Mazda Obituary

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ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Subject: Ask Jane if the Mazda blew up-</div> <bR> <div> And a moment of silence. . .</div> <bR> <div> Herein lies the final chapter in Mazdaspeed's glorious life. At 254,390 miles, the Mazda expired in spectacular fashion.</div> <bR> <div> After spinning a rod bearing, the rod cap broke, exiting through the block and depositing itself along the Gumpty backstretch. After much smoke and fury, it could only muster 1500 rpm in or out of gear. She came to a rest by the Delphi building, and proceeded to catch on fire. Sean and I grabbed fire extinguishers, while Mike grabbed a gas can (that douchbag!). After putting the fire out, we surveyed the damage. Sean removed the #2 rod from the engine, still warm.</div> <bR> <div> However, 10 minutes later, we try starting the cripled beast. To our amazement, she did. Dumbfounded, I let Mike drive, and he proceeded to do a burnout. It couldn't make it up the hill, but dammit, it could spin the tires. We then laid her to rest.</div> <bR> <div> For all those that drove the Mazda and ground 2nd gear, we salute you. To all those who jumped it, upwards of 15 ft in the air, we salute you. To all those who were scared shitless while riding with me or Sean, we salute you. For everyone who learned how to drive a stick shift on the Mazda, we salute you. For anyone who autocrossed her, we salute you.</div> <bR> <div> Now give the Mazda the respect it deserves. All donations should be made to: Help-A-Heap, C/O Nick Parisi, 1815 Cadillac Dr., Flint MI 48504.</div> <bR> <div> I'm crying on the inside,</div> <div> Nick</div> <bR> <div> "Doing tire exploding burnouts in the sky"</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="19f35fd0.jpg" border=0 width="565" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>