Liz Miles - MilesSpeed.com : Blue Car

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This car I picked up from my dad back in October 2002. There was not enough room for the car at his house and it was worth more to me than he could sell it for so now its mine. It is a 1993 Ford Probe GT 5-speed, DOHC V6. This car has been though a lot, tips to Wyoming, Thunder Hill, 100 miles of driving to a day to Knightsen, CA, for work, the list goes on. This car is really amazing for that it is. It's inputs are all so dialed, the way the steering feels, clutch pressure, brake pressure, shifter... Seats I am looking to transplant into the Datsun as well. They have good support and are mechanically adjustable. The modifications to this car are minimal but they are as listed below.
I sold the blue car 7.22.06. It was pretty sad to let her go but I believe she went to a good place. The guy I sold it to seems to want to fix it up and drive it. Not beat it up and wreck it. He says he will keep me posted on its progress which will show up here too if I get more information.

Roll Bar

I didn't want to have this car be too fancy/ricey as far as modification goes. I figured a 6 point roll bar couldn't hurt this uni-body. The door bars are bent to clear the stock door panels and window cranks. Some how by accident the trunk release lever and gas door lever clear the bar as well. Although the difference from stock is not dramatic, the car feels more rigid and does not make as much noise over bumps.

Stereo

My friend Brian and I designed a stereo system to be hidden in the blue car. It had a Sony 15" sub, Rockford Fostgate amp, Infinity speakers and the deck was a loaner I don't remember what brand it was. The system sounded really good for less than $500 invested.

Brakes

Whom ever, not naming names, owned this car before me had a habit of heavy late braking and warped rotors beyond turnability. The most cost effective replacement were some drilled/slotted rotors from Ebay. I of course had to paint the calipers with VHT brand caliper paint. Just looks neat, no other reason.

Thunder Hill October 25, 2005
This was my first time on a race track and boy, if I had time to sleep the night before I don't think I would have. The night before was drag racing at Sacramento raceway and I did not get home till after 1am. luckily this was daylight savings time or whatnot and I got an extra hour to sleep before getting up at 4:00am to go to willows. Nicole had arrived to my house sometime around 11:00 pm so she could get some rest. We got 4 20min sessions some I had my instructor with me and some we were playing lead-follow. My progress was very good I think. I learned a lot about braking. I had refrained from what I think of as panic braking on the street at all costs and it seems like that is all you are doing at the track so I had to get used to that. Coming into turn 10 was an extreme example. As well as into 14. My favorite would have to be the backstretch of turn 6-9 because of its wide fast turns and the application of the straightest line. Turn 5/5a is sort of like a mini corkscrew, it gives you that eerie falling feeling where you cant see where you are going until you are already there. I left feeling a great sense of accomplishment. I also got a new friend Two Stroke (Yang Tang) who was my instructor. Nicole was very supportive at the track as she always is at my events she is the best wife out there I'm tellin ya!