavin
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2011 Colorado Mazdaspeed 3 Open - Sponsored by Edge Autosport
This is a repost from Mazdapeedforums.org http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/forum/f286/denver-colorado-area-mazdaspeed-3-meets-rallies-97522/#post1131478
Cliffnotes: Mazdaspeed 3 specific meet in Denver, tentative dates are looking like Saturday 1/7/12, where is still open to suggestions.
Edit: Added to Upcoming Meets section
Cliffnotes: Mazdaspeed 3 specific meet in Denver, tentative dates are looking like Saturday 1/7/12, where is still open to suggestions.
Edit: Added to Upcoming Meets section
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- Shooter McGavin
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- Shooter McGavin
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Shooter McGavin wrote:Man you're not kidding. I'll update the post once a location is settled on.
Finn McCools really won't leave very easy access for a good cruise, so I doubt that would be the best spot. It would be a pretty central location to attract people from the Springs the whole way up through North Denver though.
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One thing I've found when going back to driving boosted cars, like my friend's 2011 STi, it's strange getting used to all the power being in the midrange again. Turbo 4 cylinders tend to really die off on the top end. So you have to shift a boosted 4 differently than I shift my Mustang. My Mustang pretty much just keeps pulling all the way to redline, and it's not as powerful in the low-mid range, but in my friend's STi, if you try to go all the way to redline it just falls on its face.
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- Shooter McGavin
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- Shooter McGavin
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Nothing's been locked down yet, here is what they've got so far:
Meet Location:
TBD
Option 1: Northfield Parking Lot 8340 Northfield Boulevard, Denver, CO 80238 - Google Maps
Option 2: "fairly big parking lot at a bar/grill that my buddy owns just south of Denver" - hcbr929rr2
Option 3: Please Post Suggestions About Where You Would Like to Meet
So if anyone has any ideas let me know and I can relay the suggestion if you don't have a msf.org account.
Meet Location:
TBD
Option 1: Northfield Parking Lot 8340 Northfield Boulevard, Denver, CO 80238 - Google Maps
Option 2: "fairly big parking lot at a bar/grill that my buddy owns just south of Denver" - hcbr929rr2
Option 3: Please Post Suggestions About Where You Would Like to Meet
So if anyone has any ideas let me know and I can relay the suggestion if you don't have a msf.org account.
No regrets, that's my motto.....That and everybody Wang Chung tonight.
erod550 wrote:One thing I've found when going back to driving boosted cars, like my friend's 2011 STi, it's strange getting used to all the power being in the midrange again. Turbo 4 cylinders tend to really die off on the top end. So you have to shift a boosted 4 differently than I shift my Mustang. My Mustang pretty much just keeps pulling all the way to redline, and it's not as powerful in the low-mid range, but in my friend's STi, if you try to go all the way to redline it just falls on its face.
The size of turbo you are running makes a huge difference. The stock VF series on the WRXs and STIs are chosen because the have little lag and good midrange. The Speed 3/6 is a more extreme example as you know. Ton of power down low and NOTHING up top. Swap in a 30 series and the entire power band changes. I think mine was making peak power at 6k rpm and the drop off it had past that was tiny. It pulled hard all the way till the rev limiter.
That said I do miss the top end of the 3076. The VF52 makes more power than the K04 on the speed but the pull near redline isnt nearly what the 3076 was.
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erod550 wrote:it's strange getting used to all the power being in the midrange again.
Let me just say I wish that were the case for my n/a Legacy. Makes absolutely no power until like 5000-5500 rpm (6500 rpm redline). At least, that's what it feels like to me.
I have no real useful input for this topic though lol.
Have fun all you speed3 owners!
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