Dj (D_Eclipse9916)

[D_Eclipse9916]

Hi, my name is Dj and im a caraholic. My interest in cars started with a 300ZX TT, of which I went into a dealer to buy, and of which the dealer scared the shit outta my mom to buy a car that had ÔÇ£too much power for that kidÔÇØ. So that dealer effectively ruined my dreams and probably saved my life.



Instead I got directed to a 1999 Mitusbishi Eclipse GS OZ Edition. Black leather, gorgeous, 24k miles but unfortunately automatic. However after bumping into a kid that gave me his Injen Intake, I felt the need to modify the car. Damn him. However, I was ÔÇ£relativelyÔÇØ not rice about it despite having subs in my auto junk. Sway bars, strut bars, tires, and exhaust became its only modifications before I stepped up.



Decided on a 98 Eclipse GSX, manual of course. The car started innocently enough with an exhaust and brakes and progressively went down from there. However, it gave me a decent enough platform to take on Autocross. I Did this through junior year and senior year of high school and the crack pipe hit me hard. I actually found out about Madison Motorsports during a trip to Summit Point for doing a hyperdrive. Julie was working registration and I saw the ÔÇ£madison motorsportsÔÇØ shirt and asked if they were from JMU as I would be attending in the fall. Yes! Sweet.
Continued modding the GSX beyond oblivion going through about 4 turbo setups, 9 wheel/tire combos, 3 suspensions, and millions of other parts. In my sophomore year I tackled an HPDE and fell in love, after 1.5 years of doing it, I blew my car up on the front straight at 10,500 rpms with aftermarket cams and stock retainers. Short story, rebuilt it and was scared of the investment I put in the car, I didnÔÇÖt want to track it again, was just too nervous about the car. So I parted out most the car, and its being returned to stock and that is what I have now.





I bought a beater SC400 and still autocrossed that car and meanwhile debated on an HPDE car. Went from S2000 to Spec3, until I spotted a cherry M3, and went ahead and bought it. My story thus far..