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I'm really enjoying this (still) stock miata. Amazing how well balanced and fun it is in the corners, while maintaining enough comfort for everyday driving. Really appreciate the power steering and faster rack. Will install PAS on the red one as well.
in the meantime I swapped the NA airbag wheel for an NB Nardi wheel. Now all my cars have a wooden Nardi again.
really loving the look and feel of the NB wheel.
today I'm leaving for a final tour through the Dolomites. This time we'll bring a RUF 993, an Opel Speedster Turbo, my NA Turbo and the likes. This gonna be fun.
Well... So the Ruf arrived later because one of its tires tore apart, the Speedster Turbo had oil pressure problems and was replaced by an NB, and the ND arrived even later. Some of us still went out for a short tour around the dolomites. Tomorrow's the big day.
really, it's almost impossible to convey the impressive scenery on plain pictures. Just take my word for it: if you were to hoon these roads for one day, you could die a happy man.
or a screaming man in case you miss the apex and crash down the slope right next to the road. There isn't a lot of protection after all.
all in all the cars held up well. Temporarily blue brake discs, and the PAS line on the Ruf developed a leak, spraying oil onto the front right tire and caliper :-O
the roads are really demanding there. Not a single straight line, and you get to spend most of the day either thrashing through fast sweeping corners at 80-150 kph or negotiating 180 degree turns (brake from 120+ kph to 30, almost full lock, stomp the accelerator from 2nd, 3rd, 4th, hit the brakes hard, full lock, 2nd, 3rd,...)
car and brakes held up just fine. I've been to trackdays that were less demanding than driving these roads.
fun fact #1: it doesn't really matter whether you have 450 or 110 bhp - you get to have the same fun and won't lose that much time after all. The only time that extra ponies pay off is when you need to overtake another car.
fun fact #2: the ND in stock form (with lowering springs) is a BRILLIANT car. I was utterly impressed how planted it handled and how composed it felt in the corners. Also the interior looks and feels amazing. If I were to sell my NA, this is the one I'd get. Great job from Mazda.
fun fact #3: I wasn't really impressed by the Öhlins suspension the blue 10AE had. Damping quality felt ok, but it was very bumpy, as if it was riding on hard rubber bump stops all the time. We need to check for bump stop clearance sometime.
My dream is to ship my car to Italy and do a eurotrip and go through the Alps and Dolomites. Know someone who did this and he had the best time of his life.
Stupid expensive though.
My dream is to ship my car to Italy and do a eurotrip and go through the Alps and Dolomites. Know someone who did this and he had the best time of his life.
Stupid expensive though.
This is why you purchase something new and take European delivery. Of course, this means you have to purchase a new German car which is also very expensive. I plan to do this with a Porsche some day.
Your graphic designs are excellent! I really like the version with three panels shown, with the orange bumper. The 'S' type stripe is probably what I would choose. I'm interested to see what you use.
I have familly in Vinelz, i would love to take my NB to spend a week in Europe and a few laps at the ring, the swift were fun but not as fun as my NB !!
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