miataturbo.net-like debauchery thread (about the ND or something)
#2107
It's a relatively small price to pay for having your wife be into autocross... but still it sucks when it's really hot.
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I've got no problem at all with instructors being relieved of course duty. They're contributing far more by making themselves available to sit in the right seat than they ever could by waving a flag. I remember very well the first time I ever took an instructor out on the course; I was so embarrassed by my performance (and thankful for his advice) that I bought him lunch.
For everyone else, though...
For everyone else, though...
#2112
There's also chiefs. I'm the equipment chief for ye ol local scca so I dont **** cones, I just have to get the before everyone else and leave last due to unpacking and packing everything, and I have to deal with truck storage, and figuring out equipment that breaks or that we want to improve, after a few years of it I'm ready to go **** cones again, its a lot less work.
#2114
Back when I used to autocross regularly, I volunteered for trailer timing duty. It's a bit of a tradeoff -- you get to sit in the shade rather than standing in the sun, but it also requires a lot more mental energy because there's a new time to be recorded every 20 seconds, and you need to be on top of cars that DNF and go off course without tripping the finish lights, etc.
One cool thing at SCCA events was that fairly frequently the SJSU Formula SAE team would show up and volunteer to do work assignments in exchange for a donation to their team. There wasn't a fixed price (it's a donation, not a purchase), but generally people gave them $30-40 for it.
--Ian
One cool thing at SCCA events was that fairly frequently the SJSU Formula SAE team would show up and volunteer to do work assignments in exchange for a donation to their team. There wasn't a fixed price (it's a donation, not a purchase), but generally people gave them $30-40 for it.
--Ian
#2119
To get this back on track . . . .
Today I took my daughter's '15 PRHT GT to the dealer for it's complimentary oil change. And while I was there, I did what every red-blooded Miata guy would do, took a test drive in the ND.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but the dealer here has a tough time keeping ND's in stock. They had sold quite a few and only had 1, a base model 6-speed which was right in the middle of the showroom. It's only option was Soul Red paint, and it was gorgeous.
I grabbed a sales guy and we went for a drive in the cold but sunny afternoon. He showed me how the top works. Are you kidding me?!? 1 latch and then flip?!? All thoughts that the PRHT is a cool feature have been banished.
Driving the car, it felt much lighter and more sprightly than an NC. Had good low-end grunt -- felt a lot like my Red car in that regard -- although it's no turbo Miata. The suspension seats were great, you sink-in, sit low and are well supported. Made me wonder how these seats would fit an NA or NB.
With the ND, there doesn't seem to be much "base" about the base model other than the price. It was a really nice car. I think Mazda nailed it with this car. Will probably get one in a couple of years (I need more garage space).
Today I took my daughter's '15 PRHT GT to the dealer for it's complimentary oil change. And while I was there, I did what every red-blooded Miata guy would do, took a test drive in the ND.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but the dealer here has a tough time keeping ND's in stock. They had sold quite a few and only had 1, a base model 6-speed which was right in the middle of the showroom. It's only option was Soul Red paint, and it was gorgeous.
I grabbed a sales guy and we went for a drive in the cold but sunny afternoon. He showed me how the top works. Are you kidding me?!? 1 latch and then flip?!? All thoughts that the PRHT is a cool feature have been banished.
Driving the car, it felt much lighter and more sprightly than an NC. Had good low-end grunt -- felt a lot like my Red car in that regard -- although it's no turbo Miata. The suspension seats were great, you sink-in, sit low and are well supported. Made me wonder how these seats would fit an NA or NB.
With the ND, there doesn't seem to be much "base" about the base model other than the price. It was a really nice car. I think Mazda nailed it with this car. Will probably get one in a couple of years (I need more garage space).
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The base model mostly lacks Mazda Connect and Bose, neither of which are particularly important in a Miata IMO.
That being said, I'd buy the Club because I love Mazda Connect and advanced keyless entry. But that's just me.
That being said, I'd buy the Club because I love Mazda Connect and advanced keyless entry. But that's just me.