My new w2w race car for 2012 season
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My new w2w race car for 2012 season
So I sold my Spec Miata and got this weird knot in my stomach as it got loaded onto a trailer heading for Houston, TX....
Go figure within a week I bought this one ( a 1995 1.8 ) from Dallas, TX and the truck just delivered it today:
Go figure within a week I bought this one ( a 1995 1.8 ) from Dallas, TX and the truck just delivered it today:
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it is supposed to be equal of course but depending on the track, either the 1.6 or the 1.8 has an advantage
at a bigger track like Road America, the 1.8 has a slight advantage for example but a smaller tighter course means a lighter 1.6 has a slight advantage
at a bigger track like Road America, the 1.8 has a slight advantage for example but a smaller tighter course means a lighter 1.6 has a slight advantage
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This one is unique, it managed to keep its right side door intact lol.
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Same thing I have heard. Long Road Racing has one of each, a 1.6, NA8, and NB8. Not sure exactly why they have two 1.8s, perhaps the NBs have a slight power bump due to the higher compression and what not. They said they take whichever one(s) are most competitive for that particular track. Or perhaps they take them all, I can't remember really. Interesting though, I sat in the NB and checked out their cage work. Every SM I see has a different cage which is really interesting!!
This one is unique, it managed to keep its right side door intact lol.
This one is unique, it managed to keep its right side door intact lol.
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The rule changes for 2012 are supposed to help equalize things and not give the 99 NB as much of an advantage
The nice thing about the 2012 is both SCCA and NASA will have the same weight and plate restriction (the 99 had a disadvantage with NASA in 2011)
The nice thing about the 2012 is both SCCA and NASA will have the same weight and plate restriction (the 99 had a disadvantage with NASA in 2011)
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I only know the weight and plates are going to be the same for both in 2012 and that is all I know.
Weight (lbs) Restrictor Plate (mm)
90-93 2300 n/a
94-97 2350 45
99-00 2400 38
01-05 2400 40
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