Hpde car???
#26
I like to give the point by as soon as I can and then either learn from their lines or watch them go off the track a turn or two later.
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The nice part about tracking a Miata is that we don't have to worry about getting passed by an inferior car...like a Yugo.
$70k+ passing Miatas is called "traffic"; Miatas passing $70k is called "emasculation".
$70k+ passing Miatas is called "traffic"; Miatas passing $70k is called "emasculation".
#31
I started with a Miata in late 1990 and then went to an S2K for more power, and now I'm in an 09 C6. I recently picked up a 99 Miata that I intend to convert to an HPDE car. I love them both for different reasons. The vette is so powerful, so comfortable, quiet, easier to get into, lots of storage and interior room, and still gets 28-29 mpg on the highway. The vette is expensive to track...tires, rotors, pads big $$$$ mostly because it is 1,000 pounds heavier. And if I crash it $40K gone. But a Miata... $20 rotors, $150 tires, a buy in price of $5,400.00 for a beautiful car with 54K miles. What's not to love
I started off in a 911, then when to miata, then spec miata racing and now want more power to adding a turbo
10K later (to do it properly and reliable), it's kinda defeated the whole $20 rotor argument
saying that i will never track the 911 again - too expensive but also too soft. the car looks after you and you go fast.... but it not real driving.
Driving and racing a stripped out spec miata is a visceral experience ..... and will teach you to be a much better driver in the long run
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BTW, I sent you some injectors this week. I had you clean them a year and a half ago and then never installed them because I'm slow. I finally put them in this weekend and one is stuck open, FML.
#35
I'll keep an eye out for them. Probably just needs to be pulsed. If I can intercept them, I'll see if it is just something simple like that and save you some time and money.
The CRV (5-speed, RT-4WD) was a lot of fun. I had a full set of tired Hoosier R6s on it, and carried one on the back as a spare.
The CRV (5-speed, RT-4WD) was a lot of fun. I had a full set of tired Hoosier R6s on it, and carried one on the back as a spare.
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I'll keep an eye out for them. Probably just needs to be pulsed. If I can intercept them, I'll see if it is just something simple like that and save you some time and money.
The CRV (5-speed, RT-4WD) was a lot of fun. I had a full set of tired Hoosier R6s on it, and carried one on the back as a spare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkIu-wRC6A4
The CRV (5-speed, RT-4WD) was a lot of fun. I had a full set of tired Hoosier R6s on it, and carried one on the back as a spare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkIu-wRC6A4
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