"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
07/14/2016 at 09:40 • Filed to: None
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"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
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A friend of mine, Chris McBride, Street-luge legend from Seattle, travelling from Seattle to Whistler for the IDF world cup race. As long as I’ve known him, he has owned this car. And I’ve known him for quite a few years lol.
Keep in mind he is probably around 230/240lbs, travelling with another luger. That’s dedication :)
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 09:56 |
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I think he needs a little trailer.
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Flavien Vidal
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/14/2016 at 10:00 |
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He does but then the car would not be fun anymore
#priorities :)
Chariotoflove
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 10:15 |
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That is inspirational.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 11:09 |
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Idk, I doubt the car is very fun with all of that weight on the back and up high like that anyways. I know when I drive with my trunk full and a giant suitcase on my luggage rack, my Miata becomes a lot less nimble.
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Flavien Vidal
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/14/2016 at 11:15 |
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Still better than a trailer trust me :)
Those wobbly things are a pain in the ass really
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 11:17 |
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Does this guy not have a luggage rack and is using a bike rack? Haha and I thought I was crazy with what I put on my car.
Spaceball-Two
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 11:37 |
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The Sea to Sky Highway is a beautiful drive. I bet it’s even better in a Miata with all the twisties.
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> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 15:25 |
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We used to tow one of those Reese Backpacker clam-shell trailers behind our first miata (93, black and tan leather package car with gold stripes) for out of town autocross events back around 2000ish. With slightly taller tires and the bearings packed with synthetic grease, that thing towed like a champ with the cruise set at 80+ MPH. The key is weight distribution. If you don’t have at least 10-15% tongue weight, any trailer will be squirmy as hell. A small clam-shell trailer and the hard top in place is the only way to comfortably take a trip in miata and bring anything with you. I think Harbor Freight now sells the same trailer.
For $379 (plus a trip to the MVD to title and tag it), it is a utility multiplier for the small sports car owner who hasn’t yet grown up to trailering their car to the track.
http://www.harborfreight.com/600-lb-auto-20…
Long Live the Longdoor
> Flavien Vidal
07/14/2016 at 20:19 |
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My reasons not to buy a Miata keep diminishing.... That’s quite the contraption he’s got going there!
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Flavien Vidal
> Long Live the Longdoor
07/14/2016 at 20:34 |
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I think he bought it new at the time...