Mazda5s on the track (videos and pics)

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VenomDesign

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Mazda 5 GT Pearl White '07
Saturday it was the Lapping day of the www.ClubMazdaQuebec.com and of course i wasn't gonna miss that oppurtunity to show the power and the great handling i have in my (Cantine) as we call my 5 around here in Qubec. The only video i have for the moment is an inboard video of a '09 slightly modified Subaru WRX STi, but if you watch carefully around 7min43 of the first video you can see i'm already in front of a Mazda3 and a '03 Mazda protege with full set-up of Coilovers, brakes/pads and tires track ready. Enjoy!!!! In a few days i will have more vids to show you.
Video #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_TvD_50Wj0
Video#2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bMF-Wnpz4
 
cool videos venom (yes) didn't take long for sti to catch up to you, but hope to see more videos from you.
 
Hey VenomDesign, the guy in the STi is not as good as you... with the turbo and 4WD. He didn't gain much during cornering... he gain most only during straight... ;)
 
king57721 said:
Hey VenomDesign, the guy in the STi is not as good as you... with the turbo and 4WD. He didn't gain much during cornering... he gain most only during straight... ;)
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ahhahahah Thanks alot my friend. Now i need to change brakes, i will be able to hit the brakes later and harder. I will probably go with Carbotech AX6 brakes pads. I'm still waiting to receive videos... as soon as i get them i'll post them here. (shrug)
 
Hey Venom. How much of an improvement was the handling and response with the Eibach kit? Did you also get in on the Tri-Point sway bar?

It looks like the thing is handling very well. I've done the sway bar but no springs yet. I'd like to find something that will be close to stock height with no more than 1" drop. I like to keep things stealthy.
 
rodslinger said:
Hey Venom. How much of an improvement was the handling and response with the Eibach kit? Did you also get in on the Tri-Point sway bar?

It looks like the thing is handling very well. I've done the sway bar but no springs yet. I'd like to find something that will be close to stock height with no more than 1" drop. I like to keep things stealthy.
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Just take the MazdaSpeed 3 spring, it's .75 - 1 inch !
 
I thought about the MS3 springs but the pics I've seen show the back dropped a lot more than expected. Some of them look like they are carrying a load of bricks in the rear.
 
(cool), awesome, people movers rock, LOL (along with some driving skills of course, there is no magic wand here :D)

....And that is the difference between Mazda and non-Mazda people movers, the Zoom-Zoom is not just about how fast they accelerate, it is more about how well they can handle (with good mods let's be clear ;))
 
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Mazda 5 Rocks

No i don't have the 3 points sway bar but i would like to :D. And the improvement of the handling with the Eibach prokit is awesome. But with stiffer shocks i will certainly have done way better than what you see on vids. Of course the weight of the 5 and the height make it a little more difficult to handle in tight cornering than a regular Mazda3. But as everyone knows, if you ain't a good driver, whatever the car you will be driving the result will always be the same at the end.

BTW, here's other videos that have been put online today. You can see me much onger this time. And i'm also posting my only mistake of the day (without any dommage oufff (bow))

My mistake, but on this run, i was beating my own record for the fastest top speed (125 km/h.) Watch the result hahahaha (sadbanana).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxx5vhjdqW4&feature=player_embedded

Look how fast i'm passing next to him LOL ... Bye bye Mazda proteg , and later bye bye Mazda 3 AHHAHAH!
MAZDA5 ROCKS (nana)(guitar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD44jxWFlVs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOiUdhRZZWI
 
VenomDesign said:
Look how fast i'm passing next to him LOL ... Bye bye Mazda proteg , and later bye bye Mazda 3 AHHAHAH!
MAZDA5 ROCKS (nana)(guitar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOiUdhRZZWI
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Do you mean minutes 6:30 to 7:30 on the last video? Yeah, it looks faaaast :p

Going off-topic here, But does the term Cantine mean cafeteria or something in French or English? In Spanish Cantina means an old style pub or bar, so it is more suitable, LOL (2thumbs)

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(bow) god that looks fun.love the little short cut you took(yes)about how fast were you going?and how long was that track 1/2 mile or so?
 
Yah! The term Cantine mean cafeteria,the small trucks that provide lunch for the construction worker (exemple) ...
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(cryhard)
Do you mean minutes 6:30 to 7:30 on the last video? Yeah, it looks faaaast
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This is the "cool down" and it is important for the brakes to do so. At least one lap without touching the brakes is required.
 
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(bow) god that looks fun.love the little short cut you took(yes)about how fast were you going?and how long was that track 1/2 mile or so?
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Lucky that i didn't broke anything under my Cantine...(cabpatch)

I really don't know for the length of this circuit. But the fastest car that day (WRX STI '09) on the straight line made a top speed of apprx. 135km/h.

On my best run, i did about 125km/h , which is 10km/h more than the Proteg and the Mazda3.
 
those are really nice vids man, I'm glad I wasn't the only person to take Mz5 on the track.

Here is some pics of me at Mosport:

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