NCAA 12-May

[Jamie]

The next Fort Collins area autocrossers lunch will be:

Friday, 12-May
Noon
Somi's
1544 Oakridge Dr, Fort Collins, 80525 - (970) 282-7664

From I-25, take Harmony Rd. west to McMurry Dr. Take McMurry south to Oak Ridge Dr. Take Oak Ridge west to Somi's parking lot.

[Jake Latham]

I like the variety!

I'll be there. the Z won't be, unfortunately...

-J

[LoCore]

I'll be there.

Jake will have to tell the Z story.

[Jamie]

Jake - at least tell us now that the Z is okay. :eek:

[Jake Latham]

It is, if you give a pretty wide definitition of "OK".

Mark Baer gets it in a few weeks to yank the motor out and swap the manifolds and turbos out. Time consuming, but nothing super bad.

Imagine it'll be 100% back in shape by the end of May - just my sense of "do it right or don't do it at all" that doesn't allow me to let the previous owner's half-assed work stand.

In the meantime, I'm fixing other minor piddly stuff wrong with the car. Going to be a really nice Z when I'm ready :)

-Jake

[Jamie]

My definition of OK is apparently rather broad. I was just hoping you didn't have to abandon it in Arkansas or somewhere on the drive back! You and it are back in semi-satisfactory condition, it needing a few fixes, so, that is "OK". :)

See you Friday.

[LoCore]

Jake was surprised the condition the car was in when he got there, seeing this when he got to Texas.

http://www.fastcoolcars.com/images/wallpaper2/300zx_2.jpg

[Jake Latham]

Funny thing you should mention Dave.

My cousin is this man:

http://www.jakelatham.com/300zx/images/donnie/img654.jpg

who used to drive this car:

http://www.jakelatham.com/300zx/images/donnie/img655.jpg

http://www.jakelatham.com/300zx/images/donnie/GTP_01.jpg

For Nissan's IMSA GTP effort back in the 80's. His name is Don Devendorf, and he went on to found Electramotive. The very first race I ever watched was - I think - when I was 6 or 7 years old, in 1986 or 1987 or so, at Sears Point. He was driving the black California Cooler ZX-Turbo.

My parents bought a '90 300ZX when they came out, and now I"ve got this '90 TT of mine. You could say that Z cars are in my blood :)

-Jake

[LoCore]

The GTP Nissans have always been one of my favorite race cars. Very cool.

[hderr]

As of right now, my plan is to join you for lunch. What's the cuisine at Somi's? Should I practice with a fork, chop-sticks or what?

I'm hoping that Jake will at least bring a picture of the real z_car?

[Jake Latham]

Here it is when I left Alabama:

http://www.jakelatham.com/300zx/

Not quite so clean now, nor so...assembled.

-Jake

[hderr]

Looks like a nice ride, to say the least. I didn't see on your site, or missed it, and I'm guessing I would be safe in ES, but do you plan to use this in auto-x?

[Jake Latham]

Hank -

Yep, you're safe in ES. I'm not sure where Z's are classed, although this one would be SM2, at this point.

And no, not going to autocross it - Z32's make dreadful autocross cars. This is purely for fun mountain driving, road trips, and daily driving. It's a delightful GT :)

-Jake